The duty-unpaid cigarettes were found to be concealed among the consignment. ICA said the driver, duty-unpaid cigarettes and lorry were handed over to Singapore Customs for investigations. The vehicle used in the commission of such offences is liable to be ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Investment Brief: Import-Export in Laos, Digital Payments in India, and Indian Investment in Vietnam
This includes not just e-commerce, but also e-customs and e-government ... An Introduction to Doing Business in Singapore 2017 An Introduction to Doing Business in Singapore 2017 provides readers with an overview of the fundamentals of investing and ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan to hike tariffs on frozen beef imports from U.S., others
TOKYO/SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Friday the country will raise tariffs on frozen beef imports from the United States and other countries from August to protect domestic producers. Tariffs on frozen beef will ... ( read original story ...)
How do I use AWS VM Import/Export to create an EC2 instance based on my on-premises server? – #AWS Video
Find more details in the AWS Knowledge Center: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/import-server-ec2-instance/ Filipe ... Ireland, Japan, and Singapore. More than a million customers, including fast-growing startups, large enterprises ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s banking, finance sector filling tech roles fast
There were 3,150 unique online jobs in Singapore’s banking and finance industry during the second quarter, marking a 12% hike from the first three months this year, according to labor market intelligence provider JobTech. Hiring in the industry has seen ... ( read original story ...)
Wife sets up Smartly Singapore robo-advisor account
Smartly Singapore responded to our query emails and sent us the sign-up notification email with the referral code. Good job with this and appreciate the follow-up! Previously, I mentioned that I will be setting up the Smartly robo-advisor account since my ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon takes on Alibaba in Singapore, prepares to post earnings
Alexis Christoforous, Myles Udland and Andy Serwer discuss expectations for Amazon earnings on the day investors learned the company is offering Prime Now in Southeast Asia, where Alibaba and other competitors dominate. ( read original story ...)
Tech can help track money laundering, terror financing: MAS
Mr Chua told a financial crime seminar organised by the Association of Banks in Singapore that stepping up such efforts is ever more important today as criminals are constantly finding more creative ways to launder money, finance terrorism, or engage in ... ( read original story ...)
Rich Singapore Investors Stuck as Bond Restructuring Drags (2)
(Bloomberg) -- Keith Kueh was expecting Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd. to pay back the company’s bonds last year so he could finance his son’s college bill and his own retirement. Now it’s 18 months after the Singapore-listed fishing ... ( read original story ...)
Changing Landscapes in the Singapore Retail Property Market
Singapore retail space vacancy rose to 7.7% in 1Q17 despite a 2.9% QoQ decline in price rentals. However, impact of retail headwinds may not be evenly felt across all malls. New supply of retail malls largely located in Outside Central Regions, in line ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore’s Property Slump Finally Ending?: QuickTake Q&A
Singapore home prices have ground steadily lower since reaching a record in 2013, when the government imposed the last of a slew of measures to cool a red-hot market. Authorities in the Southeast Asian island-state loosened some of those restrictions in ... ( read original story ...)
MAS warns against property related blockchain platforms
With two Singapore ‘proptech’ companies – FundPlaces and Reidao – turning to blockchain platforms to create property-backed tokens that can be acquired by investors, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a caveat emptor (“Buyer ... ( read original story ...)
Property tycoons continue to top Singapore’s 50 Richest list
For eight consecutive years, property brothers Robert and Philip Ng of Far East Organisation retained their top spot in Forbes Asia’s Singapore Rich List, with their fortune at US$9.4 billion (S$12.8 billion) this year. They were closely followed by ... ( read original story ...)
Industrial property market in doldrums
Singapore and South- east Asia, said that demand was largely made up of renewals and relocations. "A combination of supply overhang and lacklustre demand continues to exert downward pressure on rents for most industrial property segments," he noted. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s 2Q property data signals turnaround in residential market
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Prices of Singapore private residential properties fell 0.1% in the second quarter, or by less than what was indicated in flash estimates released earlier this month, in yet another sign the housing market has bottomed. ( read original story ...)
Private home prices fall by 0.1% in Q2, signalling imminent market recovery
SINGAPORE - Private home prices may have reached their trough, as overall prices fell by 0.1 per cent for the second quarter. In a more certain sign of the property market's recovery, this was a much slower decline compared with the 0.4 per cent dip in the ... ( read original story ...)