Trade deal hurting local auto makers
HANOI (VNS) - The Vietnam Association of Mechanical Industry (VAMI) has requested the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance to adjust the import tax imposed on complete built up (CBU) trucks.This...
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Budget 2015: What's so good about SkillsFuture Credit?
So you may already have heard that the Budget 2015 announcements included some goodies for any and all Singaporeans itching to learn some new skills or upgrade their current ones. Now before you rush...
View ArticleUber CFO stepping down, no replacement announced
Uber Technologies Inc's Chief Financial Officer Brent Callinicos is stepping down, the online taxi service's CEO said in an e-mail to investors.The company has not named a replacement to Callinicos,...
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Social media lead: DBS, UOB challenge OCBC's claims
Claims by OCBC that it leads the way among local lenders in the increasingly important social media arena drew strong rebuttals from rivals DBS and United Overseas Bank (UOB) yesterday.OCBC sparked the...
View ArticleYoung Korean superrich transcend borders
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jay-yong and Daum Kakao chairman Kim Beom-su are two notable Korean billionaires with striking similarities.Both operate world-class companies, hold considerable...
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How to get the modern Singapore living room for under $1,000
Ever felt like your home needed a touch of class? No, no, I'm not saying you live in a dump, but if you haven't made any changes to the way your living room looks in a couple of years, it could...
View ArticleEconomists cut Singapore 2015 growth, inflation forecasts
SINGAPORE Â - Economists have cut their forecasts for Singapore's 2015 growth from three months ago and lowered their inflation predictions, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, amid market...
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Singtel sorry for negative campaign
Telco, marketing firm Gushcloud admit error regarding M1, StarHubSINGTEL and social media marketing firm Gushcloud have apologised for a marketing campaign that ended up disparaging rival telcos M1 and...
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Najib refutes claims of tycoon's role in 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR - Prime Minister Najib Razak has refuted claims that a Penang-born tycoon is involved in the decision-making of 1Malaysia Development (1MDB), a state-owned investment company now awash in...
View ArticleJapan's trade deficit shrinks 47.3 per cent on-year in February: govt
TOKYO - Japan's trade deficit nearly halved year-on-year in February as lower oil prices helped reduce the cost of imports, official data showed Wednesday, with analysts saying Tokyo could achieve a...
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MAS, CAD to jointly investigate market misconduct
TIES between the Singapore police and the nation's financial regulators are set to become closer, with a new framework to merge investigations of market misconduct.The Monetary Authority of Singapore...
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TCS expands presence in Singapore
Singapore TATA Consultancy Services, one of the world's leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organisations, on Tuesday announced that it has expanded its presence in Singapore with...
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World's largest 'diamond greenhouse' opens in Singapore
DIAMOND manufacturer IIa Technologies opened what it says is the world's largest "diamond greenhouse" in Singapore on Tuesday, an investment that is expected to create new research opportunities into...
View ArticleSphere Conferences launches Hospitality Investment Conference Indonesia 2015
Sphere Conferences, the conference arm of Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) today announced the launch of the inaugural Hospitality Investment Conference Indonesia 2015, to be held from 12 to 13...
View Article3 million Bangladesh expats risk losing jobs and deportation
About 30 lakh Bangladeshi migrant workers could lose their jobs and face deportation as they would be carrying the old passports after the November 24 global deadline, when only machine readable...
View ArticleTaiwan stock connect link with Singapore may be ready near year end
TAIPEI - Plans to link stock trading between Taiwan and Singapore will likely be completed toward the end of the year, rather than around July as previously estimated, a Taiwan stock exchange official...
View ArticleEmployers to receive $1.4 billion in Wage Credit Scheme payout from March
SINGAPORE - Employers and SMEs will start receiving $1.4 billion in Wage Credit Scheme (WCS) payouts from March 31, according to a joint statement by the Ministry of Finance and Inland Revenue...
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Donald Trump's first mansion listed for $74 million
The first mansion that billionaire Donald Trump bought in 1982 is now being listed for US$54 million (S$74 million).Trump, who was married to Ivana Trump at the time, paid US$4 million for the...
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