Singapore plans to sign a free trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance, which comprises Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, next year, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares end a shade lower to cap choppy week
A week when good news battled with the bad for ascendancy put rattled investors in a gloomy frame of mind yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore tightens travel rules for Hong Kong visitors amid surge in cases
From December 14, visitors entering Singapore with a travel history to Hong Kong in the last 14 days must serve a two-week quarantine in dedicated facilities. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Sea Raises $2.6 Billion in Upsized Stock Offering
Singapore’s Sea Ltd., the tech startup that’s become Southeast Asia’s most valuable company, increased the size and set the final price of a secondary stock offering to raise at least $2.57 billion. ( read original story ...)
Record $25b for research and innovation over next five years to secure Singapore’s future
Among the plans is a national effort to help Singapore respond nimbly to future infectious diseases.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
8 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including 1 case who lives in a dormitory
SINGAPORE: Eight new COVID-19 infections were reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (Dec 11), said the Ministry of Health (MOH). These ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore earmarks $19 bln for R&D, including new epidemic programme
Singapore plans to spend S$25 billion ($19 billion) on research and development projects over the next five years, including a new programme to help prepare the city-state for future epidemics, it ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore approves COVID-19 test using saliva from inside throat
Singapore has approved Advanced MedTech Holdings' COVID-19 kit for use in testing saliva from deep within the throat, the company said, as the country looks to ramp up testing to help re-open its ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft to train, create new jobs for 1,000 in Singapore
Multiple partners are involved in a national skills initiative that will see Microsoft and Generation "upskill" and place tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans over two years, who will pick ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘cruise to nowhere’ passenger does not have covid-19 after all, officials say
Royal Caribbean ended a cruise early after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus; follow-up tests on land were all negative. ( read original story ...)
After ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short, Singapore says passenger doesn’t have COVID-19
A passenger on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas initially tested positive for coronavirus, but Singapore officials say it retested the man and he was negative. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based Circulate Capital Invests In Recykal To Boosts India’s Waste Management
The funding will enable Recykal to expand the network of Recykal Points to over 100 locations in tier I and II cities pan-India ... ( read original story ...)
UK and Singapore sign post-Brexit free trade agreement
The UK and Singapore have signed a free trade agreement, delivering a modicum of positive news for Boris Johnson’s government as it remains locked in negotiations with the EU over its future ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Cinema Chains in Merger Talks
Negotiations are underway concerning a possible merger of the cinema exhibition operations of Golden Village and mm2. The companies say that the deal talks are spurred by the negative effects of ... ( read original story ...)
Truss hails business ‘certainty’ as UK signs Singapore trade deal
Announcement comes as UK and EU negotiators begin a final push to salvage chances of a post-Brexit trade deal ... ( read original story ...)
Britain says it’s back as it signs trade deal in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain said it was re-emerging as a major trade force as it signed a free trade deal with island nation Singapore on Thursday, its latest agreement globally as it prepares to ... ( read original story ...)