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More traditional companies in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to benefit from a “new business cycle” globally as their economies recover from the pandemic, according to Citigroup Inc.’s ... ( read original story ...)

Volume was 1.63 billion shares worth 1.54 billion Singapore dollars. There were 268 gainers and 196 decliners. Among the actives, SATS surged 2.74 percent, while SembCorp Industries plunged 2.39 ... ( read original story ...)

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Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to do so. It has been granted ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Wednesday approved the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of severely ill patients with COVID-19 infection. Remdesivir is the first drug shown to be ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's Health Sciences Authority said on Wednesday it granted conditional approval for Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of some patients with COVID-19 infection. ( read original story ...)

A Singaporean biotechnology firm, Tychan, will begin human clinical trials next week for a potential monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, it said in a statement on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore kicked off a global rush to develop contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus when the city-state launched an apparently new system in March. But the project actually drew inspiration ... ( read original story ...)

The organizers of the first-ever Gamescom Asia have announced that the inaugural show will not happen as planned in October. Instead, it's being delayed an entire year, to October 14-17, 2021. ( read original story ...)

With passengers thin on the ground, Lotte Duty Free is launching its liquor and tobacco concession through e-commerce first, not brick-and-mortar. ( read original story ...)

As Sharif Uddin contemplates leaving the cramped Singapore dormitory where he has spent weeks under coronavirus quarantine, fears about his future creep in. The 42-year-old Bangladeshi construction su ... ( read original story ...)

Country's public sector will spend SG$3.5 billion ($2.52 billion) on ICT procurement in its fiscal 2020, up 30% from its estimated spend in 2019, as it looks to drive the adoption of digital tools and ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore says it will not carry a GPS chip or have internet and mobile connectivity, but fears are growing amongst citizens over its potential to track their movements. ( read original story ...)

A serial underwear thief was sentenced to nearly six months in jail Monday for breaching Singapore's strict coronavirus lockdown to sneak into a backyard and steal women's lingerie. Lee Chee Kin was o ... ( read original story ...)

Slated to be ready for rollout later this month, wearable devices the country is developing for COVID-19 contact tracing will not have GPS, internet, or cellular connectivity, so data can only be ... ( read original story ...)

At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state's decision to ease ... ( read original story ...)