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As Singapore looks to an improved work-life balance, Hong Kong should consider such moves and whether they will attract the talent and investment it needs.
Taiwan move to wipe away past ignores legacy of late president, who played key wartime role, paved way for ‘economic miracle’ and believed in ‘one China’.
With city’s reputation as the world’s busiest container port just a memory, a plan to revive it as an international maritime hub that has the Greater Bay Area on its doorstep raises hopes.
- Online material from videos to commentary highlight new prime minister’s past comments on China as well as his supposed ancestral home in Wenchang, Hainan
- Observers note the bump in online interest reflects blurred boundaries between Chinese nationality and ethnicity
After soft opening last November, the new luxury hotel set the Lion City alight this weekend with a party at nightlife venue Wonder Room attended by the likes of Donnie Yen and Cissy Wang
Britain’s food watchdog applied extra control measures on all spice imports from India, after contamination allegations against two brands sparked concerns among global food regulators.
CEO Goh Choon Phong announced a profit-sharing bonus of 7.94 months for employees, including pilots.
Former government economist, 51, takes the reins from Lee Hsien Loong, scion of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Singapore’s fourth prime minister sworn in on Wednesday evening, taking the reins at a time of intensifying great power rivalry abroad and an increased appetite for political opposition at home.
A court sentenced Tommy Soh Han Xuen, who was sacked for stealing mobile phones belonging to a vendor of the company, to six months and six weeks in jail.
The private bank has increased its headcount, mainly relationship managers and senior bankers, by 15 per cent this year. It sees Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai as stepping stones to expand its business.
Lee Hsien Loong has led the island nation through major challenges in his two decades behind the wheel and will hand over power on May 15.
Singapore’s incoming prime minister is bracing himself for years of geopolitical unpredictability, as experts warn that heightened US-China tensions don’t leave much room for manoeuvre.
Corey Lee, the chef of three-Michelin-star Benu in San Francisco, is working up the menu for Na Oh, a new restaurant in Korean carmaker Hyundai’s Innovation Centre Singapore with its own smart farm.
New versions of old recipes for pineapple buns and Asian crullers, his own recipe for durian cake – Christopher Tan explains what got him started on cookbook NerdBaker 2: Tales from the Yeast Indies.
Gan may have been chosen as deputy prime minister due to close working ties with Wong as co-chair in the Covid-19 government task force, analyst says.
In just six decades of independence, Singapore has transformed itself into Asia’s wealthiest nation and a financial services giant. Incoming PM Lawrence Wong has his work cut out for him to maintain that standing.
Lee Hsien Loong said importing labour has to be done in a manner that does not dilute the country’s ‘social norms and mores and the way Singapore works’.
Singapore’s new flexitime guidelines are just the start. From Malaysia to Indonesia and the Philippine’s traffic-clogged capitals, young professionals are demanding a better work-life balance.
OK Lim faced charges of cheating HSBC Holdings and instigating a Hin Leong employee to forge documents, according to a newspaper report. The charges involved a total of US$111.7 million.
Singapore’s unwavering stance that is neither “pro-China” nor “pro-US” is a way of insulating itself from internal and external pressures, analysts say.
A user believed to be from China claims in the clip that some Chinese Singaporeans were offended at being called ‘compatriot’, suggesting they had forgotten their roots.
The low-cost unit of Singapore Airlines apologised for the travel disruption blamed on an industry-wide shortage of aircraft parts.
The new machine is designed to help miners stay competitive after the rewards for mining bitcoin were reduced by 50 per cent after the recent “halving” event.
Carrier announces cuts just two weeks after launching service to city state, citing commercial considerations.
Li Ye, a Chinese national, is accused of causing the death of Lim Lai Guan at a residential unit along Beach Road in the city state.
The pilot ejected after the plane experienced an issue during take-off, the Defence Ministry said.
A Home Affairs Ministry survey conducted last year found 69 per cent of respondents agreed that the mandatory death penalty was appropriate, K. Shanmugam told parliament.
The sale of Shell’s assets in Singapore include the refinery on Bukom island, which opened in 1961, and a plant that produces mono-ethylene glycol on Jurong island.
The billionaire ByteDance founder is living in Singapore while keeping Chinese citizenship, joining a raft of corporate chieftains who’ve relocated from China to the city state in recent years.
