Singapore

Singapore women aged 18-25 prefer blog shopping

According to a release, Friday night saw the first blogshop fashion show ever staged in Singapore. Hosted by LiveJournal.sg, the event attracted over 200 guests including top bloggers and blogshop owners as well as local celebrities, online business executives and the media. Blogshops that showcased clothes and accessories in the fashion show inside the nightspot Butter Factory included DressaBelle, My Glamour Place, Momoteapot, Wonderstellar, FashPash, and Rashonal.

Singapore women aged 18-25 prefer blog shopping

According to a release, Friday night saw the first blogshop fashion show ever staged in Singapore. Hosted by LiveJournal.sg, the event attracted over 200 guests including top bloggers and blogshop owners as well as local celebrities, online business executives and the media. Blogshops that showcased clothes and accessories in the fashion show inside the nightspot Butter Factory included DressaBelle, My Glamour Place, Momoteapot, Wonderstellar, FashPash, and Rashonal.

Wow! Singapore casino market now worth $5.8b a year

But Resorts World Singapore is losing out rapidly to Marina Bay Sands.

China Minzhong profit up 77.9%

The company cited better product mix, improved yield from maturing farmland, and higher operating efficiency as the drivers.

China Healthcare Chief Financial Controller resigns

Ms Vera Lim Goon Lwee will pursue career in other industry.

Otto Marine President and Group Chief Executive Officer retires

Lee Kok Wah will serve as Advisor to Chairman and Group CEO effective 28 November 2011.

UOL’s profit dips 12% to S$101m in 3Q11

OCBC blames the profit decline on the absence of contributions from Nassim Park Residences.

Private residential purchases by ‘Company’ moderates in 2011

The story of moderation was even more discouraging if purchases by en bloc collective sale buyers were taken out of the equation.

Thai Beverage profit up 21.7%

It would have been higher if not for the loss from the company’s beer business.

ECS Holdings’ revenue jumps 33.8% to S$991.7m in 3Q11

However, its profit dipped 33.7% to S$9.1m as its Enterprise Systems and IT Services plunged 26.9%.

Non-oil domestic exports may drop 6.8% in October

It seems like the economic outlook for the fourth quarter won’t be pretty.

Singapore’s retail sales may hit 5.6% in September

Standard Chartered expects retail sales to have remained strong as credit-card spending was up 10.3%.

SBS Transit profit down 16.4% to $10.7m

SBS Transit profit down 16.4% to $10.7m

Residential investment sales plunge 50.4% to S$2.20b in 3Q11

However, this sector still accounted for the highest share of 48.6% in total investment sales.

Property investment sales plummet 47% to S$4.51b in 3Q11

And guess which property sector was the star performer for the quarter?

Golden Agri-Resources profit up 11% to US$110m in the third quarter

GAR profit for the first nine months more than doubled to US$520m, thanks to the recovery of palm products output.

Will Japan’s upcoming casinos hurt the Singapore gaming market?

Japan could potentially legalize casinos by end-2012, says DMG OSK.