After weeks of speculation it's finally been announced - tiny little Singapore will host the historic Trump-Kim Jong-un summit. The "little red dot" beat the DMZ, Mongolia and even Beijing as a place for the meeting to be held. President Trump has shown ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: A distinct e-commerce market in SEA
According to Forrester Research, 60 percent of Singapore’s e-commerce sales come from cross-border orders, a high percentage compared to its neighboring country Malaysia at 40 percent. Mobile applications are expected to drive revenue as much as US$101.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Transport For Tourists In Singapore – Guide To The Best And Most Affordable Means To Get Around In Singapore
Taxis in Singapore can be conveniently flagged down on the street ... In such cases, you might have to order a taxi by phone, or by using a taxi booking mobile app like Taxi-Taxi@SG. Taxis are technically supposed to take you anywhere you want, except ... ( read original story ...)
Hyphens Pharma International to raise $13.5m in IPO
Upon the completion of the IPO, the company's market cap will be at $78m ... and consumer healthcare group with a direct presence in five ASEAN countries, namely, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It sells speciality ... ( read original story ...)
Fullerton Health Eyes U.S. IPO After Singapore Setback
Fullerton Healthcare Corp., the medical service provider that shelved plans for a Singapore initial public offering in 2016, is now aiming to sell shares in the U.S., people with knowledge of the matter said. Fullerton Healthcare, founded in 2011, owns ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam stock valuations seen as pricey after IPO binge
SINGAPORE/HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has just celebrated its two biggest IPOs and its first-ever ranking as Southeast Asia’s hottest capital market. But its benchmark index has also just suffered its worst monthly fall in seven years, prompting fund ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Diplomatic Footprint Dwarfed by U.S. in Singapore
Why Trump and Kim Picked Singapore for Their Summit: QuickTake NKNews, a news portal focused on North Korea, reported that the embassy moved to its current location in 2016 from a five-bedroom, 7,500-square-foot house located at 60 Joo Chiat Lane in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Media Festival 2018 Showcases Global Creative Excellence
SINGAPORE, May 11, 2018 – The Singapore Media Festival (SMF) returns for its fifth edition from 29 November to 9 December 2018. This year's festival will not only continue to celebrate the best in Asian storytelling, but also nurture the region ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore ties with US, NKorea make city-state summit site
Singapore is familiar ground for the reclusive communist country, which has its embassy in Singapore's central business district. Single-party rule since Singapore gained independence in 1965 has ensured stability and fostered a security state that is ... ( read original story ...)
COMMENT: Malaysia-Singapore Union Flickers Back to Life
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore, was a canny politician, an extraordinary statesman and an astute analyst of geopolitics. At times it was hard to tell which hat he was wearing. That seems to have been the case when, speaking to the press in ... ( read original story ...)
The Best Online Shopping Coupons & Promo Codes Singapore 2018
Amazon works exclusively (to my knowledge) with Citibank to promote Prime Now membership in Singapore, and you can get a pretty sweet discount of $10 no matter what. Promo expires 31 May though, so hurry. British fashion retailer ASOS is super popular here ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka says business ties with Singapore strengthened with FTA
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka's largest business organization, on Wednesday said it had strengthened ties with Singapore businesses following the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The Sri Lanka-Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s election could be a tipping point for Chinese property investors
Malaysia’s general election on Wednesday, which has highlighted political uncertainty in the country, may crimp the confidence of Chinese investors, sparking an investor flight towards Singapore property, at least in the short term, analysts said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore deports two gunrunners to Taiwan
TAIPEI: Two Taiwanese gunrunners suspected of involvement in the smuggling of more than 100 guns last week were deported from Singapore Thursday, one day after their arrest. The two were named as Liao Wei-tsang (廖緯蒼), 30, an important cadre in a ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why Singapore was chosen to host the summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un
Singapore’s diplomatic ties with North Korea and its relative proximity made the small Southeast Asian nation a natural choice for the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, analysts say. Trump announced in a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s old shophouses a promising haven for investment
Amazon.com, for example, brought its Prime delivery service to Singapore last year ... Houses are undoubtedly safer bets. Residential property prices are on the mend after a government-engineered cooling. That, and an expensive Hong Kong home market ... ( read original story ...)