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New laws ‘level playing field’ for corporate service providers, but could lead to industry consolidation
New laws ‘level playing field’ for corporate service providers, but could lead to industry consolidation
Bar will be raised as a robust system of screening checks and compliance will be required; smaller players may be priced out, say industry observers NEW rules for corporate...
Singtel associate Intouch to merge with Thailand’s Gulf Energy to form new public entity
Singtel associate Intouch to merge with Thailand’s Gulf Energy to form new public entity
Singtel associate Intouch Holdings has entered into a merger deal with Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development, which will result in the formation of a new public entity.Gulf Energy is a...
Global cruise industry sees growing demand, wary of port protests
Global cruise industry sees growing demand, wary of port protests
THE global cruise industry expects to carry 10 per cent more passengers by 2028 than the 31.7 million who took cruise holidays in 2023, when the sector surpassed pre-pandemic...
Digital platform Qifa bets on increase in Russia-China trade and payments
Digital platform Qifa bets on increase in Russia-China trade and payments
DIGITAL platform Qifa has expanded into facilitating two-way trade between Russia and China as it seeks to solve payment issues currently stunting the flow of goods and services. Moscow and...
US: Wall Street rises at the open as retail sales fail to dampen rate-cut hopes
US: Wall Street rises at the open as retail sales fail to dampen rate-cut hopes
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Jul 16) as bets continued for a September interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve, even as strong retail sales data signalled...
Virgin Atlantic pulls out of China, axes Heathrow-Shanghai route
Virgin Atlantic pulls out of China, axes Heathrow-Shanghai route
VIRGIN Atlantic Airways is suspending flights between London Heathrow and Shanghai from October, abandoning the only route it operates to China because of the high cost associated with avoiding...
🎮 Navigating the gaming space as a Gen Z
🎮 Navigating the gaming space as a Gen Z
👾 Who says gaming is child’s play?In many ways, gaming is like any other hobby – an avenue to destress from work or schooling life and make connections within...
Why Income investors are finding it hard to cash out
Why Income investors are finding it hard to cash out
COMPARED to buying or selling stocks on the Singapore Exchange, the process of transacting shares in a public non-listed company can be a little more daunting and complex.This is...
China cooking oil scandal stokes food safety fears
China cooking oil scandal stokes food safety fears
REVELATIONS that cooking oil has been transported in containers also used to carry fuel have sparked outrage in China, the latest scandal in a country where fears about food...
China building more wind, solar capacity than rest of world combined: report
China building more wind, solar capacity than rest of world combined: report
CHINA is building almost twice as much wind and solar energy capacity as every other country combined, research published on Thursday showed.The world’s second-largest economy is the biggest emitter...