Singapore

Why retailers need to consider setting up an online shop

2 in 3 Singaporeans prefer retailers with e-commerce and mobile app.

Chart of the Day: Will wage growth in Singapore stall in 2017?

Analysts foresee growth to moderate around 2% next year.

Tay-Tan Bee Kiew resigned as Cordlife Group's independent director

She wishes to devote more time to her other commitments.

Tjioe Ka In stepped down as Tung Lok Restaurants' executive director

She was re-designated as the chief operating officer.

What can digital services learn from Singtel's latest outage?

About two weeks ago, Singtel's subscribers were greeted by an outage of fixed broadband services lasting more than 20 hours. This, understandably, caused much consternation, together with relief when the problem was resolved the following Sunday.

Why analysts are not impressed with Singapore's strong November NODX

They forecast full year NODX to stil be in the red at -4.1%.

What are the chances of Genting Singapore winning a Japan casino license?

International operators may be limited to JVs with Japanese partners.

Guess which industry will receive the highest wage hike in 2017

Life sciences jobs are expected to see a 4.1% salary increase next year.

MatchMove: Business model evolution

It was January 2014, and Shailash Naik, CEO of MatchMove Global Pte Ltd was pleased. MatchMove, an online entertainment service provider, had just been ranked 25th out of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in the 2013 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ranking.

Jim Rogers tells us when to sell and which bubbles to watch

History repeats itself… especially in the world of investing. Jim Rogers (who happens to be a Singapore resident) made a fortune predicting major market events. He’s a history buff and knows that, as he says, “if you understand history, you're probably going to be a much better investor.”