Economy

Taiwan’s export orders soared for 4 months in a row

Here are the key regions which drove the momentum.

Daily briefing: Parenthood incentives get a lift

Now married couples get more money for having babies.

Chart of the Day: Look what the US did to our NODX

It was the top contributor to the decline.

Singapore inflation still stubbornly high

The 3.6% drop is "nothing to shout about".

China beats Asian peers with 30% higher investment growth

It’s leading the pack in the region’s GDP growth.

Technical recession is creeping closer to Singapore economy

Manufacturing would suffer the 4.2% dip in NODX.

Rising operating costs threaten to sink Singapore export competitiveness

Unless government incentivizes productivity and efficiency boosts, says Maybank.

NODX disappoints with 16.3% decline

Both electronic and non-electronic domestic exports nearly crashed.

Chart of the Day: Total trade down 8.2%

Exports declined by 13.8% last December.

Why Singapore companies flock abroad for greener pasture

The year 2012 showed a clear reflection of the general climate of economic and political uncertainty as reported in the BDO Ambition Survey 2012.

Daily briefing: SDP shocks Punggol with withdrawal

The Singapore Democratic Party said they are stepping aside.