Who will support aging Japan? Japan Times | Under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore more than a decade ago adopted the growth strategy of making the medical industry the core of the nation's industrial development. | Lee, the eldest son of the city state's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, known for his "developmental ...
Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter Xinhua | SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slower than 3. 6 percent growth in the preceding quarter, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Thursday. | On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted annualised basi...
Brokerage Mint Partners to start Singapore operations -sources Reuters | * At least two middle distillates brokers hired | * Possibly starting fuel oil and crude oil desks | * Middle distillates derivatives volumes up by 20 percent in 2011 | By Jessica Jaganathan | SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - London-based Mint Partner...
Jonker Walk and Singapore's Chinatown to pair up as twin streets The Star | MALACCA: The city's famous tourist attraction Jonker Walk is likely to pair up with Chinatown in Singapore as "twin streets" to promote them as tourism destination. | Jonker Walk committee deputy chairman Datuk Gan Tian Loo said the initiative was ...
Who will support aging Japan? Japan Times | Under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore more than a decade ago adopted the growth strategy of making the medical industry the core of the nation's industrial development. | Lee, the eldest son of the city state's founding ...
Singapore grows 1.6% in Jan-Mar qtr Indian Express | Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2012, compared to 3. 6 per cent in the preceding quarter, official announcement said today. | But the city-state cautiously maintained its GDP growth forecast ...
Singapore's economy grows 1.6 percent in first quarter Xinhua | SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, slower than 3. 6 percent growth in the preceding quarter, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Thursday. | On a quar...
Singapore grows 1.6 per cent in January-March quarter The Times Of India Tweet SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy grew by 1.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2012, compared to 3. 6 per cent in the preceding quarter, official announcement said today. | But the city-state cautiously maintained its GDP g...
As a Barometer, Singapore Points to Cooling Asian Economy Jakarta Globe Singapore exports rose more than expected in April due to a surge in pharmaceuticals, but softness in electronics, a mainstay of manufacturing in many Asian economies, points to a likely slowdown in regional growth as China’s economy cools. | Singa...
Singapore economic growth slows to 1.6 percent in first quarter as manufacturing falls Orlando Sentinel SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore says its economic growth slowed in the first quarter as manufacturing fell. | The Trade and Industry Ministry said in a statement Thursday that gross domestic product expanded 1.6 percent in the January to March perio...
Asia stock markets sink on US, Europe worries Palm Beach Post | BANGKOK — Asian stocks dived Friday after discouraging U.S. economic reports unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. | Japan's Nikkei 225 tumbled 2.4 percent to 8,660.23 as signs of weakness in critical export markets battered some of the country's behemoth manufacturers. | Hong Kong's H...
Illegal tour guide menace in Singapore Jakarta Post | While Singapore has welcomed a record number of tourists in the last two years, a problem has also emerged: illegal tourist guides muscling in on the action. | They are sullying Singapore's image, passing on wrong information to tourists, and taking away business from those who play by the rules, say licensed tourist guides, who want the Singapor...
