Tag: business

The news from the National Information Agency of Uzbekistan that, for the first time in the country’s history, Uzbek cherries were exported to Singapore seemed encouraging. Certainly ... ( read original story ...)

The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) foiled an attempt to smuggle more than RM2, 300 worth of live catfish and frogs hidden in a van headed to Singapore. ( read original story ...)

The Johor Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) foiled an attempt to smuggle “live” frogs and catfish without an export permit to Singapore at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore shares on Wednesday logged losses for the second day in a row, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) falling 13.67 points or 0.43 per cent to end at 3,153.47.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Pavilion Energy has signed a 10-year deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from BP's Singapore unit starting in 2024, the ... ( read original story ...)

Meanwhile, US remains confident that target for the production of 1 billion vaccine doses for the region by the end of 2022 will be met. ( read original story ...)

India has stepped up corn exports as a rally in global prices to their highest since 2013 has made shipments from the South Asian country competitive, easing concerns about rising food inflation in ... ( read original story ...)

As Indonesia prepares to ramp up domestic copper smelting, processors elsewhere must look for alternative sources of concentrate, which might cost more, consultancy firm CRU group said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

China's exports in dollar terms rose 27.9% in May as compared with a year earlier, according to customs data released Monday. ( read original story ...)

PM Lee also highlighted that “compared to a year ago, when we had our first big outbreak, we are in a much better position today”, and that Singapore did not have to impose a full circuit breaker. As ... ( read original story ...)

Economist at UOB Group Barnabas Gan assesses the latest data from the manufacturing sector in Singapore. Key Quotes “Singapore’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PM ... ( read original story ...)

The strong demand from the West has fully drawn down surplus jet fuel stored on ships around Singapore, while refiners’ margins for the aviation fuel have nearly trebled since end-March ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore Customs on Monday (May 31) seized 53.2kg of duty-unpaid tobacco disguised as packaged tea leaves.  The contraband was ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore residual fuel oil inventories jumped 12% in the week to June 2, snapping three straight weeks of declines, as net import volumes rebounded, official data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

South Korea is looking to export its strawberries to other Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Thailand, and Vietnam after a successful pilot with export flights to Singapore. Since December 2020, ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s factory activity expanded for the 11th consecutive month in May, albeit at a slower rate of growth due to the impact of ... ( read original story ...)