Singapore's jobless rate rose sharply in the second quarter to a new decade-high of 2.9%, provisional data showed on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic saw employment shrink in the services and ... ( read original story ...)
Graphic: Zinc stocks in Singapore’s LME warehouses suggest unusually large surplus
Deliveries of zinc to London Metal Exchange registered warehouses in places such as Port Klang, Malaysia and Singapore, not typical destinations, suggest an unusually large surplus of the metal used ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, Israeli firms team to develop new ship-killing missile
MELBOURNE, Australia — Singapore’s ST Engineering believes that a new joint venture with Israel Aerospace Industries, to market and sell advanced naval missile systems, will leverage both companies’ ... ( read original story ...)
P&W says no retrenchments yet at Singapore joint venture
Pratt & Whitney has refuted retrenchment rumours at its Singapore-based joint venture with Singapore Airlines’ engineering arm, as it reiterated its commitment to its capabilities in the city-state. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DBS and GovTech pilot Singpass face verification technology
Singapore bank DBS has partnered with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) to pilot the use of the SingPass face verification technology with the hope of speeding up the digital ... ( read original story ...)
Renewed Selling Pressure Likely For Singapore Shares
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market on Tuesday ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 35 points or 1 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Life At The Top’: Lebanon Mountain Club Dodges Economic Crisis
Panama hats and designer sunglasses, champagne buckets and luxury cars: in the mountain resort town of Faqra, Lebanon's economic crisis is not immediately obvious. Digging into a crunchy salad at an ... ( read original story ...)
BCPG eager to build Asean’s largest wind farm in Laos
SET-listed BCPG Plc, a renewable energy arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, plans to build Asean's largest wind farm in Laos to generate revenue from rising demand for electricity. ( read original story ...)
Poverty rate in Laos down to 18.3 per cent
Poverty in Laos continues to decline to 18.3 per cent, as infrastructure accessibility has improved, particularly road electricity, clean water and sanitation access, according to data from the Lao ... ( read original story ...)
Graduate students from India make it back to Israel on a special flight
The group of some 100 students landed Tuesday at Ben Gurion Airport after the Interior Ministry had approved their entry into the country at the request of the Council for Higher Education ... ( read original story ...)