Singapore unveils commemorative coins for Trump, Kim summit

The three gold, silver, and base-metal medallions commemorate the summit as a "momentous step to world peace" and show Singapore's role as a "neutral host, and an economic and security gateway between the East and the West," according to a news release ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC, ING Bank execute first blockchain transaction

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): HSBC and ING Bank have successfully executed the first live trade finance transaction via blockchain for a shipment of soybeans from Argentina to Malaysia. The transaction was conducted via Cargill’s Geneva and Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore seeks to lure investors for Asia’s infrastructure

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is setting up a debt facility and creating investment benchmarks to attract institutional investors who can provide the billions of dollars needed for the region’s infrastructure projects, the central bank chief said on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines shakes up Newark nonstop: new seats, timings

First off, it means an extra night in a Singapore hotel on arrival — useful, perhaps, for premium economy travellers, but the point of the flight is that business class passengers can bound off the plane, freshen up at the hotel and hit their meeting ... ( read original story ...)

India, Singapore building partnership of our age: Modi

... relations between India and Singapore are among the warmest and closest, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the two sides are building a relationship of our age. Addressing a business and community event, Modi described the ... ( read original story ...)

Business optimism hits 3-year highs in Q3

according to the Business Optimism Index study conducted by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB). According to SCCB, six indicators have improved on a YoY basis including the volume of sales which jumped 10% from 5%, net profits that rose 7.50% ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Built a Dedicated Town for Self-Driving Buses

In the race to deploy driverless public transport, Singapore has built a mini town that could vault it into pole position. The 2-hectare complex, unveiled in November, has intersections, traffic lights, bus stops and pedestrian crossings, all built to the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Startup Turned Down $100 Million. It Was a Good Call

A few years ago, Quek Siu Rui huddled with the board of his Singapore startup to consider whether to sell. Quek was only 26 and the $100 million offer would have made him wealthy beyond his dreams. But he said no: He wanted to keep building the business. ( read original story ...)