Hong Kong’s two deepwater cruise terminals – Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui and the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal – are still recovering slowly from a three-year Covid-related lockdown.
Singapore stocks lower again on Friday—STI dropped by 0.1%
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks lower again on Friday’s open, June 28, reflecting a subdued global market. The Straits Times Index (STI ... Jasper Investments was the most actively traded stock by volume, ...
Standard Chartered partners IMDA to promote digital literacy to seniors
STANDARD Chartered has teamed up with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to conduct digital literacy training for more than 1,000 seniors, in efforts to build a more inclusive digital ...
Standard Chartered pledges to equip Singapore seniors with essential digital skills
Standard Chartered (the Bank) affirmed its commitment to building an inclusive digital society in Singapore by pledging to help senior citizens keep pace with technology and live confidently in their ...
Singapore’s CapitaLand focuses on Vietnam as supply chains leave China
SINGAPORE -- Singapore-listed property manager CapitaLand Investment plans to deploy up to $110 million in Vietnam to build or acquire industrial factories, expecting demand from manufacturers ...
4 Singapore Stocks Paying Out Dividends in July
We feature four Singapore stocks that are doling out dividends in July. The post 4 Singapore Stocks Paying Out Dividends in July appeared first on The Smart Investor.
Asia’s IPO market trails U.S. and Europe as proceeds plunge 73%
SINGAPORE -- The value of initial public offerings on Asian stock exchanges so far this year has fallen by more than two-thirds from a year ago, putting the region behind the U.S. and Europe, which ...
Myanmar military favouring Thai banks over Singapore banks for arms transactions: UN report
for the region and the world”. Much of Singapore’s decline in military-related procurement was attributed to United Overseas Bank, which went from facilitating more than US$180 million in military ...
Delhi airport ‘waterfall’ draws sarcastic comparisons to Singapore Changi fountain
Videos of water pouring down from the airport’s leaking roof prompted a flood of social media memes. The HSBC Rain Vortex at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport stands 40 metres high - as tall as a seven ...
1 in 3 of Singapore’s wealthiest billionaires are not originally from Singapore
SINGAPORE: Insider Monkey recently unveiled its list of Singapore’s 30 wealthiest individuals, sourced from Forbes’ real-time billionaire data as of June 24, 2024. What’s striking is that 1 in 3 of ...
Stocks to watch: OCBC, Great Eastern, Wing Tai, Yoma, No Signboard
Responding to queries from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, OCBC said Great Eastern’s listed status does “not affect” the close relationship between the bank and its ...
More than 110 suspicious bank accounts with over $400k blocked by UOB or seized by police
The operation was conducted by UOB and officers from the Anti-Scam Centre from June 17 to 24. Read more at straitstimes.com.
OCBC stands by its Great Eastern offer, says it represents a ‘meaningful premium’
SINGAPORE – OCBC said on June 27 that its offer price of $25.60 a share in the bid to take its insurance arm Great Eastern Holdings (GE) private represents a “meaningful premium” for shareholders.
Great Eastern to delist only if in our interests and conditions acceptable: OCBC
GREAT Eastern’s offeror OCBC will only take the insurer private if the “conditions are acceptable and in the interests of OCBC and its shareholders”, said the bank in response to questions from the ...
More than 110 suspicious S’pore bank accounts with over S$400k blocked by UOB or seized by police
SINGAPORE: More than 110 suspicious bank accounts with over S$400,000 were blocked by UOB or seized by the police in a joint operation targeting money mules. The operation was conducted by the bank ...
Prudential Singapore to get new CEO in September
Chan San San is appointed CEO of Prudential SIngapore, reporting to Dennis Tan, MD of Strategic Business Group, a regional role ...