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(Bloomberg) -- Singapore has long touted itself as the ideal home for a commodity trading house, with low taxes, light regulation and a view of one of the world’s busiest shipping channels. That ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 528 more coronavirus infections, the smallest daily rise in almost two weeks, taking the city-state's tally of cases to 14,951. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has long touted itself as the ideal home for a commodity trading house, with low taxes, light regulation and a view of one of the world’s busiest shipping channels. That hard-earned ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Fintech Association and Razer Fintech are collaborating to help local fintech companies withstand negative impacts of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The number of coronavirus patients reported in Singapore has climbed almost fivefold in the past two weeks, as the city state ramped up testing, putting it behind China and India in terms of ... ( read original story ...)

Despite the 1-2% growth forecast for emerging markets, the Bank of Singapore's Gareth Nicholson flags opportunities in high-yield bonds in that sector, which may still have some "very attractive ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has confirmed 799 more coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Monday, taking the city-state's tally of cases to 14,423. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese and Singaporean economies were already weak before the coronavirus outbreak worsened over the past month, said Steve Cochrane, chief Asia Pacific economist at Moody's Analytics. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is weighing the need to extend the state of emergency beyond early May, according to local reports. Meanwhile, Singapore is emerging with the region’s highest number of ... ( read original story ...)

A narrow waterway off Singapore has become even more congested as oil-laden tankers wait out a slump in global fuel consumption that’s crimped demand and boosted the use of ships to store cargoes. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market has finished lower in five straight sessions, dropping almost 100 points or 3.8 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 2,520-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)

Total number of coronavirus infection cases around the world was more than 2.96 million and at least 206,265 people have died. ( read original story ...)

Singapore registered 931 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Sunday, taking the city-state's total number of COVID-19 cases to 13,624. ( read original story ...)

China on Sunday confirmed 11 more cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths for the 11th day in a row. It brings its official count to 82,827 infected people. Five ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is rapidly building bed space for coronavirus patients in cavernous exhibition halls and other temporary facilities as it faces a surge in cases, mainly among its large community of low-paid ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore reported an additional 618 confirmed cases as of noon Saturday, marking the second day in a row that daily new cases were less than 1,000. China reported 11 new confirmed cases and no ... ( read original story ...)