Digital ad spending in the Southeast Asia is set for a significant rise, as mobile sees heavy investment across the region. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will all see their digital ad spend increase by double digits ... ( read original story ...)
New Nokia 3310 3G to be available in Singapore from October
SINGAPORE: Nokia is relaunching the iconic 3310 model with a 3G data connection, HMD Global Oy confirmed on Thursday (Sep 28). The Finnish manufacturer, which has exclusive rights to market Nokia's phones, said in a news release that the new phone will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore beats New York in global destination rankings
The number visitors from abroad grew 8.8% in 2016. Singapore replaces New York and takes the fifth spot amongst top global destinations for leisure and business, the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index revealed. According to a press release ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices have bottomed, Hong Kong ‘crazy.’
"Very significant" income growth will drive the first leg of a recovery in home prices in Singapore, where property ownership as a proportion of household assets is near a record low, BNP's Asia-Pacific head of research for financial institutions and ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered has just hired a senior banker from DBS
https://news.efinancialcareers.com/sg-en/296427/ocbc-digital-banking-hiring/ Standard Chartered in Singapore has hired a senior relationship manager from DBS as it continues to build its Asian private bank. Abhijit Shetty joined Stan Chart as a director ... ( read original story ...)
The Singapore Stock Market Today: APAC Realty Makes Its Debut
Hello, Fools! Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended the day at 3,224.49 points, down 11.66 points or 0.4%. On the other hand, the STI component that gained ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Population Growth Stalls as Non-Residents Decrease
Singapore’s population size barely grew, rising 0.1 percent in the 12 months through June as the number of non-residents declined, the first drop since at least 2010. The number of non-residents fell 1.6 percent from a year ago, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Vettel puts Singapore crash behind him to focus on Malaysia
SEPANG, Malaysia — Sebastian Vettel is wasting no energy in his title fight with Lewis Hamilton. After blowing pole position by causing a crash at the Singapore GP two weeks ago, the Ferrari driver threw away a golden chance to regain the championship ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines Awards on Alaska Airlines are a Steal, New Best Deal to Hawaii?
American Express, Citibank, Chase, Capital One and other banks are advertising ... and cash back (and currencies that can be converted into the same). Singapore Airlines Krisflyer is a super useful program. They offer their own members much better award ... ( read original story ...)
Canada number six on HSBC list of best expat destinations 2017
Expats living in Singapore are the happiest with their new lives, according to a new list that ranks the best expat destinations in the world. If you're looking to start a new chapter in your life, the results of the latest HSBC Expat Explorer Survey ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore tops HSBC list of best expat destinations 2017 — again
Expats living in Singapore are the happiest with their new lives, according to a new list that ranks the best expat destinations in the world. If you're looking to start a new chapter in your life, the results of the latest HSBC Expat Explorer Survey ... ( read original story ...)
S’pore remains top expat destination for third year running: HSBC
SINGAPORE— The Republic has again been rated by expatriates as the best country in the world to live and work in, and is the only country in Asia to be in the top 10, in the latest annual HSBC Expat Explorer survey. Economic and political stability ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has the richest, safest, and best quality of life for expats
Singapore is the best place to live in the world as an expat, according to HSBC’s 10th annual “Expat Explorer: Broadening Perspectives” survey. HSBC commissioned Britain’s YouGov polling agency to survey nearly 28,000 expats (people aged 18 or over ... ( read original story ...)
New Narrowband-IoT module may be a hit in international markets
While the two largest mobile carriers in the US, Verizon and AT&T, are currently rolling out LTE Cat-M1, international network operators are primarily backing NB-IoT as their LPWAN standard of choice — it is currently being tested in Spain, Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Oppo F3 Diwali limited edition launched at Rs 18990
In terms of connectivity, it gets dual-SIM support, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ b/g/n ... followed by the U.S., Singapore and Holland. The report, however, cautioned against risks from uncertain global economic conditions. ( read original story ...)
TPG Consortium Seeks Buyers for Indonesian Finance Company
SINGAPORE—An investor group that includes U.S. private-equity firm TPG Capital is looking to sell its controlling stake in one of Indonesia’s oldest finance companies, in a deal that could value the company at about $1 billion, according to people ... ( read original story ...)