Singapore
Chart of the Day: Singaporeans’ preferences towards travel
Chart of the Day: Singaporeans’ preferences towards travel
Half of the travellers are staying in five-star hotels.
Majority of Singaporeans expect a salary increase this year
Around 45% of the workers feel they are underpaid.
Two SG companies enter Top 500 Family Businesses
All of them generate a combined $10.72t in revenue.
Alipay+ accessible in 11,000 SG Hawker Centre stalls
Users of the platform and partner e-wallets can pay through the SGQR.
Agribusiness GAR’s golden strategy combats supply chain issues
The palm oil firm stayed resilient by building its logistics capabilities.
MPA extends partnership with SMU to support maritime talent exchange
The extension will help the industry's transformation towards digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Parkway Life REIT’s NPI up 23.5% YoY in Q1
The real estate firm’s net property income (NPI) grew to $35.2m.
Ascott wants to open 70 properties worldwide
It wants to leverage travellers’ appetite for new experiences.
Singapore, LA, Long Beach ports ink agreement to establish green, digital shipping corridor
The partnership aims to support the decarbonisation transition for ships and identify digital shipping solutions.
Singapore allows more foreigners to enter through automated lanes
They do not need to have prior enrolment to use the lanes.
Singaporeans may apply for a nearly 3-month e-Visa for Japan travel
Residents may apply for short-term visa with tourism purposes for 90 days.
First REIT net property income up 2.7% YoY to $25.8m in Q1 2023
This is supported by the full quarter contribution of its Japanese nursing homes.
Singapore, Shanghai strengthen ties with 15 new agreements
These cover the areas of financial services and the digital economy, amongst others.
AIMS APAC REIT to divest four-storey property in Yishun Industrial Park
The property is up for sale for $12.88m.
HSBC Singapore, MSIG enter 15-year bancassurance partnership
MSIG will distribute commercial and personal insurance solutions to HSBC’s SG customers.
CapitaLand China Trust retail occupancy soars 96.4% in Q1
But its gross revenue declined by 2.9% to $91.8m.
IBM Consulting clears up hybrid cloud woes with Cloud Accelerator
The cloud acceleration platform aims to answer issues with a single cloud approach.
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