The U.S. might need new lockdowns if cases surge dramatically, top health officials said, as they forecast as many as 140,000 deaths by Independence Day. Brazil’s death toll passed the U.K. to become ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Dengue Cases May Hit Record, Straits Times Reports
Singapore dengue infections may top 1,000 this week, setting a record, the Straits Times newspaper reported. Cases for the year may exceed the all-time high of 22,170 set in 2013, the paper said, ... ( read original story ...)
Formula 1 cancels races in Azerbaijan, Singapore, Japan
Formula One races in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan were canceled on Friday because of issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic. The sport's governing body said it still hopes to deliver up to 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Summit at Two: Where Did North Korea and America Go Wrong?
Two years removed from the highly publicized Singapore jamboree, Washington and Pyongyang are no closer to realizing the objectives outlined in their joint statement than they were before Trump and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese, Singapore and Azerbaijan GPs abandoned by F1 for 2020
The Japanese, Singapore and Azerbaijan grands prix will not take place this year, Formula One has announced ... ( read original story ...)
2 Years After Singapore Summit, U.S.-North Korea Relations Back To Square 1
In a statement marking the summit's anniversary, North Korea accused the Trump administration of using the historic meeting to score political points and to isolate Pyongyang. ( read original story ...)
Singapore releases guidelines covering all stages of e-commerce transactions
Launched by Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Standards Council, the Technical Reference 76 provides a checklist for online retailers that spans the entire transaction cycle, including delivery, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Electronics Firm Wins Government Contract for Contact-Tracing Devices
PCI Pte., a Singapore electronics firm backed by Platinum Equity LLC, has won a government contract to manufacture an initial batch of wearable contact tracing devices, as Singapore seeks to contain ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: F1 grands prix of Singapore, Azerbaijan and Japan cancelled
The F1 season was halted in March before it was even able to begin due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the Australian Grand Prix curtailed at short notice after a member of the McLaren garage tested ... ( read original story ...)
Formula 1 2020: Japan, Singapore and Azerbaijan races cancelled
Azerbaijan pays one of the highest fees of all races and the Baku street track, with its super-long pit straight, has become known for its incident-packed grands prix. F1 is now looking at an ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Denounces US Two Years After Singapore Summit
North Korea criticised Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on Friday, the second anniversary of a landmark summit in Singapore where the US president shook hands with leader ... ( read original story ...)
Local electronics firm PCI to make Singapore’s virus-tracing device
Singapore-based electronics maker PCI has won a bid to supply 300,000 dongles for a government project that could eventually see everyone in the city-state given the wearable device to help identify ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore to Face Off Over Chinese Stock Futures
Singapore’s role as a regional equity derivatives trading center may be curtailed after it lost a major index-licensing deal to Hong Kong. The next battle front between the two Asian financial hubs ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Metals Giant Cuts Oil Team in Singapore After Few Months
Amer International Group Co., the Chinese metals giant founded by copper tycoon Wang Wenyin, laid off the two employees it hired this year to set up an oil trading desk in Singapore, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Fed will ‘keep foot on the gas’ until jobs return: Bank of Singapore
Bank of Singapore's Gareth Nicholson largely concurs with the U.S. Federal Reserve's dovish stance and suggests high-yield products as a possible investment play given the current rates environment. ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares lead Asia lower as Fed outlook weighs on optimism
Led by Singapore, shares in Asia's emerging markets slipped on Thursday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve's forecasts dented hopes that economies would recover more strongly once lockdowns introduced to ... ( read original story ...)