Singapore helps Japan’s tsunami-hit city pick up the pieces
RIKOZENTAKATA, Oct 6, 2019, The Straits Times. Ms Takiko Murakami, who lives in the once…
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.
Five foreign palm oil companies suspected in Indonesia’s forest fires
JAKARTA, Oct 6, 2019, Tempo.co. The Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has named five out…
[Analytics] How to deliver future of Southeast Asia’s electric vehicles
If there is a region that could use a mobility revolution, it is Southeast Asia….
Thailand market among ASEAN best
BANGKOK, Oct 5, 2019, Bangkok Post. Thailand has been one of the better-performing markets in…
[Analytics] Singapore to decide what’s fake and what’s real
Five months after it was passed into law, Singapore’s anti-fake news legislation has taken draconian…
Chinese tourists skip Hong Kong for Singapore as city misses out on golden week bonanza
SINGAPORE, Oct 3, 2019, SCMP. For months, Ye Rongchang and his wife had been planning…
Russian startups will present projects to investors with a capital of $100M to $1B from Korea, Japan and Singapore
MOSCOW, Sep 30, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. Russian companies that offer technological solutions to enter…
[Analytics] Getting Indonesia 4.0-ready
In September last year, Cisco and Oxford Economics analysed 433 occupations across 21 industries. Looking…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in shopping district
HONG KONG, Sep 29, 2019, The Straits Times. Hong Kong police fired tear gas at…
Singaporeans have to be prepared for rough weather ahead: PM Lee Hsien Loong
NEW YORK, Sep 28, 2019, The Straits Times. Singaporeans have to be prepared for rough…
Pacific militaries train for disaster response
NEW CALEDONIA, Sep 28, 2019, RNZ. Top commanders of armed forces from across the Pacific…
Cambodia to host Indochina oil and gas conference
PHNOM PENH, Sep 27, 2019, The Khmer Times. The biggest event for the oil and…