The company has invested in more than 15 Singapore-based crypto startups over the past three years, and has built a team there to drive investment activity in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2012 ... ( read original story ...)
Youths face challenges buying HDB flats in Singapore: ‘High salary required and many don’t have big savings’ but one youth shares how anyone could afford HDB
Limited financial capacity and difficulty securing bank loans are a few challenges Singapore youths face when buying a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat. The Independent Singapore reached out ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC expands China private banking network, launches in two new cities
HSBC Global Private Banking said on Tuesday it had officially launched its business in the large Chinese cities of Chengdu and Hangzhou, in a push to capture a bigger share of China's wealth market. ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Coinbase gets regulatory approval in Singapore
U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase received a key regulatory license in Singapore as it ramps up expansion overseas, the company said on Tuesday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the ... ( read original story ...)
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS OPENS SINGAPORE OFFICE AND ADDS TO INTRINSIC EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY TEAM
Allspring continues international expansion SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allspring Global Investments (Allspring), a leading independent asset manager with more than US$476 ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore’s life expectancy falls for first time on record due to Covid-19 deaths
A spokesperson for Singapore’s statistics department said higher mortality rates caused by excess deaths during the pandemic caused life expectancy to fall in 2020 and 2021, the Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Bivalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available in Singapore Oct 14, three days ahead of schedule
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will bring forward the administration of the Moderna/Spikevax bivalent vaccine to Oct 14, three days ahead of the previously announced date, the ministry said ... ( read original story ...)
What are bivalent vaccines? Do I need a second booster? Here’s what you need to know about Singapore’s new Covid-19 vaccination strategy
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Health on Friday (Oct 7) said Singapore was transitioning to a new strategy for Covid-19 vaccinations, with a focus on being up to date, rather than based on the total ... ( read original story ...)
15 out of 100 people with COVID-19 in Singapore are infected before: Ong Ye Kung
If reinfection rate hits 50 per cent, Singapore will be in for another COVID-19 wave, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. ( read original story ...)
Renting Or Buying A Property: Which Has Become More Expensive In 2022 With Interest Rate Rising
Owning a home is so much a way of life in Singapore that buying a BTO flat is a Singaporean way of proposing marriage. Yet, renting has become more commonplace in recent years. This is in part because ... ( read original story ...)
DBS launches FinTech Apprenticeship Programme to prepare students for tech roles
Upon graduating from the programme, students will undergo a final technology hackathon to be considered for direct placement in a permanent role with DBS. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s export ban on live chicken will be lifted in phases
Malaysia will lift its export restrictions on live commercial broilers in phases starting from Tuesday, according to Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Ronald Kiandee. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s first agri-tech exhibition showcases food security solutions in debut edition
SINGAPORE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore's first ... delegates will be able to connect directly with industry experts, business leaders and fellow industry stakeholders via targeted ... ( read original story ...)
In Less Than 2 Days, Experts from AWS, Digital Realty, DBS, Huawei, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and Visa to Speak at Tech Week Singapore
October at Marina Bay Sands, Tech Week Singapore will bring together leading events like Cloud Expo Asia, Cyber Security World Asia and Data Centre World Asia for two full days of inspiring talks ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Gets Singapore Digital Payment Token License
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has granted Coinbase in-principal approval for a DPT license to operate in Singapore the company said in a press release. Including ... ( read original story ...)
BDA aims Asian market in Singapore business development mission
This business development mission to Singapore has been the centrepiece of our Asia strategy for 2022 and we are excited to finally be heading back in person for the first time since 2019,” said BDA ... ( read original story ...)