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The World Economic Forum, which usually hosts a glitzy annual meeting for political and business leaders in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, has moved next year's event to Singapore.The forum says it's ... ( read original story ...)

World Economic Forum, informally known as Davos for the Swiss ski town the summit has been held in, will temporarily take place in Singapore next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual ... ( read original story ...)

ZURICH (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) will be held in Singapore instead of Switzerland next year as the COVID-19 pandemic would make it difficult to ensure the health and safety of ... ( read original story ...)

Kelvin Tay of UBS says Singapore's new digital banks could be a wake up call for local banks but it will take time for them to to build trust with customers. ( read original story ...)

Piyush Gupta, CEO of Singapore's DBS, said rising defaults and ultra-low interest rates will be two major headwinds confronting banks next year. ( read original story ...)

Continued investment and global collaboration are ways in which Singapore can contribute to global recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday (Dec 7). ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A local start-up is hoping to pave the way for roads made with plastic waste as a solution to the world’s growing plastic pollution crisis. ( read original story ...)

Singapore authorities added three further fraud charges against the director of a local accounting firm in a case linked to disgraced German payments company Wirecard AG. ( read original story ...)

Ant Group Co. and a venture led by Grab Holdings Inc. won licenses to run digital banks in Singapore, paving the way for the technology giants to expand their financial services in the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)

Key practitioners working across Southeast Asia and beyond unpacked the various processes and benefits that go into the creation of short films at the Singapore International Film Festival, part ... ( read original story ...)

Indian drama film “Milestone” (aka “Meel Patthar”) was named the best film at the Silver Screen Awards, the closing event of the Singapore International Film Festival. The festival is a ... ( read original story ...)

Recap the best of the action from ONE Championship 122 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, including Garry Tonon’s win over Koyomi Matsushima. ( read original story ...)

Gaming company Razer Inc. will stick with a strategy of expanding into digital-banking services, undeterred by its failure to win a license in Singapore following a closely-watched contest. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Telecommunications, Grab and Sea Ltd are among four applicants chosen to operate Singapore's first digital banks. ( read original story ...)

Partner Content: Amid hyper-modern Singapore, plenty of the old Singapore remains. ( read original story ...)

A venture between Singapore Telecommunications STEL.SI and ride-hailing firm Grab and internet platform company Sea Ltd SE.N are among fourapplicants chosen to operate Singapore's first digital banks, ... ( read original story ...)