HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Prudential Plc (PRU.L) has kicked off the sale of its Vietnam consumer finance unit, which could fetch up to $150 million, as the UK firm sharpens focus on its core insurance business in the Southeast Asian nation ... ( read original story ...)
China seen staying the course on monetary policy: survey
Standard Chartered Bank (HK); Richard Jerram, chief economist, Bank of Singapore; Chris Leung, senior economist, group research, DBS Bank (Hong Kong); Kevin Lai, Daiwa Capital Markets; Li-Gang Liu, chief China economist, Citigroup Global Markets Asia ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s business customers will be able to transfer funds by talking to Siri
Singapore's Smart Nation push saw a new development with OCBC Bank tapping Apple's Siri virtual assistant to allow businesses to transfer funds just by speaking to their Apple iPhone. This will be possible with next Monday's roll-out of a new feature on ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC business customers can now ask Siri to make B2B payments
Singapore's OCBC Bank has integrated its business mobile banking app with Apple's Siri for use in voice-controlled funds transfers and account balance enquiries. Available early next week to 120,000 Singapore-registered users of OCBC Bank’s internet ... ( read original story ...)
US import Ronald Roberts released from contract because of knee injury
ADELAIDE 36ers are on the hunt for another import after US forward Ronald Roberts was on Thursday ... joined the 36ers in August and played in the NBL Blitz in Melbourne and the Merlion Cup in Singapore. It leaves coach Joey Wright, who is recognised ... ( read original story ...)
China’s U.S. soybean imports face delays as hurricanes hit crop quality
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's soybean imports from the United States are likely to be delayed by at least two weeks as suppliers struggle to find high-quality beans following crop damage from hurricanes, two trade sources with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Pixel 2 XL listed on new Google Singapore store, but you can’t buy anything yet
Singapore is a small market ... You buy direct instead of parallel imports, so there are fewer issues with warranty, for example. Yet, there’s no question this is a huge letdown for folks who have looked forward to a change. I ordered the first Google ... ( read original story ...)
Report explores the bakery and cereals market overview of the Singapore
This growth is underpinned by a number of factors, including the country’s economy, developed retail market, and favorable import conditions. - Singapore ranks seventh amongst the top ten Bakery & Cereals markets in terms of per capita expenditure (in US ... ( read original story ...)
A Quick Review Of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd’s Marine Business Performance
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63), or STE in short, is a conglomerate with business interests in various sectors, namely Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems, Marine and others. Given the complexity of this business, it may be useful that ... ( read original story ...)
US crude exports spike to a record
speaking last week on the sidelines of the Appec oil conference in Singapore. A Dubai-based oil trader added: “Only now are Middle Eastern producers starting to worry about growing US exports … Thing is, these US exports are only just beginning to come ... ( read original story ...)
Matrix Global Plan US Sweet Crude Storage Contract Amid Export Growth
SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Matrix Global Holdings is planning to start up an oil storage futures contract for low-sulphur crude oil that will enable companies to build up supplies for export cargoes, as Asia looks for more crude imports from the United ... ( read original story ...)
Iran exports dates to nearly 50 countries
The export value of this product is over 59 million dollars. Japan, Germany, Spain, Australia, Afghanistan, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Belgium, Taiwan, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Kuwait, Hong Kong, India, Latvia ... ( read original story ...)
Financials pull Singapore stocks lower for second day
Singapore stocks fell for a second session on Wednesday ... Europe and the United States, largely reflecting a broad export boom, Reuters reported. The Straits Times Index lost 0.29 percent or 9 points to 3,236. It ended 0.49 percent lower on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Oil slips after surprising increase in U.S. crude exports
[EIA/S] U.S. exports have became more attractive to buyers because the ... (Additional reporting by Libby George and Ron Bousso in London; Henning Gloystein in Singapore and Scott DiSavino in New York; Editing by Marguerita Choy and David Gregorio) NEW ... ( read original story ...)
Oil steady after surprising increase in U.S. crude exports
U.S. exports became more attractive to buyers because the price ... (Additional reporting by Libby George and Ron Bousso in London; Henning Gloystein in Singapore and Scott DiSavino in New York; Editing by Dale Hudson and David Gregorio) ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks drop for second day as lenders lag
Singapore stocks fell for a second session on Wednesday ... Europe and the United States, largely reflecting a broad export boom, Reuters reported. At 0430 GMT, the Straits Times Index lost 0.2 percent or 7 points to 3,239. It ended 0.49 percent lower ... ( read original story ...)