When David Tan started Netatech 13 years ago, he realized that Singapore was not self-reliant when it came to food production, with farms in the city-state supplying less than 10% of the population’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore retail sales see marginal 0.2% rise in July as F&B takings get hit
SINGAPORE - Retail sales in Singapore saw a marginal rise in July from a year ago, with food and beverage services taking a hit due to stricter curbs on dining in. Takings at the till grew 0.2 per ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore part ways over borders
Plans to resume travel between the two regional hubs are on hold as Hong Kong sticks to a COVID-19 elimination goal, and Singapore vows to live with the virus. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Tells Binance to Halt Service in Latest Crypto Hit
The Singapore regulator’s warning marks the latest blow for Binance, which has grown quickly since its 2017 debut and doesn’t have a global headquarters. While Binance has also drawn scrutiny ... ( read original story ...)
Hyundai, Singapore university to run AI research in electric vehicle manufacturing
South Korean carmaker inks an agreement with Nanyang Technological University to run four pilots on artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing, with the aim to explore how 3D printers can be ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Restaurant Mogul Sees High End Winning in Recovery
It’s hard to think of someone who would have their finger on the pulse of Singapore’s hospitality industry better than Loh Lik Peng. ( read original story ...)
‘Property market on steroids’: Asia-Pacific’s real estate boom sees buyers bidding up prices
Analysts and real estate agents say competition among home buyers is heating up, causing property prices to shoot through the roof. ( read original story ...)
Binance Singapore Scrutiny Adds to Mounting Regulatory Rap List
Binance Holdings Ltd. must stop offering services regulated in Singapore after a potential breach of local payment rules, adding to a mounting list of jurisdictions scrutinizing the world’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Launches Music Videos to Encourage Seniors to Get Vaccinated
Tribal Worldwide Singapore launches “Vaccinate Already?” music videos to encourage seniors to vaccinate against Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Singapore to host SPAC listings, in a first among Asian financial hubs
Singapore will become the first major financial hub in Asia to allow blank-check companies to list. On Thursday, the Singapore Exchange released new rules for special-purpose acquisition companies to ... ( read original story ...)
MAS orders crypto exchange operator Binance to stop providing payment services to Singapore residents
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday (Sep 2) said it has ordered the operator of cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance.com to stop providing payment services ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Exchange announces new rules to allow SPAC listings from Sep 3
SINGAPORE: Singapore Exchange (SGX) unveiled new rules on Thursday (Sep 2) to allow special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to list in the country. Following a market consultation, SGX's regulat ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s health-care system: key features, challenges, and shifts
Since Singapore became an independent nation in 1965, the development of its health-care system has been underpinned by an emphasis on personal responsibility for health, and active government ... ( read original story ...)
Citi Wealth Hub
Located in Singapore's downtown Orchard Road, the re-casting of the typical Wealth Hub as a "banking conservatory" was to challenge the conventions associated with a high net-worth banking experience. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s OCBC Mounts China Hiring Spree to Tap Growing Wealth
Greater China to capture regional business flow from the world’s second-largest economy. Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender plans to double the number of relationship managers for wealthy Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Amid A Huge Spike In Revenue, Another COVID-19 Testing Company Is Eying An IPO
Cue Health is heading to Wall Street, SPACs are heading to Singapore and more from the day in deals. ( read original story ...)