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The White House tried to force 3M to export masks to the US from its hub in Singapore as tensions with the Minnesota-based manufacturer spilled into the open in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Wednesday announced new measures to accelerate local food production as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts global supply chains, including a plan to turn car park rooftops in public ... ( read original story ...)

She said sellers should agree to let Indonesia postpone imports at time when global demand has been hit. The country's gasoline imports have fallen by about half of their average monthly total in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)

“Their performance is very consistent and it’s worth getting their services because players from Vietnam, Myanmar or Thailand tend to ask for very high salaries compared to Singapore imports,” he said ... ( read original story ...)

India has dropped an anti-dumping investigation over imports of polyester feedstock monoethylene glycol (MEG) from Saudi Arabia, but will continue the effort against Kuwait, Oman, Singapore and the ... ( read original story ...)

After elbow-bump greetings, Vucic kissed Serbia's flag, then China's. In Serbia, one of Beijing's closest European allies, and a handful of other friendly countries, China is providing on-the-ground ... ( read original story ...)

A comment by Singapore’s Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin earlier on Monday – since deleted – suggested there may have been some frustration in the city state over Taipei’s move to impose a blanket ... ( read original story ...)

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic could cascade from a health catastrophe into a financial crisis in countries struggling to cope, Singapore's trade minister warned on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Vietnamese enterprises shipped around 500 tonnes of goods, including coffee, instant noodles, sweet potato, cabbage, pineapple, watermelon, and dragon fruit, to Singapore in March, according to the ... ( read original story ...)

Asean has to mount a united response to the coronavirus pandemic as the region is deeply connected and interdependent, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (April 14). He suggested that ... ( read original story ...)

South Korean hypermarket chain Homeplus said Monday it was exporting toilet paper to Singapore, which has a shortage of daily necessities as its trade partners close borders amid the COVID-19 outbreak ... ( read original story ...)

Guiding Singapore Airlines’ fleet decision appears to be not passengers but cargo: its Boeing aircraft have higher cargo capacity than its Airbus models. ( read original story ...)

BATAM, INDONESIA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A company in Riau Islands has seen its live pig exports to Singapore double after Malaysia imposed restricted movement curbs on March 18 to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is the jewel in the startup-studded crown of Southeast Asia’s emerging tech world. The city-nation headquarters 80 out of the world’s top 100 tech firms, ranks as the globe’s second easiest ... ( read original story ...)

Today we'll look at (SGX:G92) and reflect on its potential as an investment. To be precise, we'll consider its Return On Capital Employed (ROCE), as that will inform our view of the quality of the ... ( read original story ...)

All hotels in Singapore have “upped the ante,” said Gilbert Madhavan, general manager of One Farrer Hotel & Spa. “No property at this stage would want or can afford to be singled out as being errant ... ( read original story ...)