Singapore
Vai alla Scheda Paese »If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline.
— Lee Kuan Yew
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Japan’s Tokio Marine to strengthen insurance lineup in Vietnam: report
Apart from the current non-life insurance, it will develop agricultural, auto and life insurance.Vietnam's insurance sales see six-year high growth: data Singapore's life insurer Great Eastern exits Vietnam: report
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Rwanda: Singapore to Support Rwanda's Industrial Parks Development
[New Times] The Government of Singapore has pledged to support Rwanda in the ongoing process of developing industrial parks in various parts of the country as well as developing strategies to promote small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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Singapore seeks to turn labor crunch into a robot revolution
Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600 or so staff members at Singapore’s Tung Lok Restaurants quits, though such days are rare. The Chinese restaurant group is one of the thousands of businesses struggling with a labor crunch caused by curbs on foreign ...
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Abu Dhabi's Falcon 'blocked from new Singapore business'
Swiss private bank, owned by sovereign wealth fund IPIC, reportedly blocked by local financial regulator
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Pedestrian, motorist arrested in Singapore after ‘Pokemon Go’ affray
Two Singaporean men have been arrested after getting into a fight triggered by the hugely popular mobile phone game “Pokemon Go,” local police said Tuesday. The fight broke out between a motorist and a pedestrian on Sunday at the parking garage entrance of a mall in Singapore’s popular Orchard Road ...
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Charoen's F&N seeks acquisitions in race with Coke, Pepsi
SINGAPORE -- Drinks maker Fraser & Neave, controlled by Thailand’s richest man Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is searching for acquisitions to bolster its market share in Southeast Asia after its war chest grew to nearly S$1 billion (US$744 million) with sales of beer assets.
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Why China’s plan to build a new Silk Road runs through Singapore
As the son of a man who journeyed from China to Singapore and founded a shipping business a half century ago, Teo Siong Seng sees his life as one immersed in the ancient trading networks of Asia. So the managing director of the Pacific International Lines Group is seeking to ...
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Berli Jucker to use Big C network in Asean
SET-listed Berli Jucker Plc (BJC), a consumer product manufacturer under Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) Group, will pool its synergy with Big C Supercenter Plc to expand its business across the Indochina market.
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Japan, ASEAN agree to cooperate on support for new industries
Economic ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed on a 10-year economic cooperation plan centered on cooperation between Japan and the 10-member grouping to support the creation of new industries by private enterprise in the ASEAN region. The ASEAN Economic Community, which aims at integrating ...
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Packaging to track GDP rise
Thailand's corrugated packaging industry is expected to grow by 3-3.5% this year and aims to set itself up as the hub of the industry in Asean, says the Thai Corrugated Packaging Association.
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Singapore GIC in talks to own at least 7 pct of Vietnam's Vietcombank: sources
GIC would be the third-biggest investor in VietcombankVietnam banks see 2016 credit growth up 20.4 pct on year: central bankVietnam banks jump on global list of biggest public firmsSingapore raises stake in Vietnam's consumer group Masan: report
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When China sneezes, these countries will be first to catch a cold
If (or when) China sneezes, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and Malaysia would be first to feel the chill
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ASEAN expects China, Brexit to slow economic growth in 2016
53 percent of the U.S. companies thought ASEAN has become more important in terms of worldwide revenue in the past two yearsThe global economy is slow... but steadier than everAsian women still suffer pay gap, inequality at work: studyVietnam's stock market loses $1.12 bln as Brexit wreaks havoc worldwideSoutheast Asia ...
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U.S. failure to ratify TPP will make Japan rethink security, hurt U.S. credibility in region, Singapore’s Lee tells Obama
Relations between the United States and Japan will suffer if U.S. President Barack Obama fails to win Congress approval of a Pacific free trade agreement before leaving office in January, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday. Speaking at a joint news conference with Obama after they met at ...
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Singapore chief meets Obama to fete 50th year of ties, urges Congress to OK TPP
The prime minister of Singapore urged the United States to maintain its “indispensable role” in the Asia-Pacific and ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal as he joined President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations with the Southeast Asian city ...
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Singapore’s Lee says U.S. credibility on the line over TPP trade agreement
American credibility is on the line over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday, urging its ratification despite growing political opposition in the U.S. to the 12-nation free trade pact. Lee acknowledged that the TPP is politically difficult in a tough election year because of American ...
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UOB claims to launch Singapore’s first cloud-based integrated business solution to help small businesses enhance productivity
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Obama to push for Congress to pass TPP despite its demonization in campaign
During a visit by Singapore’s prime minister on Tuesday, President Barack Obama will extol the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal and commit to getting it done, a top White House official said Friday, even though Obama’s fellow Democrats panned it at their convention this past week. Obama wants Congress to ...
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Boeing bags $5 billion deal with recovering Malaysia Airlines, $1 billion India patrol jet sale
Malaysia Airlines Berhad inked a deal with Boeing on Wednesday to buy 50 B737 MAX aircraft valued at $5.5 billion, signaling that the troubled state-owned air carrier is on track to recovery. “Malaysia Airlines is now on a path to growth across the ASEAN region. This new aircraft order will ...
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Singapore’s NYDC closes last cafe, bids adieu to Vietnam
Analysts said it was unable to compete with the increasingly dominant Vietnamese chainsMake for Vietnam: How US cafe and fast-food chains adapt to local tastesVietnamese coffee chains hope to beat global rivals with home brews
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Ho Chi Minh City’s FDI pledges fall 65 pct in Jan-Jul
Cayman Islands was the top investor, followed by Japan and Singapore.Provinces urged to carefully assess FDI projects before licensingVietnam becoming a magnet for technology firms, but problems persistVietnam's H1 actual FDI rises 15 pct yr/yr to $7.25 bln: gov'tVietnam becoming wary of too many incentives to foreign investors