Economy
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector's hiring appetite dips 5% yearly
But there may be a wage hike in 2Q13.
Daily Briefing: Driving in Singapore more stressful now; Singapore is AsiaPac's most innovative city
And a pack of 26 dogs live in a flat.
Singapore reveals comprehensive plan to support SMEs in 3 focus areas
Namely productivity, innovation and capability upgrading.
Here are the 4 trends that will dictate RMB movement
One is less Chinese government intervention.
Government rolls out next leg of household expenditure survey
Check out the covered areas.
Chart of the Day: Here's proof that NODX is still struggling to go up
It shrank 4.2% in 4Q12.
Daily Briefing: Singaporeans flocked to Ikea for meatballs; Singles refuse to date
And why Singapore doesn't have to be No.1 in everything.
Singapore salaries steadily rise
More than half of employers in Singapore last year increased salaries between 3 and 6 per cent and they intend to do the same when they next review...
UBS lowers Japan GDP growth forecast to 1%
Revised lower as 4Q12 data disappointed.
HK beats Japan, Singapore as most mature wine market
Hong Kongers drink more than twice as Singaporeans.
Chinese exports rebounds 21.8% as external demand rallies hard
ASEAN, US and EU demand grew double-digits.
Singapore total demand growth dipped to just 2.4% in 2012
Very disappointing compared to 2011's 4.2%.
Here's why DBS thinks interest rates in China must rise
Risks still loom amid 3.5% target inflation target.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's labour productivity tumbled 2.6%
Here are the sectors with the sharpest drops.
Daily Briefing: Dual citizenship gets thumbs down; Exemptions for new car loan rules
And the new Blackberry smartphone makes debut.
Taiwan exports take a beating in February
15% yoy decline suggests demand slowdown.
Commentary
Singapore’s AI ambition has an intelligence problem
Singapore is deploying AI at speed – and security risks are catching up
Precious metal boom is a stress test for Singapore’s gold ambitions
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?