Singapore Stock Market May Spin Its Wheels On Wednesday

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has tracked higher in consecutive trading days, climbing more than 55 points or1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,485-point plateau although investors may cash in on ... ( read original story ...)

Trump and Kim to Meet on Singapore’s Sentosa Island Resort

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold their historic Singapore summit at the Capella Hotel on the city-state’s Sentosa Island, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday on Twitter. ( read original story ...)

StanChart Plans to Split Asia Into Singapore, Hong Kong Hubs

Standard Chartered Plc plans to create two new hubs for its Asian operations in Singapore and Hong Kong to simplify the emerging market lender’s extensive network and reduce costs, people familiar with the plan said. The bank has drawn up plans to ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore nightspot invents Trump-Kim cocktail

As Singapore prepares for a much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, its bars are offering cocktails featuring the Korean spirit, soju, to mark the event. Dhruv Tikekar reports. As Singapore prepares ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)