China-ASEAN FTA 3.0 Protocol opens new opportunities for Chinese digital tech firms: businesses

Visitors try out an AI glass during the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo on September 18, 2025. Photo: Zhang Weilan/GT The recent signing of the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) 3.0 Protocol has opened up new horizons for digital technology...

HSBC Opens Singapore Hub For High-Growth Companies and Investors

British lender HSBC has launched its Institutional Venture Banking business in Singapore, underscoring the city-state’s role as one of the world’s leading start-up and innovation hubs. Through its Institutional Venture Banking (IVB), HSBC aims to...

Delhi court's pre-release injunction marks proactive step to curb film piracy

Experts said the order represents a significant evolution from traditional anti-piracy measures because it allows copyright holders to get new websites blocked in real time without repeatedly having to return to court. While the eventual impact...

Ex-Singapore PM Reveals 'Only Alternative' To Dollar, Doubts China’s De-dollarisation Push | Watch

Amazon Launches Largest Layoff Drive Yet, Cutting 30,000 Corporate Positions to Boost Efficiency Amazon said on October 28 it will cut about 14,000 corporate roles to streamline operations and reduce costs amid heavy investments in artificial...

What is the release date for Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 episode 5-7 on Netflix?

With 456 players competing for a $4.56 million prize fund (still one of the highest in US gameshow history), Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 is back. Squid Game season 3 might have wrapped up earlier in the year, but clearly the excitement for...

Vietnam Seeks Singapore's Partnership in Building Global Financial Hub

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged Singapore to assist Vietnam's strategic sectors, such as innovation, the digital economy, semiconductors, and renewable energy, and to participate in the establishment of the nation's international...

singapore PM Wong meets leaders of Brazil, South Africa and European Council at Asean Summit sidelines

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong met the leaders of Brazil, South Africa and the European Council on the sidelines of the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26. In a post on social media platform X, PM Wong said he was happy to...

Asia rising: Global shifts, skills and future of higher education

The global center of gravity is shifting — economically, technologically and demographically — and that shift is unmistakably toward Asia. For higher education, this transformation represents not just a change in geography but a redefinition of...

Taiwan ranks 10th in world digital competitiveness: IMD

Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taiwan ranked 10th globally in the 2025 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking released Tuesday by the Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The ranking assessed 69 economies on their...

India Strengthens Energy Transition Ties with Singapore…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN) India is exploring partnerships with Singapore and other Southeast Asian nations to accelerate the regional energy transition and enhance energy security. According to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Chair Ghanshyam...

More support for AI startups to scale faster under new Singapore-Microsoft partnership

[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence (AI) startups in Singapore will get help to scale more quickly in the region and globally, thanks to a new tie-up between Microsoft, Enterprise Singapore and the National University of Singapore’s (NUS)...

Singapore: ASEAN Strengthens Digital Integration and Innovation

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong expressed satisfaction with the progress achieved at the 26th ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) Meeting, ahead of the ASEAN Summit scheduled later this week. He noted...

Sembcorp, Mitsubishi announce two battery storage firsts for Singapore

Singapore’s Jurong Island has been the subject of two significant battery-related announcements in five days. With news emerging on Thursday of the city state’s plans for a first gas-linked battery energy storage system (BESS), state-owned energy...

FTX withdraws proposal to forfeit $800M in customer claims

FTX has dropped its controversial plan to classify nearly $800 million in customer claims across 49 countries as “restricted” and potentially subject to forfeiture, marking a major victory for international creditors of the collapsed crypto...

Global refining margins soar as sanctions threaten Russian supplies

Global oil refining profits have rallied to their heftiest in 20 months, boosted by robust diesel performance on a tightening outlook after the United States sanctioned two major Russian suppliers, analysts and trade sources said. Singapore’s...

Close Programme Exhibition Week of Events Attendees Get Involved MeetUp Get your Pass Singapore FinTech Festival Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

Shaping the next decade of growth through AI, Tokenisation and Quantum in Financial Services Singapore, 18 September 2025… The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2025 will be held from 12–14 November at the Singapore EXPO, convening over a thousand...

Mett lands in Singapore, heralds growing Asia presence

Sunset Hospitality Group launched Mett Singapore on Tuesday morning, setting several major milestones for the company that has built a global empire on accommodation, dining, and entertainment management. The hotel is the group’s first Mett...

Intertextile Shanghai Spring Edition 2026: Dates & Key Themes

Innovation, Sustainability, and AI to Lead Intertextile Spring 2026 Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2026 will return from 11–13 March 2026, spotlighting sustainability, innovation, performance, and AI-driven textile...

Five social service agencies join Singapore’s shingles awareness movement

The first-of-its-kind community awareness movement, supported by GSK, aims to provide seniors and caregivers with information about shingles, its health risks, and available preventive measures. SINGAPORE, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Five social...

Cardamom Tented Camp among the world’s most responsible tourism projects: ICRT

Car­damom Ten­ted Camp in Cam­bod­ia is among the world’s most respons­ible tour­ism pro­jects accord­ing to the Inter­na­tion­al Centre for Respons­ible Tour­ism (ICRT). The eco­lodge was acclaimed among 30 final­ists at ICRT’s 2025 Glob­al...