KUALA LUMPUR: Almost seven in 10 Malaysian consumers (69 per cent) are buying more from local brands to help these businesses bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the UOB ASEAN ... ( read original story ...)
A closer look at Singapore’s imports
On the 10 December, the UK signed a free trade agreement with Singapore which maintains UK access to that market after the UK leaves the EU, writes Bronwyn Magee, AHDB analyst. ( read original story ...)
Singapore confirms first case of new coronavirus variant found in UK
Singapore has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus variant found in the United Kingdom, the city-state said, while 11 others who were already in quarantine had returned preliminarily ... ( read original story ...)
China’s gasoline exports off peak, LNG imports at record high
SINGAPORE: China’s gasoline exports in November retreated from record highs, while liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports hit a fresh peak on rising demand at the start of the heating season, data showed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Launches Digital Verification Of COVID-19 Testing And Vaccination
Singapore also plans to integrate the framework into its mobile app partway through the year, cutting one more hurdle out of the process. As more airlines and destinations work through the process of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore posts record 10 straight months of deflation
Singapore’s main price gauge contracted for a record tenth consecutive month in November, data showed on Wednesday, with prices down 0.1 per cent from a year earlier. ( read original story ...)
China’s November gasoline exports off peak, LNG imports at record high
China's gasoline exports in November retreated from record highs, while liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports hit a fresh peak on rising demand at the start of the heating season, data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
‘Glamping’ at Singapore airport offers in-tents retail therapy
Guests grounded by Covid can ‘wake up to the refreshing view of the majestic HSBC Rain Vortex’ or peg a bargain in the shops ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore is ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccines
Soon after the COVID-19 outbreak began, the wheels in Singapore’s efforts to secure vaccines began turning as the Government began closely monitoring the global development of vaccines. In April 2020, ... ( read original story ...)
Forecast on 5G mobile services revenue in Singapore
Mobile services revenue in Singapore is expected to drop by 18 percent in 2020 due to the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mobile subscription growth and partly due to the competition ... ( read original story ...)
Competitors turn collaborators to accelerate e-payments adoption in Singapore
A 2019 report by iPrice Group consistently ranked the e-wallet as the third top e-wallet in Singapore from Q4 2017 to Q3 2019. FavePay was one of the earlier players in the local e-wallet scene, Ng ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Singapore stops entry or transit from UK; first British passengers arrive in France after ban
UK entrants to France must have negative Covid test ... Europe had nearly half world’s weekly deaths, says WHO ... Anthony Fauci ‘extremely confident’ in vaccine. Follow latest updates ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines trials new app to verify COVID-19 tests results, vaccination status
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA ... It also plans to integrate the process into its SingaporeAir mobile app from around mid-2021. The verification is enabled by an application developed by Affinidi ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC first bank to extend SORA-linked home loans
OCBC emerged as the first bank to offer home loans that are based on SORA as SIBOR and SOR are set to be discontinued in a few years. ( read original story ...)
Asian business confidence gains steam, pandemic still top risk – Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey
Asian firms turned most optimistic in the fourth quarter this year, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed, as business activity picked up in the region and COVID-19 vaccines started rolling out in ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei Pay Welcomes New Partner Aleta Planet to Provide Mobile Payment Solution for Singapore Users
Huawei Pay, the mobile payment service by Huawei, today announced a new partnership with Aleta Planet and UnionPay International (UPI) to introduce the mobile payment solution combining Near Field ... ( read original story ...)