Singapore expresses disappointment at decision to reclassify cannabis
SINGAPORE, Dec 3, 2020, ST. The Singapore Government has registered its disappointment at a United…
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Singapore is an economy of 5.6 million people and a founding member of APEC. When the forum was founded in 1989, Singapore’s real GDP was USD 61 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 21,000. By 2016, Singapore’s GDP grew fivefold at USD 295 billion, and its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 53,000.
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble will be delayed to next year
SINGAPORE, Dec 1, 2020, ST. The launch of the much-anticipated travel bubble to facilitate leisure…
Singaporean mum gives birth to baby with Covid-19 antibodies
PETALING JAYA, Nov 29, 2020, FMT. A Singaporean woman who had Covid-19 recently has given…
British Dyson to set up new advanced manufacturing hub in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Nov 27, 2020, ST. British technology company Dyson is planning for a new advanced…
Singapore nearly virus-free after local cases and clusters cease
SINGAPORE, Nov 25, 2020, Bangkok Post. Having once had the highest Covid-19 rate in Southeast…
Thailand no longer top overseas destination for Chinese tourists
BANGKOK, Nov 23, 2020, Bloomberg. Thailand has lost its spot as the most popular cross-border…
Malaysia-Singapore RTS Link project will be finished by 2026
JOHOR BARU, Nov 23, 2020, The Star. Malaysian Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong has assured…
Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’ is postponed amid Covid-19 spike
HONG KONG, Nov 22, 2020, CNN. The highly-anticipated Hong Kong and Singapore “air travel bubble”…
Asian economies should tap women as powerful, underutilised engine of growth: Singapore’s president
SINGAPORE, Nov 19, 2020, ST. The time that women in Asia-Pacific spend on housework daily…
Singapore no longer world’s most expensive city, as prices fall amid Covid-19 pandemic
SINGAPORE, Nov 19, 2020, Today. Singapore is no longer the world’s most expensive city for…
Novel coronovirus survives in frozen chicken, fish, pork for three weeks: Singapore study
SINGAPORE, Nov 17, 2020, ST. An ongoing study by local researchers found that the Sars-CoV-2…
15 countries sign RCEP, the world’s largest trade pact
SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2020, ST. The world’s largest trade pact was inked on Sunday (Nov…