The verbal sparring highlighted the seemingly intractable divide over Taiwan’s fate, a major flashpoint in US-China relations that risks leading to an actual war in the future.
Elderly man avoids losing S$1.5 million to investment scam after police, StanChart intervene
SINGAPORE: A 71-year-old who fell for an investment scam narrowly avoided losing S$1.5 million (US$1.12 million) after the intervention of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Singapore ...
Will China IPOs Stage A Comeback In 2024?
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Elderly scam victim avoids losing $1.5 million after police and bank detect investment ruse
The 71-year-old had made payments to different bank accounts after a foreign acquaintance promised him "quick returns". Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysia’s anti-graft probe against Daim expands to Singapore’s defunct Malaysian stock-trading platform CLOB
The probe into Mr Daim’s financial affairs is now spreading to corporate personalities believed to be his business proxies and deals that he personally administered over when in government, including ...
7 arrested for alleged involvement in SMS banking-related phishing cases
They were nabbed after a two-day, island-wide anti-scam enforcement operation conducted on Jan 15 and 16. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CDL, UOB among 320 organisations that pledge to make nature-related disclosures by FY2025
This “first cohort” of 320 organisations plan to adopt the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations.
Here Are 10 Fastest-Growing Nations For U.S. Imports In Last Decade
The fastest-growing major U.S. import trading partner over the last decade is not Vietnam, though it’s growth rate was 365%.
China to boost January diesel, jet fuel exports, add to global supply
China's oil products exports are set to rebound in January as refiners, armed with fresh quotas, boost diesel shipments and jet fuel sales for peak Lunar New Year travel, estimates from traders and ...
Singapore: Mother who saw son sexually assault daughter, then 12, but did not report it, pleads guilty
A mother who witnessed her son sexually assaulting her then 12-year-old daughter in their flat did not report it to the police and merely reminded him that the girl was his younger sister.
Singapore seeks international feedback on new governance framework for generative AI
Singapore has proposed a new governance framework for generative artificial intelligence and is seeking international feedback on it.
Singapore seeks views on governance framework for generative AI
THE Singapore government on Tuesday (Jan 16) launched a public consultation on a proposed framework to govern generative artificial intelligence (AI). Read more at The Business Times.
Jordanian-Singapore ICT Forum: A Catalyst for Tech Investment, Cooperation
Singapore Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Forum, held recently in Singapore, has been hailed as a significant step towards bolstering investment in the tech sector. Organized under the ...
HONOR Unveils the HONOR Magic V2 in Singapore, Priced at $1,999
World’s Thinnest and Lightest Inward Foldable Smartphone will be available in store from 25 January SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 16 January 2024 - Global technology brand HONOR unveiled its ...
Livspace plans India return, eyes 2025 IPO
MUMBAI : Livspace, a new-age home interiors solutions provider backed by private equity firm KKR, is planning to shift its domicile back to India, and list on local stock exchanges. Currently based in ...
The Singapore Government has no net debt. We have a strong balance sheet with assets in excess of liabilities.
Some observers have pointed out that Singapore has a high level of debt as a percentage of our Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”). Some may wonder why this is so given that the Government runs a balanced ...