[Ratings] Asia’s most-loved stocks for 2019
Chinese tech giant Alibaba is the most-loved company in Asia, according to Refinitiv data. Other…
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.
Singtel and Grab jointly apply for digital full bank licence
SINGAPORE, Dec 30, 2019, The Nation. Singtel and Grab are making a bid for a…
New Zealand-Singapore upgraded economic agreement ratified
SINGAPORE, Dec 30, 2019, The Straits Times. The upgraded Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore…
[Analytics] Why do Singapore, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur work so hard?
Workers in the three Asian cities spend longer in the office, take fewer holidays and…
Singaporean Changi operator wins concession for Komodo Airport where APEC 2024 meeting planned
JAKARTA, Dec 27, 2019, Jakarta Globe. Changi Airport International, the operator of the world’s best…
Tanker in Singapore Strait boarded by pirates on Christmas Day, 30 incidents recorded so far in 2019
SINGAPORE, Dec 26, 2019, The Straits Times. A tanker in the Singapore Strait was boarded…
Indonesia’ superhero movie Gundala to be screened in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23, 2019, ANTARA. Indonesia’s superhero movie Gundala will be out at theaters…
[Analytics] 5G: The new space race for world’s superpowers
The quest to develop 5G capabilities is increasingly becoming this generation’s space race, sparking tensions…
Singapore cuts same-sex kiss from Star Wars movie
SINGAPORE, Dec 22, 2019, AFP. A brief kiss between two women in the new “Star…
Two Malaysian men arrested for bringing kratom to Singapore
SINGAPORE, Dec 22, 2019, Bernama. Two Malaysian men were arrested for bringing in four bottles…
China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park developer raises 1.36B yuan in IPO
SINGAPORE, Dec 21, 2019, The Business Times. The joint-venture company that developed the China-Singapore Suzhou…
Singapore unveils new mosquito facility in fight against dengue
SINGAPORE, Dec 20, 2019, AFP. Singapore unveils a new mosquito breeding facility that will help…