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(Bloomberg) -- Chinese-backed Asia Pacific Exchange Pte said it will start trading in Singapore on May 25, the latest foray into overseas trading venues by mainland investors. Apex will offer palm olein futures that will be dollar-denominated and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - ESR-REIT (ESRR.SI) will buy rival Viva Industrial Trust (VIVA.SI) in a proposed deal valued at S$936.7 million, marking the first consolidation among Singapore’s crowded mid-cap real estate investment trusts. The proposed merger ... ( read original story ...)

A high-speed railway project connecting Singapore and Malaysia has become representative of strengthened ties between the two nations. But there's a chance the project, scheduled for completion in 2026, may be cancelled by the new government of Malaysian ... ( read original story ...)

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), will get a “significant” investment to upgrade its cabin products as it begins the process of merging with its parent airline. According to SIA in a statement on Friday (18 May), the investment of ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore Government made 244 requests to Facebook for information covering 310 accounts from July to December last year, according to transparency report released by the social media giant on Wednesday (May 16). Enterprise Singapore announced that ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) on Thursday topped market expectations by reporting a 148 percent rise in full-year net profit to the highest level since 2011, as passenger and cargo revenue rose and it benefited from a ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE – Singapore has introduced a law that gives the police special powers during terrorist attacks, including widely banning journalists and members of the public from reporting on the scene. The law, which took effect on Wednesday, has the power ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea — Singapore, a highly manicured city-state shaped by skyscrapers and luxury hotels, is preparing for perhaps the most crucial international diplomatic event of the decade. Kim wants security and Trump wants Kim to get rid of his nukes. ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea – Singapore, a highly manicured city-state shaped by skyscrapers and luxury hotels, is preparing for perhaps the most crucial international diplomatic event of the decade. The June 12 meeting between tough-talking President Donald ... ( read original story ...)

After weeks of speculation it's finally been announced - tiny little Singapore will host the historic Trump-Kim Jong-un summit. The "little red dot" beat the DMZ, Mongolia and even Beijing as a place for the meeting to be held. President Trump has shown ... ( read original story ...)

Why Trump and Kim Picked Singapore for Their Summit: QuickTake NKNews, a news portal focused on North Korea, reported that the embassy moved to its current location in 2016 from a five-bedroom, 7,500-square-foot house located at 60 Joo Chiat Lane in ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s diplomatic ties with North Korea and its relative proximity made the small Southeast Asian nation a natural choice for the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, analysts say. Trump announced in a ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON—Envisioning “a very special moment for world peace,” U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for highly anticipated summit talks in Singapore on June 12. He set the stage for his announcement ... ( read original story ...)

President Trump announced Thursday that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, locking in a historic, high-stakes summit aimed at curbing the rogue nation’s nuclear weapons program. Trump made the announcement on Twitter ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Thursday that his meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held on June 12 in Singapore. The announcement came in a tweet just hours after Mr. Trump met the three recently freed American ... ( read original story ...)

After weeks of anticipation, President Trump announced Thursday that a date and location had been set for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: June 12 in Singapore. The highly anticipated meeting between Kim Jong Un and myself will take place ... ( read original story ...)