HSBC Holdings Plc and Malayan Banking Bhd.’s insurance venture are among shortlisted bidders for Axa SA’s business in Singapore, which could raise about $700 million in a sale, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Air Trials Pre-Departure Covid Tests to Revive Travel
Singapore Airlines Ltd. has set up pre-departure coronavirus tests for passengers through its booking platforms as part of efforts to revive travel demand destroyed by the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu to redesign Singapore office to support flexible working in Singapore
Fujitsu has announced plans to reconfigure its Singapore office so that employees will have different spaces throughout the office to conduct casual face-to-face meetings, as well as for social ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Investigate Alleged Embezzlement From Lebanon Central Bank
Swiss prosecutors have opened an investigation into money laundering linked to possible embezzlement from Lebanon’s central bank, an institution at the heart of the country’s worst financial crises in ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan increases number of flights to Turkey
OJSC will increase the number of flights on the Istanbul-Bishkek-Istanbul route up to seven times a week, Trend reports citing Kabar. According to the press service of the company, the flights will be ... ( read original story ...)
Top Vietnamese leader congratulates new President of Kyrgyzstan
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on January 19 extended a congratulatory message to Sadyr Japarov on his election as President of Kyrgyzstan. ( read original story ...)
Israel Security Officials Reveal the Top Threats They Face on Four Fronts This Year
Newsweek spoke exclusively with four Israeli security officials charged with frontiers facing Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the southern borders with Egypt and Jordan, revealing their primary security ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands attend Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn, many from Europe and Israel
The wedding is the latest example of the lack of compliance in Hasidic communities with protocols meant to stop the spread of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
UAE administers more than 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
The UAE has administered more than two million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine across the country, it announced on Tuesday. A total of 2,065,367 shots have been given to citizens and residents in the ... ( read original story ...)
Shares in UAE telcos Du, Etisalat surge on plan to raise foreign ownership limit
Boards of both companies will discuss plan to seek to attract more overseas investment this week Etisalat and Du, the two main phone operators in the UAE, may raise foreign ownership in their shares, ... ( read original story ...)