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Singapore has topped the charts for the fastest fixed broadband speeds globally for the 12th time in a row, according to a speed test index published last month. Singapore beat 132 countries and regio... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Strait is one of the busiest passages in the world, with 2,000 ships passing through daily. As today’s maritime security challenges grow increasingly more complex, Afifah Ariffin looks a... ( read original story ...)

Raffles Hotel Singapore closed its doors in December for its first renovation in almost 30 years. The work updates the entire 130-year-old property, even adding new buildings. So important to the high ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's economy grew 3.9 percent in the second quarter of 2018, performing better than expected compared to a year ago, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Monday (Aug 13). This ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Enterprise Singapore, a government agency, announced Monday that Singapore's total merchandise trade expanded by 10.2 percent in the second quarter, compared to the 2.5 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures will launch a $10 million fund for investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, Reuters reported August 10. Golden Gate Ventures (G... ( read original story ...)

Go where they filmed, eat what they ate. It’s safe to say Singapore is a character in its own right in the hotly-anticipated rom-com Crazy Rich Asians, out August 15. Although a little over half of th... ( read original story ...)

* Singapore posts fourth weekly gain in five * Thailand snaps five straight weekly gains * Philippines down after 4 straight weekly gains By Sumeet Gaikwad Aug 10 (Reuters) - Singapore shares fell ove... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday it would levy anti-dumping duties ranging from 23.1 percent to 75.5 percent on halogenated butyl rubber from the United States, the Euro... ( read original story ...)

* Singapore hits one-week low, sees worst day in over 4 weeks * Malaysia heads for a fifth straight weekly gain By Sumeet Gaikwad Aug 10 (Reuters) - Singapore shares dropped on Friday as concerns over ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore-based venture capital firm Golden Gate Ventures said on Friday it will launch a $10 million fund to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology startups. The fun... ( read original story ...)

If hosting a Formula One race is said to announce a country’s arrival on the world stage, then none have done so as emphatically as the Singapore Grand Prix. ‘Salaries is not our starting point in loo... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's youth teams have performed badly and while most Singaporeans have gotten used to it, there is still a sense of concern for local football Singapore U-16's elimination from the AFF U-16 Cha... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A wildlife charity set up a fake online ivory shop in Singapore, attracting widespread condemnation, in a stunt to underline local laws which it says continue to facilitate illic... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s latest round of property curbs are probably enough to cool the market, and may present buying opportunities, the head of the city-state’s biggest developer said. “With the recent property ... ( read original story ...)

It’s been a heck of a ride for ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. In a little over seven months, Singapore’s largest taxi company has reversed course from the city-state’s second-worst performing stock to its b... ( read original story ...)