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Singapore companies sign US$291mln projects with Vietnam companies
Singapore companies sign US$291mln projects with Vietnam companies
Deals of Keppel Land and CapitaLand with Vietnamese companies affirms positive Singapore-Vietnam business and investment climate.
Great Eastern profit up threefold to $168.6mln
Strong profit from the Group’s focus on regular premium and protection products drove its stellar performance.
Tiger snaps over Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes taunt that it is just “a bunch of white guys running the airline”
Tiger Airways has blasted perceived racial comments made by Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes who said that “ We're Asians, not a bunch of white guys running the airline”, in reference to Tiger Airways which is headed by Tony Davis.
Unlikeable Asian brands: More than 60 % don't have a Facebook fan page
PR Firm Burson Marstellar found that over half of the top 200 Asian companies listed on the Wall Street Journal Asia 200 index do not have a social media presence.
Mixed-use concept eyed for Stamford Road-North Bridge Road property
Residential units located in the junction are estimated to sell for above $2,000 psf with Perennial Real Estate and Chesham Properties’ plan to redevelop the 1.43 hectare area.
Prime office rents in Asia Pacific seen to increase by 9% by year end
A report from DTZ Research said that the property market is estimated to grow at an average of 4.7% in 2011 following growth in the office leasing sector across the region in Q3.
Can't Find Workers: You Are Not Alone
Job vacancies in the service sector are at record highs, leaving many companies unable to fill key positions.
Moody's reviews Suntec for possible downgrade
The real estate trust’s intention to acquire interests in Marina Bay properties through debts might put its Baa1 corporate family rating and Baa2 unsecured debt rating in a precarious position.
Tiger Airways to launch its biggest ever "Winter" schedule
The carrier targets up to 20% more seats compared to last year with additional routes.
Singapore taps ST Electronics and Accenture for its intelligent energy project
The initiative will test and evaluate new applications and technologies aimed to deploy a smart grid throughout Singapore.
Wealthy Singaporeans shunning traditional retirement
The latest Insights report from Barclays Wealth revealed that 56% of the country’s high net worth individuals believe they will never retire while 7 out of 10 strongly feel financially responsible for their children.
Asian funds no longer underweight- Morgan Stanley
The Asia Credit Exposure Index (ACEI) rose from 38 to 55 over the past week, according to a report on Asian credit from the financial services firm.
Singapore legal job market to remain vibrant in 2011
Focus on Asia’s private wealth sector will translate to high demand for mid-level corporate and finance legal professionals next year, according to Robert Walters Singapore.
Ascott pioneers own private GDS chain code
The “AZ” code will provide travel agencies with immediate access to over 20,000 apartment units in the international network of the serviced residence company.
Tiger Airways unveils double daily flights to Jakarta
Rights secured for second daily flight with improved schedule, which will start on 11 Jan 2011.
Asia-Pacific carriers' passenger traffic up 8.6%
The region's 15% increase in freight demand significant declined from 22.3% growth recorded in August.
Inflation seen to increase rather than growth
Risks are leaning towards inflation rather than growth as the consumer price index increased to 3.7% in September.