MERGER and acquisitions (M&A) involving Singapore soared 70.6 per cent year on year to US$88.3 billion in the year to date, making it the strongest first nine-month period on record, according to Refinitiv data.
ALTHOUGH Singapore ranks as one of the easiest places to do business in Asia, its accounting and tax sector stands to benefit from greater digitisation, according to a report released on Friday by administrative services firm TMF Group.
Boeing Co still has a series of steps to complete before the 737 MAX can return to service, including submitting a pre-production version of a software update, Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson said.
SEOUL: North Korea's crop production this year is expected to drop to its lowest level in five years, bringing serious shortages for 40 per cent of the population, as a dry spell and poor irrigation hit an economy already reeling from sanctions over its weapons programmes, the United Nations...
SINGAPORE: The minimum interest rate for Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts will remain unchanged "in view of the continuing low interest rate environment", the board of Singapore's retirement savings scheme announced on Friday (Sep 20). The prevailing floor of 4 per cent - due to expire at the ...
Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears of economic deceleration while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities still pose supply risks.
SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday (Sep 19) announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines. The US-based internet giant increased its wind and solar energy portfolio by more than 40 ...
Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears of economic deceleration while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities still pose supply risks.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump on Thursday during a fence-mending visit to Washington where the chief executive faced aggressive questioning from lawmakers about the social network's failures to protect consumer privacy.
WASHINGTON: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday (Sep 19) met US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls to break up the world's biggest social network. Zuckerberg's visit comes as Facebook faces a ...
