Singapore
Club Med creates happiness
Club Med creates happiness
In 2010, major milestones are being observed by Club Med—its 60th year of existence, and three decades of operations in Asia. Since the creation of Club Mediterranee in 1950 by Gilbert Trigano and Gerard Blitz, it has been offering revolutionary styles of holidays to clients who have a desire for the outdoors, sports and leisure. Mr. Blitz’s idea gave birth to the philosophy: “Our purpose in life is to be happy. The place to be happy is here. And the time to be happy is now.”
SGX and CME expand mutual offset arrangement
Arrangement will allow the addition of the S&P CNX Nifty Index futures to the contract effective 19 July.
Advantech provides customer-centric solutions for various markets
Advantech started operations in Singapore in 1995. Over the next few years, offices were set up in Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, and India. The Singapore Business unit played a key role in the start up of the regional offices. The low corporate tax, the availability of highly skilled manpower, and to some extent, the multilingual abilities of the staffs led to Singapore becoming the Regional HQ for the SAP region.
A*STAR signs 2-year contract with EV Group and IME on 3D development
The joint development is set to enhance IME's 3D research development capabilities in wafer bonding, lithography and chip stacking, among others.
SGX and London Metal Exchange talk on Asian expansion
Although the scope of projects is not yet certain, both exchanges said they recognise the potential of a tie-up.
Singapore: a great place to die
We'll find out just how great when EIU releases the results of the Quality of Death Index on 14 July.
SMRT Engineering dumped by Nakheel on Palm Monorail operation
Nakheel has submitted an early termination to take care of its ongoing restructuring.
Singapore ratifies UN Convention on electronic communications
The move is set to strengthen Singapore’s position as trusted global infocomm hub.
Tiger Airways offers special fares on Malaysia routes
The airline slashes Singapore to Kuala Lumpur route fare to S$26 while offering discounts to other routes.
NEC and IE Singapore strike deal to uphold green industry
The two organisations plan to further improve Singapore’s $62.74bln green ICT industry using NEC’s IT and innovative technologies.
Singapore and China expand music and TV collaboration
Fourteen Singapore companies travels to China to develop and promote its cultural industries.
SGX signs MOU with China's Suzhou Industrial Park
The MOU is set to provide quidance to potential listing aspirants as well as facilitate regulatory processes.
Eaton simplifies supervision of uninterruptible power systems
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation introduced the Intelligent Power® Manager software for information technology managers and administrators.
Creating Value Through our Developments
Frasers Centrepoint Limited, the property arm of Singapore’s 127-year¬old Fraser and Neave, Limited, enjoyed a stellar 2009 with a six fold increase in home sales in Singapore even during the global financial crisis. So how did the group do it and what are its plans for the next 5 years? Chief Executive Officer Lim Ee Seng says the firm stayed focused on quality and innovative home projects aimed at the mass and mid-tier segments in Singapore whilst it beefed up its land acquisitions in overseas markets like Australia and China.
CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust raises RM786.5 mln in IPO
Company said at this rate, investors may get distribution yields of as much as 7.2% for forecast period 2010 and 7.5% for forecast year 2011.
Temasek overcomes deficit as it increases value by S$56 billion
Temasek said it will continue to build its institution for the long term and deepen commitment to the wide community in Singapore and the rest of the world.
Tensions arise as reports continue to annoy Parkway
Parkway expresses disapproval on articles in Business Times, Today and The Straits Times dated 7 July 2010.
Commentary
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Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation
From Singapore to Southeast Asia: Thriving in innovation by knowing when to pause
Section 13O, MAS, and the digital footprint of Singapore Family Offices
Could Singapore lead the world's next management revolution?