Singapore
Employment grew by 37,500 in Q4 2009
The resilient labour market enabled employment to rebound following job losses in the first half of 2009.
Employment grew by 37,500 in Q4 2009
The resilient labour market enabled employment to rebound following job losses in the first half of 2009.
Retail sales up 2.3% in January 2010
Catering trade meanwhile dropped 5.3% compared to January 2009.
Properties to be sold above $1,000psf
Of the total 1,196 private residential units sold in February, 53.3% exceeded $1,000psf, and the trend is expected to continue over the next few months.
Air France launches personalised service at Singapore Changi Airport
Designed to provide comfort to La Première passengers departing from Singapore, the JetQuay Lounge is exclusive for travellers on Air France First Class.
MPA extends port dues concession
Port dues concession, originally only until 31 March 2010, will be extended for another six months or until the end of September.
Singaporeans: who are are you?
The Census of Population 2010 starts today, the fifth census conducted since Singapore’s independence.
StarHub supports Government's efforts to ensure fair content costs
StarHub also supports the idea of having a common set-top box for consumers, as it gives greater convenience, cost-savings and quality assurance.
First round of negotiations on Free Trade Agreement complete
Singapore and the European Union had constructive discussions during the first round of negotiations on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.
Temasek's unit ST Telemedia buys 10% stake in VNPT Global
The investment company is "now ready to jointly explore telecommunications opportunities on the world stage" with the Vietnamese firm.
MCC Land Singapore highest bidder for Yishun E3
The parcel at Yishun Avenue 11, with land area of 15,074.2 sq m, received a total of ten bids.
Aviation industry to recover from the bad year
"The international aviation industry was badly affected by the economic downturn last year, but Changi fared better than we anticipated," said Mrs Lim Hwee Hua.
Singapore Commodity Exchange to start trading gold
Singapore Exchange unit SICOM will begin trading its gold deferred settlement contract on 30 March 2010 to attract new investors.
CapitaMalls Asia will join the Straits Times Index
With the half-yearly review done, CapitaMalls Asia will be replacing Cosco Corp Singapore as a constituent of the Straits Times Index (STI).
Fortis to acquire 23.9% stake in Parkway Holdings
Estimated to be about S$959.4 million, the deal between Fortis Healthcare and TPG Capital will enable the Indian firm to be Parkway's major shareholder.
Manulife Singapore appoints Robert Elliott as SVP and CDO
Formerly the Vice President, Agency Operations of Manulife (International) Limited, Elliott is now Senior Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer for Singapore.
URA receives application for Woodlands Avenue 12 site tender
Made available for sale through the Reserve List system on 8 December 2009, the land parcel will soon be up for public tender for a minimum bid of S$25 million.
Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard secures S$130mln conversion contract
Jurong Shipyard has inked the deal with Petrobras to carry out pre-conversion works on the MT SUVA, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC).
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