Singapore
Singapore mulls over introduction of wealth tax to lower inequality
Bad news for rich global citizens who have made Singapore their choice of (tax) residence, and more...
Singapore online car sales startup Carro gets $360 million from SoftBank, venture funds
Online car sales portal Carro, founded and headquartered in Singapore and also operative in Indonesia, Malaysia and...
Singapore cancels Formula One race for a second time
Singapore's night race used to be one of the most iconic races of the Formula One season
Singapore...
Singapore aspires to become fintech hub amid flourishing venture capital scene
Singapore is nurturing its thriving fintech industry even during the harsh Covid-19 pandemic times and sees more...
Sanofi to set up factory in Singapore for vaccine production on “massive scale”
French pharma major Sanofi said it will invest €400 million set up a vaccine production site in...
Singapore scientists develop smartphone-controlled “robo plants”
Scientists in Singapore are working on a technology through which plants can be controlled by smartphone apps,...
Singapore startups bag $5.5 billion in funding in 2020 despite Covid-19
Startups in Singapore were able to raise funds totaling $5.5 billion last year even though the coronavirus...
Singapore completes one of world’s largest floating solar power plants
The new solar farm of off the coast of Woodlands in northern Singapore
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap...
In Singapore, autonomous robots are now doing the food and grocery delivery
Singapore in a first test run has deployed two autonomous robots for food, grocery and parcel deliveries...
Singapore’s street food vendors rapidly adopt digital payments
Singapore's hawkers go digital
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions in January...
AirAsia to launch food delivery service in Singapore
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes in his side job as food delivery man
Malaysia-headquartered budget airline AirAsia, looking...
Blockchain-based whisky exchange launches in Singapore
Scotch whisky has historically high yields
Investing in whisky, particularly in high-end, exclusive single malt Scotch, instead of...
Singapore hawkers are now officially cultural world heritage
Hawker street in Singapore
Singapore hawker culture has been put on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list by the...
Singapore to open borders for business travelers from all countries
Singapore's Changi airport remains deserted during the pandemic
The Singapore government decided to established special travel corridors for...
Singapore desperately seeking travel bubbles amid pandemic
Desperate to revive its air travel industry, Singapore continues to seek new regions to establish travel bubbles...
Singapore gives green light for sale of artificial meat, a world’s first
Lab-grown chicken is the new trend in Singapore
Singapore has approved the sale of laboratory-created chicken, becoming the...
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble pops
Deserted arrival area at Singapore's Changi airport
The planned travel corridor – or “travel bubble” – between Singapore...
Singapore firm develops Covid-19 vaccine, Malaysia inks jab deal with China
Singapore-based homegrown biotech company Hummingbird Bioscience said that it has developed its own Covid-19 treatment and it...
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Vietnam faces hotel sell-off with 40% discounts amid tourism collapse
Closed hotels in Hanoi
Vietnam is currently experiencing a sell-off of hotels in large numbers across Vietnam as...
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Indonesian ‘sea-to-table’ startup seeks to disrupt the fishing industry, gets funding
Aruna provides and online wholesale platform for small fisheries
Indonesian fishery and marine online platform Aruna on July...