Pyongyang's official Rodong Sinmun on Tuesday filled its front page with photos of his visits to Singapore's landmarks, including the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Bay Sands resort. The North's Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim as ... ( read original story ...)
Live coverage: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un meet in Singapore
After months of back-and-forth, the President of the United States and the leader of North Korea are set to meet in Singapore Tuesday. The meeting is set to begin at 9 p.m. local time, or 9 a.m. Eastern Time. Kim Jong Un is expected to leave Singapore at 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Homegrown Singapore firm Finamatrix prepares to launch world’s first global hybrid AI technology fund in 2018
SINGAPORE – 06-11-2018 (Press Release Jet) — Finamatrix, a technology group since 2006 prepares to launch an AI-driven global hybrid technology fund in 2018. Singapore-based Finamatrix is planning to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven global ... ( read original story ...)
Dennis Rodman arrives in Singapore ahead of the Trump-Kim summit
NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman arrived in Singapore on early Tuesday morning ahead of the summit being held between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It was reported last week that the former NBA star could be in attendance for ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim visits Singapore’s sky bar, gardens in surprise evening tour
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went on an evening tour of Singapore on Monday, posing with city-state officials at a tropical garden before visiting an infinity pool atop a landmark waterfront hotel, to the surprise of guests. ( read original story ...)
Trump is leaving Singapore earlier than expected after North Korea’s Kim Jong Un set a deadline for their historic summit
President Donald Trump will depart Singapore earlier than expected after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un set a deadline for their highly anticipated summit on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported. Kim is scheduled to depart Singapore seven hours after his meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses in Singapore hope to cash in on Trump burgers, Kim tacos
“The media attention highlights the value the rest of the world places on Singapore, like security, peace and neutrality,” he told Yahoo Finance. “It provides an advertisement for a tourism boost and further foreign investment.” Krystal Hu is a ... ( read original story ...)
From scathing insults to a high-stakes summit: Can Trump and Kim make a deal in Singapore?
Singapore, the city state has become Singapore, the summit state. Cleaned up, locked down and ready to make history. The key players have arrived, with North Korea's Kim Jong-un touching down Sunday after his longest plane journey since taking power. Kim ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un steps out in Singapore for night out after mysterious travel plans revealed
the Singapore Straits Times reported. Kim arrived at Changi Airport on Sunday after boarding an Air China Boeing 747 plane in Pyongyang, Yonhap News Agency reported. Though the despot's travels were largely publicized upon his arrival for the historic ... ( read original story ...)
US, North Korean leaders to Singapore summit: Meet the key players
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Trump on the tarmac ... according to The Associated Press. Fox News’ Madeline Farber, Serafin Gomez, Lukas Mikelionis and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Kaitlyn Schallhorn is a Reporter ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market inches higher ahead of Trump-Kim summit
attended a lunch with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on Monday. U.S. stock-market indexes were trading tentatively higher in early trade Monday, ahead of a highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
StanChart to apply for virtual banking license in Hong Kong
Like peers around the world, banks in Asia, mainly in major hubs including Hong Kong and Singapore, have been boosting investments on internet and mobile banking services in the battle to lure tech-savvy students and young professionals. HSBC will invest $ ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Obama ambassador to Singapore: Trump-Kim summit is a ‘very good thing’ and a ‘unique moment’
Tuesday's summit in Singapore is unlikely to be a "momentous event," Kirk Wagar tells CNBC. But Wagar predicts the meeting could be the beginning of a discussion that "puts us on a diplomatic path." The Trump administration's desire for a win "increases ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore not most expensive city after considering taxes
Singapore may be ranked the most expensive city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), but a different ranking shows that this is hardly the case after accounting for personal income tax rates. Instead, Singapore comes in 11th in the latest ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Postcard: Tasting coconut, chicken rice and spice
SINGAPORE - The tiny city-state of Singapore is hosting its largest media contingent ever for the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They will be well fed, if nothing else. A sprawling 2,100 square-meter (23,000 ... ( read original story ...)
How North Koreans are reacting to the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
North Koreans got their first big dose of news Monday that their leader Kim Jong Un had arrived in Singapore for what even the state-run media was calling a historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The news covered the front page of the ruling ... ( read original story ...)