Singapore

Singapore, Hong Kong reinforces ties with 7 new MOUs signed

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee visited Singapore as part of a week-long ASEAN trip.

Gov’t to approve 60% of talent scheme applications

Over the past six months, the government received 100,000 applications.

OCBC unifies branding, renames Hong Kong and Macau subsidiaries

OCBC Wing Hang has been renamed as OCBC Bank (Hong Kong).

The future of medical aesthetics: Paving the way with innovative laser technology

With a commitment to building strategic partnerships and continuous research and development, Cynosure remains at the forefront of laser technology in medical aesthetics. 

Everbright Water-led consortium bags Jiangyin High-tech Plant development

The engineering, procurement, and construction cost around $41.6m.

Hong Kong, Singapore amongst leading markets in super-prime home sales

A total of 67 and 37 sales were recorded in Hong Kong and Singapore in the first quarter, respectively. 

Singtel subsidiary Optus to issue HK$1.5b fixed rate notes

The notes would last ten years with a fixed rate of 4.635%.

Specialist tech companies to be included in Hang Seng Family of Indexes

But the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng China Enterprises Index will not be included.

Demand for co-working spaces went up in February

Knight Frank said the volume of new letting sales doubled in Kowloon.

11 HDB prime shophouses and strata retail shop for sale: CBRE

Notable HDB shophouse occupants are 7-Eleven convenience stores.

ESR’s PATMI rises 9% YoY to US$655m in FY22

PATMI would have surged 24% YoY if not for the weakness of APAC currencies vs USD.

‘Stand-off’ between VCs and entrepreneurs pushes funding volumes down

In the fourth quarter of 2022, VC investment dropped to $22.6b.

Volume of total exports down 32.3% YoY in December 2022

Imports of goods went down by 26.7% over 2021.

DBS to launch IATA Pay in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore

Airlines can access up to US$20b in savings from payment processing fees.

How the government plans to facilitate tourism industry recovery

It has committed to expanding business operations amidst COVID-19 containment.

Industrial assets boost deals growth in Hong Kong: Colliers

There were 25 major deals with transaction volumes soared by 93%.