By Julie Zhu, Greg Roumeliotis and Kane Wu HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fast-fashion giant Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float itself in New York faced ...
Singapore is richer than US, UK or France per capita. Lawrence Wong’s challenge as PM will be maintaining that
In just six decades of independence, Singapore has transformed itself into Asia’s wealthiest nation and a financial services giant. Incoming PM Lawrence Wong has his work cut out for him to maintain ...
Standard Chartered strengthens Transaction Banking global leadership with new hires
Standard Chartered announced the appointment of three new additions to its Transaction Banking global leadership team – Mahesh Kini as Global Head of Cash Management, Mark Troutman as Global Head of ...
XREX Singapore Gets MAS Greenlight for Crypto Payments License
XREX Singapore has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Singapore stocks started on a lower note on Monday—STI slipped 0.1%
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks started on a lower note on Monday despite some modest gains on... The post Singapore stocks started on a lower note on Monday—STI slipped 0.1% appeared first on The Indepen ...
Singapore’s GenAI Paradox: Business Boom vs. Public Skepticism
A fascinating paradox is unfolding in the heart of Singapore's tech-savvy landscape. Businesses are diving headfirst into the GenAI pool, lauding its transformative potential. Meanwhile, the general ...
Singapore PM finds ‘Wokeness’ problematic amid Ola boss’ ‘pronoun’ fight with LinkedIn
In the West they’ve got a movement called Wokeness where you are super sensitive about other peoples issues… It leads to very extreme attitudes and social norms particularly in some academic ...
Singapore TikTok video, remote Hong Kong enclave, Asia’s work-from-home tug of war: 5 weekend reads you missed
From debating the Chinese identity in Singapore to a remote Hong Kong enclave, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
More migrant workers excluded themselves from Singapore Pools online betting, jackpot rooms in 2023
For Singapore Pools online betting, some 19,038 self-exclusions were made in 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singaporean woman killed in Spain: Judge asks for banking, insurance information from Singapore authorities
Investigators in Spain are looking into a possible “economic motive” for the killing of Singaporean Audrey Fang.
Cordlife to cancel private placement; MOH highlights importance of having Singapore-based directors
AGM will decide if three local directors will be replaced amid a shareholder tussle. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese Silver Trading Powerhouse Eyes Expansion in Singapore
The commercial division of Chinese private smelter Henan Jinli Gold and Lead Group Co. is looking to expand its commodities trading team in Singapore, as the industry turns increasingly bullish on ...
Singapore gets a new prime minister and, unlike those in imperial China, he won’t vie for power with an absolute monarch
When Lawrence Wong becomes Singapore prime minister his government will wield the real power. In imperial China, absolute monarchs appointed prime ministers but hesitated to share power with them.
Hanwha Ocean snaps up stake in Singapore’s leading topsides modules fabricator
South Korea’s offshore and marine contractor Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering) has acquired a sizeable stake in Singaporean topsides modules specialist Dyna-Mac as part ...
‘Substantive, positive difference’: Analysts, insiders laud PM Lee for steering Singapore’s foreign policy amid complicated global environment
Mr Lee Hsien Loong held his own among world leaders while making his overseas work “real” to Singaporeans back home, say foreign affairs insiders who worked with him.
How Many Millionaires (And Billionaires) Are There In Singapore [2024 Edition]
Singapore boasts 244,800 resident millionaires, 336 centi-millionaires, and 30 billionaires, according to the 2024 World’s Wealthiest Cities Report.