Singapore

A*STAR IME joins forces with University of Washington

The collaboration aims to accelerate the development of silicon photonics.

A*STAR IME joins forces with University of Washington

The collaboration aims to accelerate the development of silicon photonics.

Singapore Airlines August passenger carriage up 3%

Yet the airline’s overall traffic in its cargo declined by 0.1%.

Goldtron Limited appoints Chandran Nantha Kumar as Chairman

Kumar earlier assumed the company's CEO post last August 26.

Global Palm Resources financial controller quits

Zhang Xiaoyu intends to pursue other career opportunities.

UOL’s Dolly Lian Ah Cheok quits general manager of marketing

Kam Tin Seah has been tasked to assume supervision of the group’s marketing of residential and commercial properties.

A senior manager of Soup Restaurant quits

Ng Eng Chyuan New Ventures’ Senior Manager resigned.

Mapletree Industrial appoints Ler Lily as chief financial officer

She will replace Loke Huey Teng who will be transferred to Mapletree Investments.

Greening buildings can increase property value

By going green, commercial buildings can save 10% in operating expenses and reap a 2% increase in capital value.

Singapore market most stable in Asia

The country's earnings volatility is the lowest in the region, having stayed at 21.4% in the last 5 years.

75% of Singapore companies to outsource IT infrastructure by 2021

And over half of the country’s IT leaders will choose to move their infrastructure to the cloud.

Private homes launched in August drop by 43.6%

But deeper analysis of the statistics would show that “pure” private homes launched during the month declined by just a meager 1%.

What does it take to get the best employees in Singapore?

Companies are having to offer salary increases of 15-20% because of the skills shortage.

Sembcorp to co-develop innovation park in China

The 1,000-hectare Singapore-Sichuan Hi-tech Innovation Park will be located in the Chengdu Hi-tech Zone’s south park .

Singapore shares forecast to rise following Wall Street’s gains

The optimistic outlook is amidst news that top central banks will collaborate.

UOB on track towards ASEAN expansion

As 36% of its group profits in 1H 2011 came from markets outside Singapore.

Beware of technical recession ahead, warns analyst

Standard Chartered says a technical recession could affect some Asian economies, like Singapore and Hong Kong, by the end of 3Q 2011.

Non-oil domestic exports surge 5.1% in August

This figure comes as a surprise, especially amidst worsening economic conditions.