SINGAPORE—Of all Singapore’s big hotels, only one shows all its rooms and restaurants are blocked out for the week surrounding June 12, when U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to meet in the city. The booking crunch ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s man with the Singapore plan: Joe Hagin
(CNN)In the early days of the Iraq War, the director of the Secret Service was summoned to the White House Situation Room for a meeting with Joe Hagin, then serving as President George W. Bush's operations chief. Bush, Hagin told him, wanted to spend ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore hotel where top brass, dealers and spies rub shoulders
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - For the region's military officers, diplomats, weapons manufacturers and spies, there are few livelier places than the lobby of Singapore's Shangri-La hotel around mid-year. Here, beneath pillared ceilings and chandeliers, they gather ... ( read original story ...)
Who will pay for King Jong Un’s hotel stay in Singapore?
U.S. planners, the people told the Post, are considering asking Singapore to foot the bill. A White House official told CBS News Saturday evening, "we aren't paying for hotels" but did not offer any further details. State Department spokesperson Heather ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Says U.S., China Both Risking Status Quo With Actions
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen criticized both the U.S. and China for taking “unilateral actions,” lumping the two rivals together as nations challenging the current global order. In a speech to the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security forum ... ( read original story ...)
Lee Hsien Loong signed agreement to import cheap Indian labour
The move to import cheap foreign labour is to shore up the population to 6.9 million by 2030, as earlier planned by PM Lee Hsien Loong in his population white paper. Singapore’s unemployment rate is currently at 3%, while the unemployment rate of fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Aavin to export dairy products to 15 more countries by year-end
CHENNAI: After successfully making foray into the Singapore markets with the ultra high temperature (UHT) milk in November last year, Aavin is now eyeing exports of dairy products to 15 more countries by the end of the current year. The countries which the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. record oil exports bite into Russia, OPEC market share in Asia
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Record crude oil volumes exported from ... in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The United States is set to export 2.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, of which 1.3 million bpd will head to Asia ... ( read original story ...)
India, Singapore to upgrade Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
The review includes expanded tariff concessions for an additional 30 products and improved rules to provide more flexibility for Singapore exports into India to qualify for preferential tariffs under the agreement, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Dairy demonstrates commitment to Southeast Asia with Singapore innovation partnership
A Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the Food Innovation & Resource Centre (FIRC) at Singapore Polytechnic paves the way for further innovation in Southeast Asian foods and beverages with U.S. dairy ingredients. ( read original story ...)
Singapore start-up secures $12.3 billion in assets for blockchain platform
NEW YORK (Reuters) - FUSION, a Singapore-based crypto-finance start-up, has secured $12.3 billion in financial assets from three strategic partners that have committed to lock in those funds with the organization's public blockchain platform, FUSION ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Startup Secures $12.3 Bln in Assets on Blockchain Platform
Singapore-based crypto-finance company FUSION has secured $12.3 bln in financial assets from three strategic partners, who will lock those assets on the startups’ public blockchain platform, Reuters reported June 1. The funds were reportedly provided by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Banks
CIMB Singapore bank is a part of Malaysian financial company CIMB Group, that offered a full range of personal and commercial banking services. Citibank Singapore is a part of the US-based global financial group Citigroup, the first American bank branch in ... ( read original story ...)
Free admission to Singapore’s largest celebration of the beautiful game held from 14 June to 30 July at the OCBC square
Come on down and show your support as Singapore throws the biggest party to celebrate the beautiful game so dear to the nation Billed as the largest celebration of the beautiful game in Singapore, the inaugural Singapore Sports Hub Festival of Football ... ( read original story ...)
Mattis takes hard line on China in Singapore speech
Singapore (CNN)US Defense Secretary James Mattis accused China of "intimidation and coercion" in the Indo-Pacific and declared that the United States does not plan to abandon its role in the region during a speech Saturday in Singapore. "Make no mistake ... ( read original story ...)
The US could end up paying for North Korea’s stay at a luxury hotel during the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
The US is reportedly looking for ways to facilitate travel accommodations for North Korean officials set to meet President Donald Trump on June 12. Kim Jong Un's team reportedly indicated Kim Jong Un's entourage preferred to stay at an island resort near ... ( read original story ...)