SINGAPORE: Growth rate could hit 11.7% in three years. Singapore is one of the most attractive e-commerce market in Asia. According to BMI Research, e-commerce players can find growth in the “small but mighty” due to its fully urbanised populations ... ( read original story ...)
Airline review: Singapore Airlines business class, Frankfurt to Singapore
For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Frankfurt is a major airline hub and it's busy, but check-in is fast and smooth. Security screening is thorough. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Grand Prix faces threat from Thailand, China
SINGAPORE: For most, a 10th anniversary is an occasion fit for celebration but, for the 2017 Formula One (F1) Singapore Grand Prix, festivities for this milestone are muted amid a future shrouded in uncertainty. The world’s first and only night street ... ( read original story ...)
99.co’s guides: Property purchase for PRs in Singapore
Property purchase in Singapore can be a challenging process – especially if you don’t have much idea about the country’s real estate market and how things work. The types of properties that will be available for you to buy are dependent on your ... ( read original story ...)
Technology could worsen inequality as more workers displaced: DBS Group boss Piyush Gupta
SINGAPORE - Technology has the potential to create a "useless" class of workers displaced by artificial intelligence and automation, even as wealth and power is concentrated in the hands of a few, said DBS Group Holdings chief executive Piyush Gupta. ( read original story ...)
Technology vital to healthcare in Asia-Pacific
Technology is fundamental to transforming how healthcare is delivered, but some challenges remain, according to experts. At the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) AsiaPac17 conference recently held in Singapore, there were many ... ( read original story ...)
Finland and Helsinki comes to Singapore
Connecting people and fostering collaboration opportunities via more than 60 events throughout 2017 the effort will be at its peak with huge Finnish attendance and special attention during the annual Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH). ( read original story ...)
Singapore lenders amongst the most secure banks in the world
When it comes to safety and security, Singapore's biggest lenders – DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, and United Overseas Bank – trumped all other banks in Asia to become the safest in the region. A report by the Straits Times said the three banks have dominated ... ( read original story ...)
Vettel relying on Singapore experience to regain F1 lead
SINGAPORE — With the Singapore street circuit suited to Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel is hoping to reclaim the Formula One championship lead from Lewis Hamilton this weekend. Vettel secured six straight podiums on Singapore’s floodlit Marina Bay street ... ( read original story ...)
SRX Property debuts drone video, photography to market Singapore properties
Real estate portal SRX Property has launched the use of aerial video and photography taken by drones to better showcase homes to potential buyers. Its new feature, dubbed X-Drone, will allow prospective buyers, especially those overseas, to visualise the ... ( read original story ...)
Property prices in three Asia Pacific cities getting risky
“Asset prices, especially property prices, today are as stretched as they were before the Asian crisis,” said its head for Asia-Pacific ratings Elena Okorochenko during a conference in Singapore on Wednesday (13 September). SEE ALSO: Hong Kong Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Agency partners wanted for HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2018
Rugby Singapore is on the lookout for a creative and marketing agency, as well as a communications, PR and social agency for the upcoming HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2018 tournament. Rugby Singapore is the commercial arm of the Singapore Rugby Union. ( read original story ...)
DBS, OCBC, UOB named top 3 safest banks in Asia
SINGAPORE - Singapore lenders - DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank - once again dominated a ranking of Asia's safest banks, taking the top three positions. DBS was not only deemed the safest bank in Asia by New York-based trade publication Global ... ( read original story ...)
One of DBS’s top corporate bankers has just joined ING as an MD
DBS’s head of large corporates for India, has moved to ING in Singapore in a managing director role. Banerjee joined ING as head of corporate clients for India on 1 September, according to a spokesperson for the bank in Singapore. During nine ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares edge lower as lenders drag
Singapore stocks fell on Wednesday ... Among the lenders, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp fell 0.2 percent , DBS Group Holdings lost 0.5 percent and United Overseas Bank declined 0.6 percent. Keppel DC REIT said it acquired a data centre in Dublin, Ireland ... ( read original story ...)
Govt Denies Rumor It is Planning to Import Gas from Singapore
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government has denied a rumor that it is planning to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Singapore. The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said that the government is only negotiating a deal to build ... ( read original story ...)