India and Singapore announced their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis intensifies in parts of Asia. India's spike came after the government eased one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese holographic AR firm WiMi IPOs, sees real profit in virtual future
The coronavirus lockdown turned WiMi’s IPO roadshow into an all-digital affair – although that may have done ... it turned out to be something of a damp squib for the founders of a company whose early ... ( read original story ...)
Merkel Warns of Relapse Risk; Singapore Cases Soar: Virus Update
Daily infections in Singapore topped 1,000, while rival financial hub Hong Kong had no new cases for the first time since March. Cases rose the least this month in Germany and the government eased ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese cancer drug firm Akesobio’s US$330 million IPO – Hong Kong’s largest this year – is oversubscribed 639 times by city’s investors
IPOs by Alphamab Oncology and InnoCare Pharma ... senior health care analyst at Singapore-based investment bank UOB-Kay Hian. “Drug developers should be evaluated by their overall capabilities. While ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: India, Singapore see record highs in new cases
Singapore now has the highest number of cases in Southeast ... JAPANESE EXPORTS SINK: Japanese exports sank 11.7% in March as the pandemic slammed auto shipments to the U.S. The Finance Ministry said ... ( read original story ...)
Forerunners, stars, and budding newcomers in Asean’s corporate governance scene
Singapore followed closely and introduced ours in 2001 ... They introduced their CG Code in the last 5 to 8 years, in time to catch on with the IPO fever which sees many of their larger ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus pandemic could weigh on mergers, IPOs longer than Sars, deal makers say
As the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic reached its height in 2003, corporate finance activity fell sharply with the volume of initial public offerings (IPO) dropping to levels not ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cases Keep Rising; Europe Outbreak Eases: Virus Update
Signs of easing in the global pandemic emerged as hot spots in Europe reported the smallest increases in fatalities in weeks, while New York appeared to be “on the other side” of the outbreak.The Worl ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Workers Are Safer in Singapore, Minister Says
Foreign workers in Singapore know they are currently safer in the city-state than elsewhere including their own countries, a minister said, even as a massive coronavirus outbreak among that community ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Workers in Singapore Are Safer Here, Minister Says
Foreign workers in Singapore know they are currently safer in the city-state than elsewhere including their own countries, a minister said, even as a massive coronavirus outbreak among that community ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cases Surge, Germany’s Rise Most in Week: Virus Update
President Donald Trump said the U.S. has enough testing capacity to allow for a phased reopening of the economy, and that he’s “not happy” with China over the country’s early actions to deal with the ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainability, data key to survival for new players eyeing Singapore’s digital bank market
Singapore last June announced plans to issue up to five digital bank licenses as part of efforts to add market diversity and boost the banking system in the country, as it looked to become a digital ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sports Hub unveils unique virtual workout experience
The Singapore Sports Hub announces a unique virtual workout experience through a new online series of daily fitness programmes to be launched on 17th April. These curated workout sessions in 7-minute ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cases Jump; China Economic Data Awaited: Virus Update
The Trump administration issued guidelines that could allow states and employers to abandon most social distancing practices within a month.The U.S. steps toward reopening the economy sparked an ... ( read original story ...)
Globalization Partners to Credit Singapore Payroll Funds to Clients
Globalization Partners, which enables companies to hire and retain global team members without setting up complex international legal infrastructures, today announced it will issue a payroll credit to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Researchers Use NanoString’s nCounter Platform to Rapidly Profile the Response of the Immune System to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
NUS Academic Medical Centre in Singapore use Simplicity and Speed of nCounter to Publish Study Within Weeks of Infection. NanoString Offers COV ... ( read original story ...)