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Italy’s Illva Saronno returns to this year’s TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference with the aim of consolidating its brand presence and meeting new clients. The brand’s main focus will be on its trademark Disaronno, which is also available as a limited…
Marina Centre, City Hall, and Bugis precincts reported lower rents. The challenging retail scene was proven by the drop in island-wide prime retail rents, which slipped 0.4% in the first quarter of the year. According to the Singapore Retail Bulletin by…
Local co-working space EV Hive is collaborating with Singapore’s working space BASH to provide places for startups from both countries to develop and thrive. These spaces with assist startups with business development and funding. “Regional companies based in…
A Lazada loyalty program for Singapore shoppers looks set to be expanded to other Asian markets. Alibaba-owned Lazada has teamed up with Netflix and Uber Technologies – the first time the companies have jointly created an online rewards program, according to…
Singapore’s port and maritime industries need to gear up to deal with digitalization and disruption of global transport supply chains – that was the message of Khaw Boon Wan, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister of Transport at the official…
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued StarHub a warning over two brief home broadband outages from October last year, after finding that the disruptions were caused by a surge in legitimate DNS traffic. StarHub Online’s home…
Major shareholders in Singapore’s M1 have reportedly approached China Mobile with an offer to sell their majority stake in the operator. Malaysia’s Axiata Group, Singapore Press Holdings and Keppel T&T – which together hold a controlling 61% stake in M1 – are…
Singtel has lined up a total of S$4.1 billion ($2.94 billion) in credit facilities for debt refinancing and general corporate purposes. In Singapore, the operator’s subsidiary Singtel Group Treasury has entered into a three-year S$2.5 billion revolving credit…
More can be done to make it more attractive for high-growth tech firms to list on the Singapore bourse, including educating retail investors about such companies, said Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) chairman Jeffrey Chi. He…
Travel, business and lifestyle accessories brand Tumi is offering two travel exclusive ranges on Singapore Airlines flights. Passengers can purchase the Alpha 2 International Expandable 4 Wheeled Carry-On case and a Just In Case Travel Duffel bag onboard the…
Visitors to Orchard Road can get a street-side taste of Keng Eng Kee Seafood’s coffee ribs or salted egg chicken burger and tempura kimchi popiah from Good Chance Popiah this weekend as part of a month-long event which was launched yesterday. Called Fiesta on…
Procter & Gamble, in partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board, established its first digital innovation center in Singapore alongside guest-of-honor, S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), announcing an investment of over…
Chloe Singapore will launch its first boutique at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands this month. Its store’s decor will feature textured furnishings, powdery rose beige tones on the walls and robust architecture complemented with linear lines, reports Buro 24/7.…
Singapore’s M1 has reported a 14.6% year-on-year decline in post-tax profit for the March quarter to S$36.3 million ($26 million), attributing the result in part to higher depreciation and interest costs. Operating revenue grew 1.2% to S$260.7 million, with…
Bangkok’s creative market Artbox Thailand is about to pop up in Singapore. It will feature more than 500 vendors and partners, with a different line-up for its two sessions, from this Friday to Sunday, and on the same days the following week. At the Bayfront…
Dachser Singapore recently expanded its airport office at the Changi International Airport to accommodate growing business. The airport office remains at the same location, but has added another level above the existing office, making the total space five…
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