Are women treated as second tier citizens here? One American expatriate living in Singapore posed this question on social media, describing how a recent car buying experience has been "driving her ... ( read original story ...)
Telenor Asia reveals strategies for tapping regional opportunities
Telenor Group, a global telecommunications company serving 175 million customers in the Nordics and Asia, has revealed strategies ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Asia Innovations Group plans U.S. listing via $2.5 bln SPAC merger
Singapore-based mobile app developer Asia Innovations Group Limited (ASIG) said on Friday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the combined entity at $2.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares fall as technology shares pull benchmarks lower
Asian shares were mostly lower on Tuesday as losses in technology-related shares weighed on global benchmarks. Taiwan dropped 4.4% after reopening from a holiday in the first trading session since the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore eateries try new recipes, switch to local produce amid supply disruptions
SINGAPORE: More restaurants in Singapore are shaking up their menus, from trying new recipes to switching to locally grown produce, as rising costs and shortages continue to affect their supplies. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Dubai in 4 hours: World’s first passenger supersonic jet in over 20 years revealed
Overture is scheduled to go into production in 2024 and will be fully operational by 2029 Singapore to Dubai in 4 hours: World's first passenger supersonic jet in over 20 years revealed Aviation, boom ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Wins Crypto License In Singapore As City-State Aims To Become Web3 Hub
The company has invested in more than 15 Singapore-based crypto startups over the past three years, and has built a team there to drive investment activity in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)
Youths face challenges buying HDB flats in Singapore: ‘High salary required and many don’t have big savings’ but one youth shares how anyone could afford HDB
Limited financial capacity and difficulty securing bank loans are a few challenges Singapore youths face when buying a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat. The Independent Singapore reached out ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC expands China private banking network, launches in two new cities
HSBC Global Private Banking said on Tuesday it had officially launched its business in the large Chinese cities of Chengdu and Hangzhou, in a push to capture a bigger share of China's wealth market. ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Coinbase gets regulatory approval in Singapore
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received a key regulatory license in Singapore as it ramps up expansion overseas, the company said on Tuesday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the ... ( read original story ...)
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS OPENS SINGAPORE OFFICE AND ADDS TO INTRINSIC EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY TEAM
Allspring continues international expansion SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allspring Global Investments (Allspring), a leading independent asset manager with more than US$476 ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore’s life expectancy falls for first time on record due to Covid-19 deaths
A spokesperson for Singapore’s statistics department said higher mortality rates caused by excess deaths during the pandemic caused life expectancy to fall in 2020 and 2021, the Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Bivalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available in Singapore Oct 14, three days ahead of schedule
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will bring forward the administration of the Moderna/Spikevax bivalent vaccine to Oct 14, three days ahead of the previously announced date, the ministry said ... ( read original story ...)
What are bivalent vaccines? Do I need a second booster? Here’s what you need to know about Singapore’s new Covid-19 vaccination strategy
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health on Friday (Oct 7) said Singapore was transitioning to a new strategy for Covid-19 vaccinations, with a focus on being up to date, rather than based on the total ... ( read original story ...)
15 out of 100 people with COVID-19 in Singapore are infected before: Ong Ye Kung
If reinfection rate hits 50 per cent, Singapore will be in for another COVID-19 wave, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. ( read original story ...)
Renting Or Buying A Property: Which Has Become More Expensive In 2022 With Interest Rate Rising
Owning a home is so much a way of life in Singapore that buying a BTO flat is a Singaporean way of proposing marriage. Yet, renting has become more commonplace in recent years. This is in part because ... ( read original story ...)