A new app has been launched to help Singapore food firms export their products more easily and efficiently, while also helping prevent counterfeit goods. The smart app, created by Enterprise Singapore and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Business Review opens nominations for the second Made in Singapore Awards 2018
Nominations will close on 6 July 2018. The Singapore Business Review Made in Singapore Awards and Designed in Singapore Awards are back in their second year to recognise excellent products in Singapore. Both awards programmes are open to all companies in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong suffer the most from mobile ad fraud
Edinburgh University’s Professor of Epistemics Jon Oberlander shares his thoughts on driverless vehicles and deep learning, explaining the need to address distrust of AI and for well-advised government regulations. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Partners with Vietnam as MAS Signs New Fintech Agreement
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have agreed to form a new partnership to encourage Fintech innovation while simultaneously strengthening cooperation in banking supervision. MAS has signed numerous bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Partners with Viet Nam as MAS Signs New Fintech Agreement
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) have agreed to form a new partnership to encourage Fintech innovation while simultaneously strengthening cooperation in banking supervision. MAS has signed numerous bilateral ... ( read original story ...)
In profile: The men who could be Singapore’s next Prime Minister
and Mr Heng Swee Keat has his wish answered by continuing at the Ministry of Finance in the latest Cabinet reshuffle. From left to right: Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Mr Heng Swee Keat. SINGAPORE: Much has been discussed and written since the start ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Adds Another Woman to Its Male-Dominated Cabinet
Rajah, currently senior minister of state for law and finance, will become Minister in the Prime Minister ... and continue as Second Minister for Home Affairs. Before the changes, Singapore -- the only developed economy in Southeast Asia -- was among ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Hubs Singapore and London Boost Professional Development in their regions with launch of AI Programme in Finance
Singapore, 24 April 2018 – Imagine having your bank loan approved within a minute. Or if you’re a finance professional, how about having a virtual assistant to plough through tons of financial data to decide which investment would yield a better return? ( read original story ...)
Singapore puts down 27-year-old polar bear born in tropics
SINGAPORE - Inuka, the world's first polar bear born in the tropics, has been put down by the Singapore Zoo. The 27-year-old bear suffered from age-related ailments including arthritis. Its limbs were too weak to support an over 500-kilogram frame. The zoo ... ( read original story ...)
Government Plans To Launch A SingPass Mobile App With Mobile App Market On The Rise In Singapore
A couple years back, few could have predicted the enormous bang that smartphones made on the market. Once a novelty designed for tech-oriented people, they have come to dominate most aspects of our lives, from the way we navigate our cities to the way we ... ( read original story ...)
India ride-hailing firm Jugnoo eyes Singapore as Uber drives off
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indian ride-hailing firm Jugnoo plans to enter the Singapore market next month, its chief executive said on Wednesday, joining other companies eyeing the city state as Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] prepares to leave. Uber’s app will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore March industrial output seen up 5.4 percent
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s industrial production is expected to have risen at a slightly slower annual pace in March than the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday. Manufacturing output in March is likely to be up 5.4 percent from a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Pursues $1 Billion Port Development
Along with this agreement, MPA has also signed six other agreements with local and international companies at the Singapore Maritime Technology Conference —to promote innovation, boost efficiency and develop maritime operations. One such agreement has ... ( read original story ...)
Blue Wireless launches new AsiaPac 4G/LTE Service for Enterprises
SINGAPORE, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Blue Wireless is announcing a major improvement in 4G/LTE connectivity options for Enterprise customers, introducing its own 4G/LTE SIM card offering high-speed wireless connectivity in 15 markets in Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore mourns Inuka, the world’s only ‘tropical polar bear’
The only polar bear ever born in the tropics has died in Singapore of age-related ailments. "We have jointly made the difficult but necessary decision to not revive Inuka from anaesthesia on humane grounds," the Singapore Zoo said in a statement. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Secret Weapon In The Startup Race Is Workplace Flexibility
So what is it that makes Singapore such a good place to breed entrepreneurial talent? Our findings showed that the scheme yielded a substantial positive impact on entrepreneurship, with new business creation growing by 23% among businesses permitted under ... ( read original story ...)