Whose interests has MUIS been looking after? While MUIS officer Munir Hussein is still under investigation by the Corrupt Practices Investigation bureau (CPIB) and Singapore police commercial affairs ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore records slowest decade of population growth since independence
Singapore's population rose by about 1.1% each year over the past decade, the slowest rate since independence in 1965, the latest census showed on Wednesday, with locals having fewer children and ... ( read original story ...)
Cabinet body okays 10 proposals including import of petroleum fuel, LNG
BPC will import 1.235 million metric tons of petroleum fuel while the Petrobangla and its subordinate body RPGCL will import 3.360 million MMBtu of LNG ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s population growth slows down to 1.1% in 2010-20 decade
Singapore's population grew at its lowest pace in the 2010-2020 decade at 1.1 per cent every year, a slowdown from 2.5 per cent annually in the preceding decade, according to a media report on ... ( read original story ...)
Korean Strawberry Exports to Southeast Asia Jump
Korean strawberries account for more than 90 percent of Vietnam's import of the succulent fruit and in Singapore for 42 percent. Some 88 planeloads of them flew to Singapore from ... ( read original story ...)
Start-Ups in Singapore Pay Less Than Their U.S. Counterparts: Aon
The base salary at start-ups in Singapore is 12% lower than the U.S. across Managerial levels and 32% lower across Professional individual ... ( read original story ...)
Canada Finds Injury to Domestic Industry from Rebar Imports
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has conducted Dumping and Subsidizing inquiry to determine whether the dumping of hot rolled deformed steel concrete reinforcing bar originating in or ... ( read original story ...)
Economists expect Singapore GDP to grow 6.5% in 2021
Private-sector analysts have raised their forecast for Singapore’s economic growth this year to above the Government’s four-to-six per cent range, despite the latest round of tighter Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Gems, jewellery exports fall by 5% due to Covid disruptions: GJEPC
Plain gold jewellery exports suffered from a lack of sales to tourists in major destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Dubai where some pandemic-related travel restrictions are still in place. ( read original story ...)
Singapore business sentiment improves slightly for Q3 but construction and transportation stay gloomy: Survey
Local companies' business confidence for the third quarter improved marginally amid an upbeat outlook for the financial, manufacturing and wholesale sectors, according to a survey out on Monday (June ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea’s strawberry exports up 25% in first five months
South Koreas strawberry exports reached US$49 million from the January to May period, rising 24.7 percent on-year on the back of robust output and the use of chartered flights for outbound shipments. ( read original story ...)
KOTRA Champions Global Collaboration on Smart City Innovation at World Cities Summit Singapore 2021 with the K-City Network Program
KOTRA Singapore, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, today announces its participation as a partner at the upcoming World Cities Summit 2021 held largely virtual ... ( read original story ...)
Exports of Strawberries Up 25 pct in Jan.-May period
South Korea’s exports of strawberries rose nearly 25 percent on-year in the first five months of this year on the back of robust output and rising demand amid the pandemic, data showed Tuesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
China ban on Australian coal boosts Indonesian exports
Beijing’s determination to reduce its consumption of Australian exports has helped increase demand for Indonesian coal. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s growth could surpass Govt’s 4% to 6% forecasts: Analysts
Singapore's economic growth could surpass the Government's forecasts, despite the latest round of tighter Covid-19 restrictions. The Republic's gross domestic product (GDP) may expand by 6.5 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
What the G7’s global tax reform plan could mean for Singapore
SINGAPORE: The recent landmark accord among the Group of Seven (G7) nations for new tax rules aimed at large multinational corporations (MNCs) ... ( read original story ...)