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Singapore warned eight cryptocurrency exchanges about their activities in the city-state as regulators around the world step up scrutiny of digital-asset trading. The platforms, which weren’t named, shouldn’t facilitate trading in tokens that are ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The chief executive officer of MSCI Inc., one of the world’s biggest index compilers, said his firm is “concerned, quite a lot” about the dispute between exchanges in India and Singapore that threatens a popular offshore futures contract. ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s economy remained on solid footing in the first quarter, with the government expressing more certainty of a steady pace in 2018 as global trade risks and tightening financial conditions allow for a patient monetary policy. Key Highlights Gross ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s economy grew at a faster pace in the first quarter than initially estimated, supported by a healthy manufacturing sector. Key Highlights Gross domestic product rose at a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 1.7 percent from the prior three ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek said on Thursday it will enter Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines within the next few months and invest $500 million in its international expansion strategy. The move into the four ... ( read original story ...)

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A United Nations Security Council committee on Wednesday approved the travel of North Korean officials to Singapore for a June 12 summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and planning ... ( read original story ...)

The Singapore passport is no longer the most powerful in the world, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. Japan now occupies the top spot and its passport can be used to travel visa-free to a record 189 destinations. Singapore is tied with Germany ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production likely expanded at a faster pace in April compared with the year earlier, buoyed by an upward swing in pharmaceuticals output, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll of 10 analysts ... ( read original story ...)

a Singapore-based credit analyst at Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. “We expect such investors to take a hit as their securities are subordinated.” Bloomberg News earlier reported that the group was planning to seek court protection to fend off creditors. ( read original story ...)

Both Amir and the luggage are now awaiting the “next available flight back to Singapore”. “That is the biggest issue now as now the boys do not have anything with them,” said Azean in the post, adding that it was “so traumatising for Amir to be ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s industrial production likely expanded at a faster pace in April compared with the year earlier, buoyed by an upward swing in pharmaceuticals output, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday. A Reuters poll of 10 analysts ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s headline consumer price index (CPI) rose lower than expected in April from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday. Singapore’s all-items CPI edged down to 0.1 percent, from 0.2 percent in March. The median forecast ... ( read original story ...)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly anxious about a planned summit with President Donald Trump set to take place in Singapore next month. Kim is said to be worried about a military coup or other hostile actors who might try to depose him while he ... ( read original story ...)

Bloomberg News earlier reported that the group was planning to seek ... “For homegrown successes like Hyflux whose business continues to be relevant for Singapore’s future economy, the enhanced restructuring regime is conducive to pursuing a swift ... ( read original story ...)

The far-flung pearling town of Broome has become Australia's new gateway to Asia with the start of direct flights to Singapore. Four hours after leaving Southeast Asia's bustling hub, about 80 tourists landed on the edge of some of the most isolated ... ( read original story ...)

Hyflux Ltd., the Singapore water treatment firm, has suspended trading of its shares and related securities and started a court-supervised reorganization process, the company said in a statement late Tuesday. The move will provide the company with room to ... ( read original story ...)