India’s industrial machinery sales to Singapore skyrocketed 95 percent in April from a year earlier, to $553 million. Singapore is now India’s leading engineering importer, having replaced the United ... ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Philippines falls as imports dive, Indonesia virus cases surge
Philippine stocks plunged more than 3% on Wednesday as April trade data pointed to a plunge in economic activity, while the Indonesian market dropped after a surge in daily coronavirus cases. The ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: No livestock to be imported to Singapore for Korban; arrangements for Muslims to perform ritual in Australia
No livestock will be imported to Singapore for the purpose of the annual ritual of Korban this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil faces criticism over coronavirus data; Germany reports record plunge in exports
The coronavirus has infected more than 7.1 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 406,913 people. ( read original story ...)
Singapore will give residents wearable ‘tokens’ that track the people they interact with in a new effort to contain COVID-19
Singapore's contact tracing app drew praise for its early rollout in March, but it wasn't able to prevent a spike in cases in April. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Brazil faces criticism over data; Germany reports record plunge in exports
The coronavirus has infected more than 7 million people around the world as of Monday, killing at least 404,413 people. ( read original story ...)
SE Asia Stocks-Singapore set for longest winning streak since March 2019
Singapore stocks rose on Tuesday, putting them on course for their longest winning streak since March last year, while Malaysia gained over 2% after saying it would restart nearly all economic ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Announces Press Statement on Malaysia’s Proposal to Resume Cross-border Travel
Singapore welcomes Malaysia's proposal to resume cross-border travel between the two countries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore are prepared to work with Malaysia to address the needs of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market May Crack Resistance At 2,800 Points
The Singapore stock market has finished higher in six straight sessions, surging almost 300 points or 11 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Surge in imports of canned seafood and meat
More canned food was imported into Singapore during the circuit breaker, figures from the Singapore Food Agency show.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Oil prices extend gains on OPEC+ cuts, record China imports
Oil climbed on Monday after major producers agreed to extend a deal on record output cuts to the end of July and as China's crude imports hit an all-time high in May. ( read original story ...)
Surge in imports of canned seafood and meat
More canned food was imported into Singapore during the circuit breaker, figures from the Singapore Food Agency show.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
METALS-London copper falls from 3-month high as China’s exports shrink
London copper prices on Monday retreated from a three-month high hit in the previous session, after data showed top consumer China's exports weakened in May. ( read original story ...)
IPC’s Unigy Wins Infrastructure Technology Award at Singapore Business Awards 2020
IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced that its Unigy solution has won the Infrastructure Tech ... ( read original story ...)
Imports of fresh food remained steady during circuit breaker
The amount of fresh food imported in April and last month did not change much compared with the same period last year and the year before, figures from the Singapore Food Agency showed.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
That Short Getaway Trip Won’t Make a Return Soon, Singapore Says
Singapore and six Chinese cities and provinces exclusively for business travelers. The financial hub is also in talks to establish “travel b ... ( read original story ...)