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SINGAPORE: The organiser of the Singapore Airshow plans to sell fewer tickets to the public as part of measures against the novel coronavirus, as it confirmed more than 70 participating companies have pulled out.  Experia Events managing director Lek Chet Lam said he expects ticket sales to be ...

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) reminded financial institutions to remain vigilant on the cybersecurity front amid cases of "cyber threat actors" taking advantage of the coronavirus situation to conduct email scams, phishing and ransomware attacks.  In a media release on ...

There are multiple scenarios of a low-carbon transition for Singapore which does not preclude the petrochemical and refining industry altogether, say Magzhan Sovetbek and Melissa Low of the Energy Studies Institute at NUS.

BANDUNG, West Java: The two-storey clothing store sat on a busy road in central Bandung city.  Despite the general bustle in the area, things were quiet in the shop, with more store clerks than shoppers. The establishment next door fared no better despite touting a massive year-end discount ...

South Africa aims to free up over a billion dollars in stalled weapons sales, including to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, by amending a document at the heart of an export row, a senior arms control official told Reuters.

Volkswagen has postponed restarting production at most China plants in its joint venture with SAIC Motor and the Tianjin plant in its JV with FAW Group until Feb. 17 amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Credit Suisse Chairman Urs Rohner does not expect to be voted out of office before his term ends after this week's departure of Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam over a spying scandal.

U.S. electric carmaker Tesla's factory in China's financial hub of Shanghai will resume production on Feb. 10 with assistance to help it cope with a spreading epidemic of coronavirus, a Shanghai government official said on Saturday.

REUTERS: Chinese authorities have blocked a plan by Apple supplier Foxconn to resume production in China from Monday, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday, amid concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus. Public health experts carried out inspections at Foxconn's factories in the ...

REUTERS: Chinese authorities have blocked Apple supplier Foxconn's plan to resume production in China from Feb. 10, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday, amid lingering concerns about the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Public health experts carried out inspections at Foxconn's ...