Mediacorp actor Yao Wenlong, who owns pao fan speciality restaurant Sun Gourmet Kitchen (新煌亭), first opened the eatery in late 2019, months before the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the ...
Singapore launches expanded initiative for cross-border usage of digital currency
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched an expanded collaboration with international partners on cross-border foreign exchange settlement using wholesa ...
Singapore seafood prices edge higher after supply crunch caused by bad weather
The onset of bad weather in the region well ahead of the usual monsoon season has meant that some types of seafood, such as pomfret, prawns and red ...
Singapore suspends imports of live chicken broilers from two Malaysian farms
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has suspended imports of live chicken broilers from Meng Kee Poultry (M) Sdn Bhd and Sdian Hup Farming Sdn Bhd after detecting Salmonella enteritidis in samples from ...
Despite suspension of LNG import, govt decides to increase listed suppliers’ numbers
Singapore. However, it is not clear whether the government will withdraw suspension on import immediately or not. The government earlier suspended the import of LNG from international spot market in ...
PetroChina among new int’l firms for Bangladeshi LNG import
PetroChina is among the eight new international firms the Bangladeshi government has listed to purchase LNG (liquefied natural gas) from the spot market. The Bangladeshi government approved a proposal ...
Tokenised assets, stable coins central to Singapore’s crypto hub ambitions
Collaboration is key to achieving finance goals, says MAS’ Ravi Menon. Singapore touts a future as a crypto hub—not for cryptocurrency, but rather for the use and adoption of tokenised assets and ...
Singapore Digitalises Bankers Guarantees and Insurance Bonds With eGuarantee@Gov
Providing banker’s guarantees or insurance bonds to government agencies can now be done online and within one day using eGuarantee@Gov.
Singapore or HK? DBS Offers Clues to Who Is Ahead
Which is way Singapore-based DBS Group Holdings Ltd., the biggest of the city-state’s three homegrown leaders, may have an edge next year over HSBC Holdings Plc, which relies on Hong Kong for a big ...
Ant Digital Bank Expands in Singapore With Small Business Loans
Ant Group Co.’s Singapore digital wholesale bank will start offering loans to small and medium-sized businesses, as the Chinese fintech giant extends its reach in the city-state.
Wealth darling DBS channels Singapore’s success
Singapore’s status as a financial centre is thriving, and DBS Group , the city-state’s $63 billion wealth darling led by Piyush Gupta, is reaping the benefits of its home market’s success.
CNA Explains: What is low-carbon hydrogen and will it help Singapore reach net-zero?
Hydrogen could supply up to half of Singapore's needs by 2050, depending on technological developments and the development of other energy sources.
Singapore moves to digitalise bankers’ guarantees and insurance bonds
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched eGuarantee@Gov, a simple and secure digital process for businesses and individuals to provide a banker’s ...
Singapore’s Wong stresses ‘responsible’ fintech as crypto stance diverges from Hong Kong
The city state’s PM-in-waiting told Singapore Fintech Festival there should be ‘no doubt’ that it was ‘fully’ embracing emerging technologies. But he said a healthy level of ‘constructive paranoia’ ...
Two Malaysian farms banned from exporting live chicken broilers to Singapore
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said two Malaysian poultry farms, each operated by Meng Kee Poultry (M) Sdn Bhd and Sdian Hup Farming Sdn Bhd, have been suspended for export of live chicken broilers ...
Crypto.com Can Now Issue its Visa Card in Singapore
Crypto.com announced in a press release Tuesday that through a partnership with Visa, the firm will be able to issue its Visa cards in the city-state. The Crypto.com Visa Card is the biggest payment ...