Despite regulators and law enforcement agencies around the world imposing more than US$11b of financial penalties since 2012, 10% of Singapore executives still believe bribery and corrupt practices remain prevalent in business, EY revealed in a report. ( read original story ...)
USDA funds major seafood export push into Vietnam
has agreed to provide $196,000 to Food Exports USA-Northeast, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) and four other organizations to cover the cost of a trade mission this year to Ho Chin Minh City, promote products to Singapore and Thailand ... ( read original story ...)
Papua New Guinea LNG export plant offers two cargoes for May, June
SINGAPORE, May 7 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil’s Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant has offered two cargoes for May and June, two industry sources said on Monday. The cargoes are being offered on a delivered ex-ship (DES) basis for the ... ( read original story ...)
China issues 19.33 mil mt oil export quotas under general trade route
China has allocated 19.33 million mt of oil product export quotas under the general trade route to the country's five state-owned oil companies -- CNPC, Sinopec, CNOOC, Sinochem and China National Aviation Fuel, market sources said late Sunday. The new ... ( read original story ...)
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore named busiest international air route
A flight linking Singapore and the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur has become the busiest international route in the world, research shows. Planes made 30,537 trips between the two airports in the year to February 2018, OAG Aviation said. The route overtook ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore must watch for winners and losers in the pursuit of free trade: Heng
SINGAPORE: SINGAPORE needs to be conscious of how free trade can sieve out winners and losers, and ensure that people are not left behind amid the pursuit of free trade, said Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat. Speaking at the Asean Conference on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Singapore Airlines business class, SQ288 Sydney-Canberra-Singapore
Receive 75,000 bonus Qantas Points when you spend $2,500 on eligible purchases In the first 3 months. Save $425 with no annual fee for the first year. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs, fees and charges apply. Click here now. Singapore Airlines’ rejig of its ... ( read original story ...)
Global Switch First in Singapore to Adopt Design for Manufacturing and Assembly Methods for Data Centre Construction
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2018--Global Switch, a leading owner and operator of large scale carrier and cloud neutral data centres in Europe and Asia-Pacific, announced that its Singapore Woodlands data centre, is the first project in the island ... ( read original story ...)
Covestro joins bid to launch composite application centre in Singapore
At the Germany-Singapore Business Forum at Hanover Fair on 24 April, the group of currently ten companies and two research entities signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the launch of the CAC. Spearheaded by Composite Cluster Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore launches the “Fintech Fast Track” for new patents
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced the launch of a new initiative, dubbed the Fintech ... ( read original story ...)
Scottish processors to benefit from Singapore import changes
Following the announcement that Scotland was granted negligible BSE risk by the World Organisation for Animal Health, the AVA has changed the age limit of the beef products that Scotland can export to Singapore, as well as now allowing bone-in beef and ... ( read original story ...)
The search is on for Asia’s top export leaders in 2018
Asia's leading export companies with the most innovative products and ... Winners will be announced at the awarding ceremony on 27 September 2018 in Singapore. For inquiries, please contact Eleonor Angeles at eleonor@charltonmediamail.com and +65 3158 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines launches fifth daily Sydney-Singapore flight
Flight SQ288's 9.20pm departure from Sydney and 5.15am arrival into Singapore will also be the airline's first overnight service from Sydney – a factor which it hopes will sufficiently appeal to business travellers to outweigh the longer overall travel ... ( read original story ...)
A boost on the horizon for South African halaal exports
He said Singapore offered a unique opportunity for companies gain access to the Asean region, that was rapidly growing and providing tremendous opportunities for the provinces general exports. “We will be looking to attract investors into our ... ( read original story ...)
A boost on the horizon for SA halaal exports
He said Singapore offered a unique opportunity for companies gain access to the Asean region, that was rapidly growing and providing tremendous opportunities for the provinces general exports. “We will be looking to attract investors into our ... ( read original story ...)
Scottish Exporters to Benefit from Singapore Policy Change
Currently, Scotland can only export boneless beef from cattle under 30 months of age to Singapore. This change removes the age limit and additionally, allows bone-in beef and beef offal’s to be exported. Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), worked with the UK ... ( read original story ...)