SINGAPORE (Xinhua) – Singapore’s manufacturing output increased 12.6 per cent year-on-year in February, said the country’s Economic Development Board (EDB) on Friday. Excluding biomedical manufacturing, output grew 17.1 per cent, said EDB in the press release. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output decreased 3.7 per cent compared to the previous month. Excluding biomedical […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (Xinhua) – Singapore’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose in February for the third consecutive month, reflecting a larger increase in private road transport cost, said Ministry of Trade and Industry and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a joint release on Thursday. CPI-All Items inflation edged up to 0.7 per cent year-on-year in February, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened the Mapletree Business Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday morning. This 17-storey premium office tower is Mapletree’s first office development in Vietnam, and marks the completion of the second phase of the 4.4-hectare Saigon South Place Complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s affluent District 7. […]
Read MoreSOME 46 per cent of Singapore employers are planning salary increases of 3 to 6 per cent during the next pay review, said recruiter Hays on Tuesday. This proportion is similar to employers in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Meanwhile, 34 per cent of Singapore employers will look to give up to 3 per cent. In […]
Read MoreSingapore remains first among cities in Asia for quality of living, with its infrastructure securing top spot worldwide, according to the human resources consulting firm Mercer. But great disparities in the quality of living still persist on the continent as indicated by the vast disparity in rankings between cities in developed and developing countries, the […]
Read MoreThai property developer Sansiri, which has a partnership with its home country’s mass transit operator BTS group, is making a big push to go international, starting with Singapore. The developer opened its first international office at Ocean Financial Centre this week, and plans to open several more in China as it seeks to increase sales […]
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