LONDON Barclays (BARC.L) completed the sale of its Singapore and Hong Kong wealth management businesses for a less-than-expected $225 million (181.06 million pound), as not all of the bank's customers chose to transfer their business across to the buyer ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is the Best City in Asia for Expats
While Singapore is the only Asian city in the overall top ten, Beijing is considered the best place for personal finance. Melbourne, Houston and Madrid top the list of the best cities to live abroad according to previously unreleased data from the third ... ( read original story ...)
How banks in Singapore are supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs
In Singapore, banks such as DBS have taken the lead in building a plethora of financial solutions tailored for startups. These include DBS BusinessClass, which is a mobile app that serves as a community platform that allows startups to connect with over ... ( read original story ...)
Sensor technology piloted to help keep an eye on the elderly
SINGAPORE — A pilot trial for wireless sensor technology has been launched in two HDB studio apartments to track the movements of elderly residents. The new technology has sensors that can detect movements as well as track sleeping patterns such as ... ( read original story ...)
Nathan Hartono fronts DBS’ Christmas campaign [VIDEO]
DBS gets deep in a new spot featuring national darling Nathan Hartono to tell its users that there is more to gifts this Christmas season. The spot which was launched last Friday was produced by Tribal Worldwide Singapore. The video shows a couple shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese-made $100 billion city near Singapore 'scares everybody'
They're betting that the city of Johor Bahru, bordering Singapore, will eventually become the next Shenzhen. "These Chinese players build by the thousands at one go, and they scare the hell out of everybody," said Siva Shanker, head of investments at Axis ... ( read original story ...)
Electronics sector surging 24.6% in October offers little cheer
Singapore’s industrial production expanded 1.2% (-0.1% ... Although October’s manufacturing activities came in weaker than the previous month, the electronics and biomedical manufacturing cluster were supporting the overall numbers. ( read original story ...)
Factors to consider when choosing your Business Banking Partner in Singapore
After a structural revamp of my company, we have embarked on expansion with more hires as well as moved from a limited liability partnership to a private limited company. Alvinology Media LLP is now AM Collective Pte Ltd and we are committed to do better ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore leaders express condolences over Fidel Castro's death
SINGAPORE: President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have written to Cuba's President of the Councils of State and Ministers Raul Castro Ruz to convey their condolences on the passing of Cuba's former President Fidel Castro Ruz, who ... ( read original story ...)
China lodges protest with Singapore over troop carriers
The containers which were opened for inspection have been resealed by Hong Kong customs and moved to a secured access-controlled area, said Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). According to a report from by Hong Kong news agency Factwire, it was ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore amongst busiest international flight routes
Travel between Jakarta and Singapore alone hit 3.5m passengers. Travel between Asian airports dominated world rankings of the busiest international flight routes last year, led by Hong Kong-Taipei with 5.1 million passengers, according to the International ... ( read original story ...)
China protests to Singapore over troop carriers in Taiwan
BEIJING - China said on Monday it had lodged a protest with Singapore after Singaporean armoured troop carriers were seized by Hong Kong customs en route back from Taiwan, as a state-owned newspaper warned against Singapore's "hypocrisy". The nine troop ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tops Asia's built asset performance index
Returns per capita from infrastructure and buildings was valued at $51,097. Singapore generates the highest built asset income per person in Asia, at US$35,900 ($51,097) per capita, followed by Hong Kong at US$21,400 ($30,459), according to the Global ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese paper warns Singapore military 'hypocrisy' could harm relations
BEIJING The Global Times, China's nationalist state-owned tabloid, has warned that Singapore's "hypocrisy" over its military relationship with Taiwan could harm bilateral relations with China, according to an op-ed published on Monday. Nine Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: A top spot for Middle Eastern travelers
A bridge between East and West for the last several centuries, Singapore is synonymous with both rich traditions and modernity – all of which make it a favored destination for many. With its colorful ethnic areas and modern business centers, and lush ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore's manufacturing output up 1.2% in October
Electronics sector surged 24.6%. Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 1.2% in October 2016, data from Economic Development Board of Singapore show. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output fell 1.4%. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis ... ( read original story ...)