DBS buys Societe Generale's Asian private banking businessSingapore's DBS Bank said Monday it had agreed to buy the Asian private banking business of French lender Societe Generale in a deal worth $220 million, boosting its access to the region's super rich.
17 марта 2014
Singapore world's costliest city: surveyThe soaring cost of cars and utilities as well as a strong currency have made Singapore the world's most expensive city, toppling Tokyo from the top spot.
04 марта 2014
Low-key start for Singapore's glittering new stadiumSingapore's state-of-the-art new National Stadium will host international football and an Asia-Pacific Super rugby team after it opens as part of the billion-dollar Sports Hub project in June.
27 февраля 2014
Woods urged to 'respect' WGC-HSBC ChampionsHSBC's sponsorship chief has urged Tiger Woods to respect the bank's large investment by playing at this year's WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai instead of "meaningless... money-making opportunities".
26 февраля 2014
Oil prices up on winter demand, Yellen testimonyOil prices rose in Asian trading hours Wednesday due to strong winter demand and expectations that new Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen will not shake up US monetary policy.
12 февраля 2014
Asia-Pacific needs nearly 13,000 new planes by 2032: BoeingThe Asia-Pacific will require almost 13,000 new airplanes worth $1.9 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing said Monday, as booming wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel.
10 февраля 2014
Singapore PM urges more babies in Year of the HorseSingapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday urged young couples to get off to a "galloping start" in the Year of the Horse by having more babies to boost flagging birth rates.
British expat leaves job after Singapore 'poor people' remarkA Singapore-based British wealth adviser who set off a firestorm by publicly insulting Singaporeans who have to rely on public transport has "parted ways" with his former employer, the firm said Saturday.
Singapore monitoring new forms of illicit financingAsian financial hub Singapore on Friday said it was scrutinising trade in virtual currencies such Bitcoin, precious stones and metals to forestall new forms of illicit financing by criminals and terrorists.
12 января 2014
Sparkling Sydney to kick off glitzy global 2014 partySydney promised an unprecedented fireworks spectacular to kick off global new year celebrations Tuesday, the first in a wave of pyrotechnics to usher in 2014 from Hong Kong to world record-chasing Dubai.
31 декабря 2013
Crude prices down in quiet Asian tradeOil prices edged lower in quiet Christmas Eve trade in Asia Tuesday as dealers engaged in profit-taking, with a lack of leads to spur fresh market movement, analysts said.
Football: Singapore businessman lines up Valencia takeoverSingaporean businessman Peter Lim has made a bid to take over financially stricken La Liga side Valencia and wipe out its debts, the club's president Amadeo Salvo announced on Sunday.
Japan, SE Asia in talks to expand currency swapJapan and Southeast Asian countries are in talks over expanding currency swap arrangements to help cushion their economies in financial emergencies, an official said Thursday, ahead of a Japan-ASEAN summit next week.
06 декабря 2013
'Banksy' Lego-style crime mural goes viral in MalaysiaA street mural that was whitewashed by authorities because it highlighted Malaysia's crime problem has gone viral, with versions popping up across the country and earning their creator comparisons to UK graffiti artist Banksy.
21 ноября 2013
Singapore champions sanitation on first World Toilet DaySingapore called Tuesday for greater efforts to improve sanitation in developing countries as it celebrated the inaugural UN World Toilet Day, an initiative by the cleanliness-obsessed island republic.