SINGAPORE – Rents for private apartments were unchanged in June, while those for Housing Board flats edged up by 1 per cent from the previous month, according to flash data from real estate portal SRX released on Wednesday (July 14). Rental volumes for both condominium units and HDB flats rose for a third consecutive month in June, […]
Read MoreFood and beverage (F&B) establishments here continue to struggle with manpower shortages, despite offering higher pay. Many outlets are under-staffed by 20 per cent to 30 per cent, said the Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS), which has more than 500 members, including restaurants, caterers and fast-food chains. “Many F&B brands have also commented that even […]
Read MoreRESALE condominium prices in Singapore were up 0.1 per cent month on month in June, while prices rose 6.8 per cent year on year, flash figures from SRX Property showed on Tuesday. An estimated 1,510 units were resold in June, a decrease of 12.6 per cent from the 1,727 units resold a month earlier. However, […]
Read MoreSINO-SINGAPORE collaboration will continue to strengthen, despite disruptions that have been brought on by the pandemic, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung at the FutureChina Global Forum on Monday. In his speech, Mr Ong outlined several points for deeper bilateral collaboration as China further develops the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) and the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore kept its position as the world’s top shipping hub on the 2021 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index for the eighth consecutive year. The Republic was followed by London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Dubai. The top five rankings were unchanged from the previous year, despite the pandemic-induced drop in global trade and […]
Read MoreSingapore and Hong Kong are still trying to revive an agreement to allow quarantine-free travel between the two Asian financial hubs, which could be used as a model to open to more parts of the world, Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Friday. With very low Covid-19 case counts, or none at all […]
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