Last year's Hollywood hit film Crazy Rich Asians showed its stars tucking into heaped plates at Lau Pa Sat, a famous street market in the Central Business District. But the enthusiasm cannot mask one ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, ‘We Are Always Looking for Moonshots’
This year there are more than 180 curated events in four categories: transforming business; empowerment in the community; inspiring every day; and re-imagining the future. Singapore Design Week ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business Federation to lead a larger delegation to 2nd CIIE
Singapore Business Federation (SBF) announced on Wednesday that it is looking forward to an even more enthusiastic response from the Singapore business community towards the second edition of China In... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: Singapore is home to 3,598 ultra-high net worth individuals; Symantec identifies hacking group behind SingHealth’s cyberattack
According to KnightFrank’s 2019 Wealth Report, Singapore home to 3,598 ultra-high net worth individuals or those with at least US$30m. The data highlight the concentration of the ultra-wealthy living ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore regulator’s new tech group targets risky business
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has created a new Technology Group (TG) to increase its focus when it comes to dealing with risks in the world of finance. TG will comprise the Data Analytics ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore morning news for March 7
The perpetrators of the cyber attack on SingHealth in July 2018, which saw 1.5 million patient records being stolen has been identified in a new research report by cyber security company, Symantec. — ... ( read original story ...)
UOB-backed business accelerator forays into Thailand, eyes helping SMEs digitalise
It was also "perfect timing" that Singapore's Global Innovation Alliance launched its Bangkok office last April. In Thailand, the programme will be run in collaboration with UOB (Thai), the Digital Ec... ( read original story ...)
Warburg-backed ESR files for HK IPO said could be worth up to $2 bil
(Mar 6): ESR, the logistics real estate platform backed by Warburg Pincus, is expected to carry out an IPO in Hong Kong within the next ... 5.7 million sqm of facilities across China, Japan, India, Si... ( read original story ...)
Property Valuations in Singapore – How Much is Your Property Worth?
Besides the obvious factors that go into accessing a property’s value, such as the location (convenience, zoning) and size of the property, every little detail counts. Some factors include whether you ... ( read original story ...)
Rutgers Business School in Singapore provides global education to students
In recent years, Rutgers Business School (RBS) has expanded beyond New Jersey to Asia. In 2010, the University established Rutgers Business School Asia Pacific, which is located in Singapore. Kenneth ... ( read original story ...)
State-sponsored espionage group Whitefly behind major Singapore cyberattack: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The worst cyberattack in Singapore’s history, in which the personal information of about 1.5 million people including the prime minister was stolen from a health database last yea... ( read original story ...)
Recruitment drive: DBS Bank looking for new technology engineers for its Hyderabad based center
Singapore based Development bank of Singapore (DBS) is looking for new hiring of 1000 technology engineers for its recently established technology, centre ‘DBS Asia Hub 2’ in Hyderabad. In 2016, DBS G... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Rosneft opens trading arm in Singapore as part of Asian pivot
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - Rosneft is opening a trading arm in Singapore as part of a pivot to Asia, the world’s biggest and fastest-growing energy-consuming region, where the Russian state oil major p... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s exports inched up 3.1% in January
Malaysia’s exports edged up 3.1% YoY in January, outperforming export growth across most ASEAN countries including Singapore and Indonesia which witnessed YoY declines of 10.1% and 4.7% respectively, ... ( read original story ...)
Cumbrian engineers aim to export engineering enthusiasm to Singapore
A team of engineers from Barrow who successfully launched a badge aimed at highlighting engineering as a career among Girl Guides are set to export the idea to the Far East. The Clever Cogs Challenge ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to raise insurance cover for overseas project funding to $50m
In 2018, seven in 10 Singapore businesses surveyed by the Singapore Business Federation have activities in overseas markets. “For companies that have internationalised, overseas revenue forms nearly h... ( read original story ...)