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Businesses explain why Singapore seems to take the lead over HK. According to Bloomberg, tax benefits, government help and easy access to regional markets led Joe Seunghyun Cho to choose Singapore as the headquarters for his six financial technology ... ( read original story ...)

Its economic, fiscal and financial buffers often surpass those of AAA-rated peers. Moody's said in a report that its outlook for Singapore's Aaa rating is stable as it expects the government's prudent policies and sound financial position to support the ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 9 in 10 businesses in the city said so. Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai are identified as the top three cities as ideal IT hubs in Asia, according to a survey conducted by IDG Connect. According to IDG Connect, current location has a huge bearing ... ( read original story ...)

In 2014, the long arm of the law decided to outlaw online gambling. But this year, they’ve decided to legalise it—but only for local operators Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club, in an attempt to get a slice of that sweet, sweet money from online ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore exchange on Thursday suffered its second trading disruption in five months, with the frequency of the stoppages frustrating investors even as authorities try to revitalise the bourse in one of Asia's major financial hubs ... ( read original story ...)

This is a trend that is not only unique in Singapore but also holds through across Asia, observes OCBC Investment Research. "While the competition for local patients is offset by the dependence on foreign patients that visit private hospitals, we ... ( read original story ...)

But, there are many companies that have delivered a better performance in the same period. One such company is DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX:D05), Singapore’s largest bank by assets. At the closing price of S$17.97 yesterday, DBS’s share price is up by 8 ... ( read original story ...)

1 in 4 achieves the pinnacle in Science. Singapore outperforms the rest of the world in the OECD’s latest PISA survey, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems. The top OECD countries were Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada. ( read original story ...)

It could only hit 16.5m-16.9m on lack of major events. Tourist arrival into Singapore had a good run of 11% yoy growth up to Aug 16, and likely to hit16.2m-16.5m tourists, said CIMB. Going into 2017, the research house expects a moderate growth of 2-3% or ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is launching a WritersLab program in association with the Lasalle College of the Arts’ Puttnam School of Film & Animation. The move is in keeping with the ‘Content on every screen ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has come top of the class in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) latest global education survey, with the Asian city-state's students the highest performing in tests on basic academic skills. Japan came in second ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - DBS and POSB customers now have 60 new places where they can get cash, with the addition of SPH Buzz newsstand outlets to the POSB Cash-Point network. The POSB Cash-Point service lets customers withdraw up cash in $10 multiples, with any item ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore Exchange (SGX) sign sits outside its premises at the central business district in Singapore, January 18, 2016 Reuters Energy company Pacific Radiance said on Tuesday that Singapore's anti-corruption watchdog has arrested one of its executive ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS (Reuters) - Fifteen-year-olds from Singapore topped the ranks of the best- performing students in the OECD's triennial survey on international education, followed by Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada. The metropolitan areas of Hong Kong, Macau and ... ( read original story ...)

Firms will be on the lookout for digital marketing, data analytics talents. Next year will be a good one for jobseekers looking for a fresh start as the startup boom in Singapore is seen to create more jobs. According to Hays Singapore managing director ... ( read original story ...)

9/10 of your friends are bound to have a DBS/POSB debit or credit card, but 10/10 of them don’t know the hidden privileges that this card holds. For all you shopaholics out there, DBS has been aggressively pushing out food and shopping privileges for ... ( read original story ...)