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A Singapore businessman faces fresh accusations that he falsely claimed to look after money for Wirecard AG, taking the amount covered by a series of charges to 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion), ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore and the UK signed a free trade deal in the Southeast Asian city-state on Thursday. The deal will cover a trade relationship worth more than $22bn (£17bn). The agreement largely mirrors an ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore is set to host the world’s first electric-powered air taxi service by the end of 2023, according to Volocopter GmbH, which is developing the vertical-takeoff craft. ( read original story ...)

Britain on Thursday signed a free-trade deal with Singapore, giving it a key foothold in Asia as it seeks to forge its own path after leaving the European Union, while talks on a post-Brexit deal ... ( read original story ...)

The passenger was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas that set sail on Dec. 7 for a round trip to the city-state with no port of call in between. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s Sea Ltd., the tech startup that’s become the most valuable company in Southeast Asia, said it plans to raise about $2 billion by issuing new securities in the U.S. ( read original story ...)

All 1,680 guests and 1,150 crew onboard the Quantum of the Seas confined to cabins until contact tracing completed. ( read original story ...)

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship has returned to port in Singapore after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19. ( read original story ...)

The man had undergone mandatory testing before embarking on the ship. But after the journey was cut short, the man tested negative twice as authorities sought to confirm his status. ( read original story ...)

A Royal Caribbean “cruise to nowhere” was cut short and the ship returned to Singapore on Wednesday after an elderly passenger was diagnosed with the coronavirus, but the health ministry later said ... ( read original story ...)

A Singapore "cruise to nowhere" ended abruptly after a man on board tested positive for the novel coronavirus and all passengers disembarked the Royal Caribbean ship. ( read original story ...)

Royal Caribbean Group shares on Wednesday were shrugging off a report of a single Covid-19 case aboard one of the cruise operator’s ships that sailed from Singapore. ( read original story ...)

A Royal Caribbean International cruise from Singapore was forced to turn back early after a passenger tested positive for the coronavirus, the company said late Tuesday. The operator started sailing ... ( read original story ...)

The idea was that ships could operate at half capacity if everyone wore masks, passengers were forced to take COVID-19 tests, and everyone stayed on board. ( read original story ...)

A "cruise to nowhere" off Singapore was cut short Wednesday after a passenger tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said, a blow to efforts to revive the hard-hit industry. The voyages -- ... ( read original story ...)

An 83-year-old guest tested positive for Covid-19 on board a ship operated by Royal Caribbean, after everyone had to test negative before boarding. ( read original story ...)