For a small country with no domestic air travel market, Singapore “can’t wait around for a vaccine” to revive the crucial aviation industry, said Ong Ye Kung, the country’s transport minister. The …
Time to head home after months in Singapore
In February, the Koh family left the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected more than 10 months ago, as Covid-19 infection numbers climbed dramatically.. Read more at …
Japan and Vietnam will allow resumption of short-term business travel
Japanvisitor /CVN Vietnam will be the third country the Japanese government will allow short-term visitors to return, after Singapore and the Republic of Korea.These travelers could be exempted from t …
Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.
Keeping Singapore’s doors open to global talent
Covid-19 and the economic downturn have brought about a locals-first emphasis, but accompanied by anti-foreigner sentiment online. Insight finds out if expatriates still feel welcome in Singapore and …
A Swiss Activist Stirs Up Trouble in Singapore
How the merger bid for a small, Shariah-compliant REIT became the subject of confrontational shareholder capitalism.
Singapore tops list of investors in Vietnam
US$55 billion Singapore has become the third largest foreign investor in Vietnam with more than US$55 billion of registered capital. In the first eight months of 2020, Singapore was the biggest …
Singapore man sentenced to prison for spying for China in US
A man from Singapore was sentenced to 14 months in prison Friday for spying by passing to the Chinese government valuable, but unclassified, military and political information that he had duped …
Bombardier unveils next-generation MOVIA metro design for Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit Lines
MOVIA metro trains will increase rail performance and sustainability on two of Singapore’s longest MRT lines * With a sleek design inspired by the pulse of the city, the new …
UOB raises Vietnam GDP growth forecast for 2021 to 7.1%
Despite lowering Vietnam’s GDP forecast in 2020 from 3.5% to 2.8%, Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its prediction for the country’s economic growth in 2021 from 6.6% to 7.1%.