Singapore, with a population of 5.7 million, is one of the few countries that exports more pharmaceuticals than it imports -- in 2019 it shipped pharma products worth US$8.1 billion while importing ... ( read original story ...)
Giving back as part of the Mobile Swab Team
Despite reservations from her mother, social worker Nur Aishah Binte Elshukrin headed to the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight, volunteering to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Vickers Venture SPAC files to raise $100m in US trade debut
Vickers Vantage, a blank-check company of Singapore-based Vickers Venture Partners, is looking to raise roughly US$100 million through an initial public offering. A filing with the US Securities and ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2020 raises $1 million for youth causes in Singapore
Over 12,000 runners participated in this year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) 2020 Grand Finale, clocking over 106,000km to raise $1 million for charity. The 19th edition of the SCSM, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine Peso Set for More Gains in 2021 on Falling Imports
The Philippine peso is seen notching a third year of gains in 2021 as the sluggish economic recovery curbs imports and with remittances expected to rebound. ( read original story ...)
Singapore firm’s virtual payment card lets visitors go cashless in China
A new virtual payment card issued by a Singapore start-up will enable cashless payments anywhere in China without having to set up a bank account there.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singlife celebrates completing the largest insurance deal in Singapore after $2.3B merger with Aviva Singapore
CEO Walter De Oude's goal for Singlife is to create a seamless and interconnected digital financial journey for its customers ... ( read original story ...)
Nium and Cebuana Lhuillier launch Quikz in Singapore to expand Remittance Capabilities for Filipino Users
Quikz, Cebuana Lhuillier’s flagship mobile remittance app in the US, is now available in Singapore, made possible through a partnership between Cebuana Lhuillier and Nium, a global financial ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek invests $51m in Indian early-stage VC Info Edge Ventures
The new investment will be a part of Info edge Ventures’ 7.5 billion rupee (US$100 million) fund that is focused on tech startups. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Probes 13 Infections Among Quarantine Cases at Hotel
Singapore is investigating 13 cases of Covid-19 infections among people who served their quarantine at a hotel along the city’s Orchard Road shopping strip. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Top Stock of 2020 Faces a Rougher Ride Next Year
Equity investors have given Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd. a big thumbs-up this year after it shed its loss-making marine unit. But 2021 may prove to be a lot less euphoric, according to ... ( read original story ...)
When other countries locked down, Singapore went into a circuit breaker
This was the year that the term circuit breaker took on a new meaning for Singaporeans.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
IN FOCUS: How climate change can threaten food production in Singapore
While some cheer the cool weather when storms hit Singapore, 40-year-old farmer Chai Nian Kun says to himself: “Jialat” – an expression ... ( read original story ...)
Is property still a good investment in Singapore?
Property investment in Singapore can be very lucrative. In fact, prices for private homes have increased to the point where the government had to step in. Several rounds of cooling measures have been ... ( read original story ...)
5 Reasons Why Singapore Has The World’s Best Software Engineers
However, many are wondering what other reasons Singapore has some of the best software engineers in the world. If you want to know all about it, keep reading ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore is aggressively pursuing a return to travel — but not without setbacks
Load Error Singapore’s effort to resuscitate its tourism industry is showing other nations the setbacks that inevitably will arise with all travel efforts taking place in a pandemic, even when there ... ( read original story ...)