SINGAPORE: About 330 jobseekers have taken up jobs with start-ups under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package between April and June, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in its second report on the local jobs market on Thursday (Aug 20). About half were mid-career professionals who took part in...
Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it was pleased its 5G network had been given "clean" status by the U.S. government as part of a U.S. effort to exclude Chinese vendors from next-generation networks.
SINGAPORE: The grant support for first-time start-up entrepreneurs will be raised to S$50,000, as part of enhancements to a support programme aimed at spurring more new innovative start-ups in Singapore. The Startup SG Founder programme will also have a three-month venture building programme to ...
TOKYO: Rakuten Chief Executive Hiroshi Mikitani has urged Japan's government to review its entry restrictions on foreign nationals, saying prolonged imposition of COVID-19 curbs risks tarnishing Japan's appeal and causing innovation to stagnate. The head of the e-commerce group adds a high-profile ...
Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it was "pleased" its 5G network had been given "clean" status by the U.S. government as part of the U.S. effort to exclude Chinese vendors from next-generation networks.
Two of South America's wealthiest brothers, the Bolivian-born airline magnates German and Jose Efromovich, were arrested Wednesday in Brazil as part of the country's sweeping anti-corruption probe, "Operation Car Wash."
SINGAPORE: United Overseas Bank (UOB) will resume full operations in all branches on Thursday (Aug 20), as the bank reopens its remaining branches. The seven branches are: Bishan, Changi Airport, Coleman, Hougang, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Upper Bukit Timah and Hangout @ UOB. “This concludes ...
Australian flag carrier Qantas on Thursday posted an almost US$2-billion annual loss after a "near-total collapse" in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Just two years after Apple became the first publicly listed US company with a US$1 trillion stock market value, the iPhone maker has now topped US$2 trillion.
Wall Street stocks retreated from records Wednesday despite some strong earnings from retailers and Apple hitting a historic landmark as it became the first US company worth US$2 trillion.
