Singapore-listed property group Roxy-Pacific advanced its New Zealand expansion buying its second office building in Auckland the NZI Centre for $NZ63 million ($58 million). The 9446sq m property at 1 Fanshawe Street is a five-storey building on a 2604sq ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore eyes Luxembourg base
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s second-largest bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, is considering setting up a new subsidiary in Luxembourg. OCBC’s private banking arm, Bank of Singapore, which runs its European business from London, is understood to be ... ( read original story ...)
From Houston with love: Asia’s bitten by US oil export bug
The new trade flow is a key point of conversation this week as the who’s who of the trading industry gathered for the annual Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore. “We are likely to see US oil exports, primarily into Asia, for a long ... ( read original story ...)
Darktrace flies flag for UK at Singapore cyber summit
Darktrace was part of a 26-strong team led by Minister for Digital, Matt Hancock, to Singapore’s Cyber Security Week and ... driving UK cyber security exports worth £1.5 billion in 2016 and forecast to grow to £2.7bn by 2021. Hancock said: “I am ... ( read original story ...)
Matrix Global plan U.S. sweet crude storage contract amid export growth
SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Matrix Global Holdings is planning to start up an oil storage futures contract for low-sulphur crude oil that will enable companies to build up supplies for export cargoes, as Asia looks for more crude imports from the United ... ( read original story ...)
APPEC: Chinese independents’ group to apply for oil product export quotas in 2018
aims to apply for oil product export quotas in April 2018 once it completes its administrative registration next month, Zhang Liucheng, vice president of Dongming Petrochemical, said at S&P Global Platts APPEC conference in Singapore Wednesday. With the ... ( read original story ...)
Smartphone effect casts a shadow over Asia’s bumper export year
that the other key driver of Asian exports – China – is showing signs of resuming its economic slowdown,” said Rob Subbaraman, chief economist for Asia ex-Japan at Nomura Holdings Inc in Singapore. The smartphone cycle and firmer Chinese growth were ... ( read original story ...)
Norwegian has launched the world’s longest low-cost flight — and it’ll get you to Singapore for less than £150
Can you handle 12 hours 45 minutes direct on a low-cost carrier? Norwegian Norwegian has launched the world's longest low-cost flight — and it'll only cost you £149.90. The route runs from London Gatwick to Singapore Changi Airport, and departs for the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Zoo shows off baby white rhino
Singapore Zoo shows off baby white rhino Singapore Zoo shows off baby white rhino Video provided by AFP Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2fA8pvV ( read original story ...)
Lewis Hamilton certain Sebastian Vettel will be stronger after Singapore
SEPANG, Malaysia -- Lewis Hamilton is expecting title rival Sebastian Vettel to come back stronger after the events of the Singapore Grand Prix two weeks ago. Hamilton extended his lead in the championship to 28 points with victory in Singapore after ... ( read original story ...)
Fernando Alonso punched a hole through his room wall at Singapore GP
Fernando Alonso says he left a fist-sized hole in the wall of his private room in Singapore, after anger got the better of him following his first corner exit. The Spaniard looked set to challenge for a surprise Formula 1 podium at the Marina Bay circuit ... ( read original story ...)
GATCOIN Unveils New Crypto Currency “Airdrop” Technology
SINGAPORE, Sept. 28, 2017 /CNW/ -- What if Starbucks sent you cryptocurrencies each time you walked past their store? This is the vision of blockchain startup GATCOIN Founder & CEO Simon Cheong. He unveiled GATCOIN's new "targeted airdrop" technology ... ( read original story ...)
Angry Alonso left a hole in the wall after Singapore exit
Fernando Alonso says he left a fist-sized hole in the wall of his private drivers’ room in Singapore, after anger got the better of him following his first-corner exit. The Spaniard had looked set to challenge for a surprise podium at the Marina Bay ... ( read original story ...)
Sebastian Vettel sees no point looking back at Singapore GP crash
ROEBUCK: Singapore debacle was no racing incident Asked on Thursday ... More in f1Williams takes latest Mercedes engine ... More F1 News Hamilton determined to avoid team orders Lewis Hamilton says he does not want to call on Mercedes team orders to ... ( read original story ...)
Electric car-sharing service to be launched in Singapore
SINGAPORE: An electric car-sharing service will be launched in Singapore in December, in what the company behind the scheme said yesterday was a first for Southeast Asia. BlueSG, a subsidiary of France’s Bollore Group, said that 80 cars and 30 stations ... ( read original story ...)
China debunk fake news from Singapore: Not as close as you claimed
China’s Defence Ministry today (Sep 28) has issued a press statement reiterating their stand that China oppose Singapore conducting joint military operations with Taiwan: “China is willing to work with Singapore to create favourable conditions to ... ( read original story ...)