More opportunities are opening up for Singapore firms in the Chinese province of Zhejiang in areas of trade, e-commerce, professional services and innovation. A growing number of local companies - such as e-commerce player M-DAQ and logistics business ... ( read original story ...)
UnionPay International launches Merchant Strategic Partnership Program to enhance user experience overseas
SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2017 /CNW/ -- After building an extensive global acceptance network, UnionPay International is now attaching greater significance to cardholders' experience at major merchants. The other day, UnionPay International held its first ... ( read original story ...)
Indian tech firm launches anti-fraud exam software in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian technology company on Friday launched a software in Singapore to prevent cheating and fraud in examinations. Bengaluru-based Mindlogicx Infratec Limited claimed that the software is the first of its kind in the world. 'IntelliPAD ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Launches World’s Largest API Platform – Why Should You Even Care?
Earlier this month, DBS launched what they claim is the world’s largest API platform by any bank. Some 155 APIs for Singapore are now available to anyone who wants to tap into DBS’ many financial services, from fund transfers, to rewards points and ... ( read original story ...)
Threats to Singapore’s media industry are opportunities: IMDA board member
Singapore’s media industry is facing threats from the rise of digital content through new distribution platforms such as social media and over-the-top (OTT) video platforms. The threats, however, also represent opportunities for the industry to grow ... ( read original story ...)
Gong Cha reopens in Singapore – here’s what else is new
Taiwanese bubble tea chain Gong Cha returned to Singapore today with the opening of a new flagship outlet at SingPost Centre. It temporarily exited Singapore earlier this June when Royal Tea Taiwan, the company behind the Gong Cha brand, did not renew a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s New Guard: 20 Architects Under 45
An exhibition and a book honouring 20 of Singapore’s leading architects under 45 years of age have just been launched at the URA Centre. Now in its third instalment, the ’20 Under 45’ series is an initiative of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks end week on a positive note; DBS, United Overseas Bank gain
Singapore stocks advanced on Friday, tracking positive Asian shares as U.S. stocks marked gains overnight after apparent progress on U.S. tax legislation. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.1 percent. For the week, it was 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Olam spreads ‘smart farming’ in Asia and beyond
SINGAPORE/LAMPUNG -- On a sunny day in late July in Lampung, a rural farming town in the southern part of Indonesia's Sumatra Island, an employee of agricultural-goods trading company Olam International was busy making the rounds of cocoa farms, collecting ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart Singapore Marathon: SEA Games champion Soh aims to be fastest Singaporean to run in Singapore
SINGAPORE - South-east Asia's current fastest marathoner Soh Rui Yong will attempt to break the 22-year-old Singapore record over 42.195km at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) on Sunday (Dec 3). The 26-year-old, who won consecutive SEA Games ... ( read original story ...)
How Microsoft is building a more inclusive community with technology in Singapore
Amidst relaxed laughter on the court and the rich aroma of chicken wings wafting in the kitchen, Microsoft Singapore capped off their global Give Week programme at Singapore’s Enabling Village with a packed programme of skills exchange. As part of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s IPO fundraising doubles from last year as growth rebounds
Fundraising from Singapore domestic initial public offerings so far in 2017 have doubled compared to the entire 2016. So far in 2017, 19 Singapore-focused IPOs raised S$4.6 billion. That was effectively double the S$2.3 billion raised by 16 IPOs in 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Upgraded Singapore-Australia free trade agreement ratified, comes into force today
SINGAPORE - The upgraded Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was ratified and came into force on Friday, heralding a new era of bilateral economic relations, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced. Its key benefits include updated ... ( read original story ...)
Microchip surge warps Singapore’s economic and policy outlook
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The race to build microchips to meet global demand for electronic gadgets is exaggerating Singapore's economic rebound, creating a potential headache for policymakers deciding whether to tighten monetary conditions for the first time ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart Singapore Marathon: SEA Games champion Soh gunning for national record on Sunday
SINGAPORE - South-east Asia's current fastest marathoner Soh Rui Yong will attempt to break the 22-year-old Singapore record over 42.195km at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) on Sunday (Dec 3). The 26-year-old, who won consecutive SEA Games ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is Still The Most Expensive City In The World
A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit reports that Singapore retains its position as the globe’s priciest place to live. The city is followed by Hong Kong and Zurich. New York is ranked ninth. The South-East Asia city state has been ranked at the ... ( read original story ...)