SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Garbine Muguruza feels fit and fresh ahead of the WTA Finals with the Spanish world number two keen to bank on her experience of previous visits to Singapore to emerge from a group containing the tour's hardest hitters in the round ... ( read original story ...)
Pliskova delighted with her fast start on Singapore return
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - After failing to navigate her way out of the group phase on her WTA Finals debut in 2016, Karolina Pliskova was desperate to get off to a fast start this year and that is exactly what the Czech world number three managed against Venus ... ( read original story ...)
‘ISIS more likely to carry out attacks in PH; Singapore must stay vigilant’
Singapore may not be an immediate target for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) supporters after the terror group suffered defeats in Raqqa and Marawi. But terror analysts warn that the republic must keep its guard up, as battle-hardened fighters ... ( read original story ...)
Rolling stock to laughing stock: Why is Singapore’s metro struggling, when Hong Kong’s is a hit?
The public scolding that Singapore’s public transport tsars handed down this week to a handful of rail maintenance workers over a large-scale breakdown is raising questions about where the buck stops in the management of the Lion City’s metro network ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore has best pension system in Asia: Mercer index
SINGAPORE - Singapore topped Asia in providing adequate and sustainable income for retirement but there is room for improvement, said pension expert Mercer on Monday (Oct 23). The 2017 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, which looked at 30 countries ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Former auditor to launch her chocolate brand in January
For the people of Lion City, Gina Hardy is well known for truffles which are made in 50 different flavors, ranging from coconut and rum to earl grey tea and orange. The 42-year-old Singaporean, who is a former auditor, also pursued her degree in law before ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to limit number of cars on its roads from 2018
As one of the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, Singapore is to cap the number of vehicles on its streets next year due to lack of space. The move is in conjunction with efforts to improve the nation’s public transport system. According ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to halt car population growth from next year
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore, one of the world's most expensive places to own a vehicle, will not allow any growth in its car population from February, citing the small city-state's land scarcity and billions of dollars in planned public transport ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to Stop Adding Cars on Its Roads From February 2018
Singapore, among the world’s most expensive places to own a vehicle, will stop adding cars on its roads next year. The government will cut the annual growth rate for cars and motorcycles to zero from 0.25 percent starting in February, the transport ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines’ : Mobile App Adds Android Pay and Apple Pay as Payment Options
Singapore Airlines customers can now enjoy a more convenient and faster payment method with the introduction of Android Pay and Apple Pay mobile payment services on the Airline's award-winning mobile app. With the addition of Android Pay and Apple Pay as ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese property developers love Singapore so much, it might kill us
Foreign property developers, mainly China property developers, have a real fascination with Singapore. That’s good news for government land sales, because if you haven’t noticed, this island is damned tiny. That means they’re forced to bid ... ( read original story ...)
Why tech giants see Singapore as the next Artificial Intelligence hub
Singapore is attracting the world’s leading artificial intelligence talent because of its status as a cosmopolitan society and strong state backing for technology research, according to the head of the private equity firm building a mega hub in the city ... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore sees itself complementing China’s Belt and Road
China is Singapore's biggest export market. If the relationship is further strengthened ... "where the infrastructure can be put out either on the stock exchange, or bonds can be issued." Stressing the importance of arbitration in promoting the Belt ... ( read original story ...)
Beginner’s Guide To Investing In Asia (#5): How To Read A Stock Code?
What Is A Stock Index? A stock index is a collection of ... Singapore: Straits Times Index (30) Similarly, the main index in Singapore is the Straits Times Index. It is a market capitalization weighted index of some of the thirty largest companies listed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore unicorn Sea’s stock has a rollercoaster ride on first day of US IPO
Shares of Singapore’s online gaming, ecommerce, and digital payments company Sea had a rollercoaster ride on the first day of its US$884 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE ... roughly US$270 billion in market capitalization. ( read original story ...)
End of an era as Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close
HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders ... follows other global peers like Tokyo, Singapore and London that have eliminated their trading floors In the U.S., floor traders at the New York Stock ... ( read original story ...)