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French lifestyle brand Lalique is bringing its crystal wares to new heights through an alliance with Singapore Airlines. Through the partnership, the airline will retail co-branded in-flight products such as toiletries and glassware in its suites and first…
The life cycle of electronics and electrical equipment (EEE) does not end when they stop working.If recycled properly, the precious metals found in electronic waste can go towards new EEE products.Discarded consumer electronics such as mobile phones, for…
These days, Ms Crystal Ling’s morning coffee comes in the form of a teal-coloured, bucket-shaped capsule. By popping it into a Nespresso machine in her office’s pantry, black coffee covered by a light caramel-coloured froth fills her espresso cup in about 40…
For its first outlet in Asia, Australian tea chain T2 Singapore has launched with a new brew that pays homage to local breakfast staple kaya toast. Its Singapore Breakfast tea is a blend of pu’er (Chinese fermented tea), green tea, coconut flakes and roasted…
Singapore retail rents slipped 1.3 per cent in the last quarter of 2016, compared with the previous quarter. According to data from JLL Singapore, included in a pan-industry market review, retail rents were under most pressure in the Marina quarter where most…
After a record two years of negative inflation, consumer prices in Singapore finally rose in December last year, with headline inflation coming in at 0.2 per cent. The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) was due to a larger increase in private road…
Chinese fashion brand Urban Revivo has opened its first international store, at Singapore’s Raffles City Shopping Centre. Launched in 2006, Urban Revivo specialises in contemporary clothing and accessories for both men and women. It has 150 stores across…
Singapore’s EZ-Link, the market’s largest issuer of CEPAS-compliant cards, announced the launch of EZ-Link Wearables. Launched in collaboration with Watchdata Technologies and Garmin, the ez-link CEPAS purse will be enabled on the Batman v Superman Fitness…
Online fashion retailer ZALORA is relocating its corporate headquarters in Singapore. The company has signed a three-year lease occupying over 30,000 square feet across two floors in Keppel Towers, located in Tanjong Pagar in the heart of Singapore’s business…
eCommerce and logistics company Anchanto has launched a software platform, SelluSeller, to help merchants, brands and distributors sell products on a multitude of marketplaces. Revealed at a company event in Singapore, SelluSeller enables users to manage…
M1 and Huawei have completed a 5G demonstration over 73-GHz E-band spectrum, achieving Singapore’s highest 5G transmission speeds of 35Gbps. The demonstration at M1’s main operating center in Jurong has validated the performance of 5G using millimeter wave…
The Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, and ASEAN Secretary General, Mr Le Luong Minh, officially launched the VisitASEAN@50 Golden Celebration tourism campaign on 18 January at the opening of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in Singapore. The…
This year’s theme, ‘Co-creating Cities of Tomorrow’, seeks to showcase NEC’s most innovative and proven suite of “Solutions for Society” and cutting-edge technologies that are being used to transform cities and businesses in the areas of safety, security,…
Asia’s e-commerce platform, Qoo10, has launched a GPS-enabled mobile game called MameGo! in Singapore. The game, which was developed by Qoo10, is available on Qoo10’s online marketplace as well as its Qoo10 and Live10 mobile apps. Nearly similar to Pokemon…
This year’s winners of the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation (MSIWF) research grant, awarded for exceptional insight and potential, comprised of some of Singapore’s leading researchers that aim to make a difference by solving Singapore’s key…
In a game-changing move, DBS Bank today unveiled its plans to help customers save on their overseas spending by avoiding high foreign exchange (FX) and conversion fees. Starting today, customers with a DBS Visa Debit Card linked to a DBS Multi-Currency…
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