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SINGAPORE: A series of industry-specific human resources (HR) playbooks is being developed to guide HR professionals to address and solve challenges specific to their sectors, Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad announced on Wednesday (Sep 30).  The Manpower Ministry (MOM) and the ...

SINGAPORE: The electricity tariff for households will increase by about 9.3 per cent from the previous quarter for the October to December period, said SP Group on Wednesday (Sep 30). Excluding Goods and Services Tax (GST), the tariff will increase from 19.6 cents to 21.43 cents per kWh, or 1.83 ......

BANK lending in Singapore in August fell for the sixth straight session over the month, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Wednesday. This was largely driven by weaker business lending.

TOTAL assets managed by Singapore-based asset managers grew 15.7 per cent to hit S$4 trillion in 2019, compared with a jump of 5.4 per cent previously, in line with the global trend driven by strong market performance and net inflows from investors.

The Seattle City Council passed a minimum pay standard for drivers for companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc on Tuesday.

Chinese tech giant Alibaba's cloud unit expects to be profitable within 2021, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

UOB on Wednesday said it has launched digital solution UOB Infinity for its corporate clients.

HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday (Sep 30) as traders turned their attention to the first US presidential debate, while hopes for a second stimulus were given a boost after top Democrat Nancy Pelosi said she was hopeful a deal could be done. Another round of healthy...

Reliance Industries Ltd said on Wednesday General Atlantic plans to invest 36.75 billion rupees (US$498.31 million) for a 0.84per cent stake in its retail arm, making it the latest in a series of investments at the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee is expected to release a much-anticipated report into antitrust allegations against four of America's largest tech companies as soon as Monday, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The ...