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.

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Brunei govt gets thumbs up for handling Covid-19, among best record in ASEAN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 13, 2021, Borneo Bulletin/ANN. Respondents from Brunei Darussalam recorded the strongest…

[Analytics] Singapore and Malaysia backtrack on high-speed rail

Once labelled as a ‘game changer’ that would unleash demand for travel and consumer spending,…

Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students’ computers sparks privacy fears

SINGAPORE, Feb 8, 2021, Reuters. A Singapore government scheme to ensure children have access to…

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Singapore taxi giant challenges Grab with ride-hailing trial

SINGAPORE, Feb 3, 2021, Nikkei Asia. Singapore’s largest taxi operator ComfortDelGro on Wednesday started a…

Taiwan ranks second in first Asia-Pacific Personalized Health index

TAIPEI, Jan 31, 2021, Focus Taiwan. Taiwan ranked second behind Singapore, out of 11 Asia…

Singapore suspends ‘travel bubble’ with Malaysia, South Korea

SINGAPORE, Jan 30, 2021, Al Jazeera. Singapore announced it will temporarily suspend its reciprocal “travel…

Russia resumes flights to Greece, Singapore from Feb 8

MOSCOW, Jan 29, 2021, TASS. Moscow resumes flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8,…

Singapore and India are not negotiating air travel bubble: CAAS

SINGAPORE, Jan 28, 2021, Yahoo News Singapore. While Singapore and India are hoping to eventually…

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Singapore urges national airline to be first to vaccinate all staff

SINGAPORE, Jan 18, 2021, Reuters. Singapore on Monday urged workers at its national airline to…

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