Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after U.S. regulators removed some limits on banks' ability to make investments. ( read original story ...)
219 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, including 6 in the community
There are 219 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Friday noon (June 26), taking Singapore's total to 42,955. They include six community cases, comprising five Singaporeans or permanent residents and ... ( read original story ...)
China’s IMO-compliant marine fuel exports in May down 20% m/m
China's low-sulphur marine fuel exports fell 20% last month to 1.14 million tonnes compared with April, reflecting a monthly dip in demand from international shipping, Chinese customs data released ... ( read original story ...)
Mobile app for comparing grocery prices at supermarkets launched nationwide
Shoppers will be able to compare grocery prices at different supermarkets from the comfort of their home during the country's safe re-opening phase with the nationwide launch of mobile app Price Kaki. ( read original story ...)
Singapore chooses Nokia, Ericcson over Huawei to build core 5G network
Singapore is the latest country to leave Huawei with a limited role in the development of 5G networks. Singapore stresses, however, that it did not exclude any vendor. ( read original story ...)
Singapore factory output falls 7.4% in May as biomedical growth cools amid circuit breaker
Singapore's manufacturing output shrank last month, reversing two straight months of expansion, as the pace of growth in the volatile biomedical cluster fell sharply.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s factory output falls 7.4% in May after 2 months of growth
Singapore’s manufacturing output fell 7.4 per cent year-on-year in May after two straight months of increase as demand weakened across ... ( read original story ...)
Stroke Survivor Tipped to Lead Singapore Doubles Down on Trade
Singaporeans go to the polls next month ahead of the third change in prime minister in some six decades. And it’s all but certain to be a business-friendly technocrat known to work so hard he was back ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore bans Britons for lockdown ‘bar crawl’
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MoM) said between 1 May and 25 June, 140 people had their permission to work in Singapore revoked for breaking Covid-19 measures. The court heard the men met by ... ( read original story ...)
Cyber accounts for 26% of all crimes in Singapore
Accounting for 26.8% of all crimes in the country, cybercrime remains on an upwards trajectory with 9,430 cases reported last year and e-commerce scams leading the way. ( read original story ...)
Singapore did not exclude any specific vendors for 5G development, minister says
Singapore's 5G ecosystem will continue to evolve and there will be more opportunities for various technology players to participate, says S Iswaran, Minister for Communications and Information. ( read original story ...)
Best Savings Accounts in Singapore to Park Your Money (2020)
Banks in Singapore have all lowered their savings account interest rates since COVID-19. Which begs the question: which savings account should you stash your cash in now? Before COVID-19 struck, the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s May soy imports from Brazil hit highest monthly total in 2 years
M ay imports from Brazil 8.86 mln T, up 41% year on year -customs. Imports from the U.S. nearly halved. BEIJING/SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) - China's soybean imports from top sup ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Saudi oil imports surge in May to all-time high – customs
Russia 1.82 mln bpd * First U.S. imports since last November * No Venezuelan imports; Iranian shipments near record lows BEIJING/SINGAPORE, June 25 (Reuters) - China's crude oil imports from Saudi ... ( read original story ...)
Can You Still Buy Singapore Banks?
After the recent run-up in share price, have Singapore banks become too expensive? Do they still qualify as a possible inclusion into your portfolio?The post Can You Still Buy Singapore Banks? ( read original story ...)
Lawyers for Singapore listed firms get best practices guide for SGX RegCo submissions
Singapore lawyers making submissions to the bourse operator's regulatory arm on behalf of listed issuers can now refer to a guide that sets out recommendations and best practices.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)