The Contour blockchain platform has been used to settle a landmark cross-border transaction between Bangladesh and Singapore one month after exiting beta ... ( read original story ...)
Emerging markets: Singapore and Thai stocks climb over 1%
China, South Korea and Thailand led Asia's trade-reliant stocks and currencies higher on Monday (Nov 9), after Joe Biden clinched the US presidency, boosting risk appetite and hopes of friendlier ... ( read original story ...)
Football: Imports provide Tigers balm for unbeaten run in Singapore Premier League
All four have scored for Balestier this season to leave coach in confident mood.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore sales productivity startup Nektar bags over $2.1m in seed round
Nektar.ai, a business-to-business sales productivity startup based in Singapore, announced that it has raised over US$2.1 million in a seed round led by Nexus Venture Partners. Insignia Venture ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: What is preventing countries lifting border restrictions to travellers from Singapore?
While Singapore has relaxed restrictions on travellers arriving from a few countries and territories with low COVID-19 rates of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s economic rebound is not likely ‘vibrant,’ says PM
Singapore’s economy is unlikely to pick up in a “very vibrant sort of way very soon” as key export markets in Europe and the US face renewed coronavirus outbreaks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. ( read original story ...)
China exports remain strong in October, import growth slows
China's exports posted strong growth again last month, extending an upward trend on the back of a consumption rebound among its major trading partners, officia ... ( read original story ...)
Diversification, demographics and domestic growth are 3 opportunities for Singapore-China cooperation: Chan Chun Sing
China's rebalancing of domestic and export growth drivers, diversification of its markets and supply chains, and changing demographics are three areas that present opportunities for future cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s electricity experiment: What the trial to import it from Malaysia means | EP 12
This week, Jaime Ho speaks to NUS Energy Studies Institute’s Philip Andrews-Speed about the nuts and bolts of Singapore’s trial to import ... This week, Jaime Ho speaks to NUS Energy Studies Institute ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore company fined for illegally importing Malaysian vegetables
Singapore company GH Enterprise Pte Ltd was fined $6,000 for illegally importing fresh vegetables. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a statement that ... ( read original story ...)
US election: Singapore trade minister warns of economic hit from divided vote
Trade Minister Chan Chun Sing says one of the biggest challenges for the US is how it can maintain its leadership in the world to uphold the global economic order. ( read original story ...)
Exports post first growth since Feb.
The country’s exports increased in September this year, the first monthly growth in seven months, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. As the country’s economy gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Importer fined for illegal import of fresh vegetables
SINGAPORE: An importer was fined on Wednesday (Nov 4) for illegally importing fresh vegetables for sale. The illegal consignments brought in by ... ( read original story ...)
Little change to US-Singapore relations under either Trump or Biden: Experts
who is now the chief executive of Export Now and is based in Singapore. "In general, these two countries look at the world in very much the same way. So there’s no burning bilateral crisis." But as ... ( read original story ...)
Flow of goods and services between Singapore and Malaysia remains smooth: Chan Chun Sing
Mr Chan added that Singapore is able to withstand unexpected disruptions through a combination of strategies, such as stockpiling essential items, diversifying import sources and increasing local ... ( read original story ...)
9 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, with 7 imported and none in the community
They include two cases from worker's dormitories, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday. There were no new community cases. The remaining seven new patients were imported and had been placed on ... ( read original story ...)