Cyber security threats on the rise as more people work from home: Survey
SINGAPORE, Oct 22, 2020, ST. Businesses in Singapore have seen a significant increase in cyber…
Singapore
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.
Mastercard, MatchMove, Idemia to pilot fingerprint biometric card in Asia
SINGAPORE, Oct 21, 2020, BT. Mastercard, Singapore fintech MatchMove and tech company Idemia are working…
[Analytics] Lessons from China’s economic recovery
China has this week become the first country to inch its way back to economic…
Singapore’s TraceTogether check-ins to become mandatory from end-December
SINGAPORE, Oct 21, 2020, ST. By the end of December, checking in with the TraceTogether…
Expertise-sharing and training online platform launched in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct 20, 2020, BT. SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) will add 500 training opportunities in leading…
[Analytics] Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’: How it’ll work
Leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore could resume in the coming weeks as both…
British billionaire Dyson sells Singapore’s priciest penthouse
SINGAPORE, Oct 19, 2020, Reuters. British billionaire James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum…
Singapore’s world-first face scan plan sparks privacy fears
SINGAPORE, Oct 18, 2020, AFP. Singapore will become the world’s first country to use facial…
Vietnam GDP could top Singapore’s this year: IMF
HANOI, Oct 17, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam’s estimated GDP of $340.6 billion this year could…
Indonesia, Singapore to strengthen cooperation in investment to the digital ecomonics
JAKARTA, Oct 17, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to enhance economic cooperation, including…
SIA, Cathay Pacific, Far East Hospitality to get fillip from planned travel bubble
SINGAPORE, Oct 16, 2020, BT. Aviation and hospitality stocks listed in Singapore and Hong Kong…
Singapore GDP contraction slows to 7 per cent in Q3, propped up by manufacturing
SINGAPORE, Oct 14, 2020, BT. Singapore’s third-quarter economic growth staged a rebound from the deep…