SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): South-east Asia's largest bank DBS will launch a digital currency exchange that will allow investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and firms to raise funds through as ... ( read original story ...)
Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore
Germany's Volocopter has committed to launching commercial eVTOL flights in Singapore "within the next two to three years," and advance tickets have already sold out to early adopters eager to take ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore proptech hub to spearhead smart city innovation
Innovation Lab works with 200 innovators to help the proptech industry identify new revenue streams, reduce costs, and operate sustainably. ( read original story ...)
Indonesian artist bags UOB award for work on solidarity amid solitude
Indonesian artist Prabu Perdana, 36, has won the UOB South-east Asian Painting of the Year award for an artwork born out of isolation.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Key benefits Singapore businesses will enjoy under deal
The free trade agreement (FTA) inked by the United Kingdom and Singapore yesterday will offer "immediate and tangible" benefits for businesses, said Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing.. ( read original story ...)
Australia and Singapore officially kick off digital trade deal
Australia and Singapore have commenced a deal that aims to make it easier for businesses and consumers to access digital trade opportunities. ( read original story ...)
Singapore ushers ASEAN into new digital banking era
It was the week when the "Switzerland of Asia" mixed a dash of Silicon Valley into its tropical version of Zurich. From Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Singapore attracted top ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft to train, create new jobs for 1,000 in Singapore
Multiple partners are involved in a national skills initiative that will see Microsoft and Generation "upskill" and place tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans over two years, who will pick ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Nextbillion takes home $187k after winning Slingshot 2020
Singapore-based AI startup Nextbillion.ai was announced as the top winner of this year’s Slingshot deep-tech competition. Organized by Enterprise Singapore, Slingshot is Startup SG’s marquee startup ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart Singapore awarded enhanced privileges, paving way for digital-only bank
Standard Chartered Singapore was awarded enhanced "Significantly Rooted Foreign Bank" (SRFB) privileges by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday, paving the way for it to set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Fall in imports leads to container shortage
A sharp drop in import volumes compared to exports has led to a shortage of containers for exporters from India resulting in soaring rates for ‘empties’ in the last three months. According to TS Ahl ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s ‘cruise to nowhere’ passenger does not have covid-19 after all, officials say
Royal Caribbean ended a cruise early after a passenger tested positive for coronavirus; follow-up tests on land were all negative. ( read original story ...)
Solidarity through Solitude secures the 2020 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year title for Indonesia
UOB has conferred the 2020 UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year (POY) award to Mr Prabu Perdana, a 36-year-old artist from Bandung, West Java, for his painting titled Isolated Garden. Mr Perdana's ... ( read original story ...)
Boxed out: China’s exports pinched by global run on shipping containers
Exporters finding it tough to find containers in China * Container freight rates from China to various destinations surge * Supply seen tight until coronavirus vaccines rolled out BEIJING/SINGAPORE, ... ( read original story ...)
After ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short, Singapore says passenger doesn’t have COVID-19
A passenger on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas initially tested positive for coronavirus, but Singapore officials say it retested the man and he was negative. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Based Circulate Capital Invests In Recykal To Boosts India’s Waste Management
The funding will enable Recykal to expand the network of Recykal Points to over 100 locations in tier I and II cities pan-India ... ( read original story ...)