An OECD survey conducted last year found that Singapore has the smartest students in the world. The country’s 15-year-olds competed with children from 76 countries in tests that measured their abilities in maths and science. The local students proved ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC debuts use of blockchain technology for faster, more secure and cheaper inter-bank fund transfers
Singapore - OCBC Bank said Monday )Nov 14) it became the first bank in Southeast Asia to use blockchain technology to make local and cross-border inter-bank fund transfers. A successful pilot payment transaction between the bank and its subsidiaries ... ( read original story ...)
Yasir Hanapi gives Singapore win vs. Cambodia, ends goalless streak
Singapore had failed to score in their three previous international matches. Yasir Hanapi came off the bench to save Singapore from going a seventh game without victory as his second-half goal handed his side a 1-0 win over Cambodia in Saturday's ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-US defence ties should continue to strengthen: Ng Eng Hen
SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said Singapore should be able to continue strengthening defence ties with the US - including the incoming Donald Trump administration - based on past experiences and traditionally strong institutional links with both ... ( read original story ...)
In Singapore, many Americans just want to move on
Residents of Woodgrove, a landed estate near Singapore American School, are not in the mood to talk. Housewife Laura Zubrod, 45, says the community is just relieved that the election is over. "Actually, it hasn't come up in any conversations. I think we ... ( read original story ...)
Investment banking activity in Singapore in downward spiral
Singapore’s investment bankers are going through a difficult time. A slowdown in economic activity in the region has resulted in a contraction in the number of deals. The problem is compounded by the rise of Chinese investment banks which are becoming ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s done it! The first robo-advisory trade in Southeast Asia
But the first trade on a robo-advisor platform in Southeast Asia was only executed just this month in Singapore. The purchase of a position in the diversified risk All Weather Portfolio was the first on WeInvest, a robo-advisor platform in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
New Zealand overtakes Singapore as easiest place to do business
After a decade of being on the top of the World Bank’s ranking as the best country on the globe to conduct business, Singapore concedes to New Zealand and takes the second spot in its 2016 report. The report by the World Bank, Doing Business, made a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore partners with Vietnam’s NATEC to promote entrepreneurial exchanges
Nearly three-quarters of millennials surveyed in Singapore plans to start their own business within the next ten years and more than 30% of them began their entrepreneurial venture while in school. Many of these budding entrepreneurs will benefit from ACE ... ( read original story ...)
3 ways the falling US dollar could affect Singaporeans
In fact, those watching the currency markets might have discovered that the US Dollar strengthened against the Singapore Dollar! Hold off on those online shopping sprees for now. In fact, while the currency's recovery has already begun, there's still no ... ( read original story ...)
Manulife’s profit tops forecasts on Asia growth
It has benefited from a partnership with Singapore’s DBS Group, agreed last year, in which Manulife sells its products through the lender’s Asian branch network. Manulife said core earnings in its Asia business rose 16.6 per cent in the third quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Halloween events aplenty in Singapore as local businesses cash in
Halloween is serious business for Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which operates the Universal Studios theme park in Singapore and a Halloween Horror Nights event that grows in scale every year. This year, the event's sixth, it takes a small army of 400 ... ( read original story ...)
Good boss, bad boss: How do they lord over thee?
A senior executive in the property industry also shares how he was posted overseas as a country manager, and every day at 7.30am his time, his boss in Singapore would call him for an update on business deals done. "He would call even if he didn't have ... ( read original story ...)
World's largest fintech hub opens in Singapore
The 30,000 sqft. hub is located in the Central Business District, close to financial institutions, the stock exchange and regulators. According to Marvelstone Chairperson Joe Seunghyun Cho Singapore has the what a global fintech hub needs to prosper. ( read original story ...)
Google's Singapore kampung with cutting-edge technology
The new Google office at Mapletree Business City II in Pasir Panjang houses more than 1,000 employees who are also known as Googlers. The Singapore office is also the company's Asia Pacific (Apac) headquarters, and its employees include a growing ... ( read original story ...)
Infocomm Festival focuses on engaging Singapore youth
SINGAPORE: Early exposure to infocomm technology is key to ... drone-flying and radio and television news presenting. The festival aims to increase awareness among local youths of the various career opportunities in the infocomm media sector. ( read original story ...)