Singapore's natural riches Singapore is characterized by its densely populated and highly urbanized environment. However, what is less well known is the fact that this small Asian state is also renowned for its natural beauty. A familiar image may be of clustering skyscrapers but the 63 separate is...

Work-life balance is a key issue for Women in Singapore As Singaporeans are notorious for working beyond their office hours, achieving a work-life balance remains a central issue in the city-state, particularly for women. According to a recent poll by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), 43...

Singapore's GDP growth Singapore's economy has been showing signs of expansion, following on from a smaller contraction in manufacturing. While there are general signs that the Asian economy in general is recovering fairly well after recent troubles, the island state seems to be enjoying a particul...

Singapore curtailing foreign workers Singapore's Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam turned his attention to the prickly subject of low-skilled foreign workers continuing to flood into the island state. Unveiling the country's budget for 2013, he announced that Singapore would be imposing limit...

Singapore as best country for a new business According to an annual report by the World Bank, Singapore is the best country in the world in which to start a business. The plucky little Asian nation beat some strong competition to top the list of the recent World Bank's ‘Doing Business' study. The...

Most exclusive Singapore property In any society, an accurate barometer of the buoyancy of the local economy is to consider the direct correlation with exclusive property prices. Singapore money is certainly benefitting from some large-scale investments, and this is being reflected in many of the s...

Green investment for Singapore Singapore has been welcoming an influx of non-governmental environmental organisations wishing to set up shop in the island city state. Various factors have been cited for this benign invasion, including the availability of office space, the key amenities to hand and...

APAC urged to reduce nontariff barriers The Asia-Pacific countries should reduce nontariff trade barriers and focus on strengthening regional connectivity to facilitate trade within the region, concluded participants at an international conference. The conference –Asia Pacific Trade Facilitation F...

STB Launches Tender for Creative, Media, Digital and Digital Production Agency Partners The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) launched an open tender exercise for creative, media, digital and digital production agencies to join efforts with STB in building destination brand. The appointment consists of...

Wealth down, but Singaporeans are still among the richest Singaporeans figure as the world's eighth richest while the number of millionaires living in the country is expected to rise some 60% to 249,000 over the next five years, informed The Business Times. Despite the fact that the city-state's t...

Recession fears decrease as Singapore's inflation eases Recession worries in Singapore have been reduced after a new study showed that the city-state's inflation decelerated to some extent in October as the cost of housing rose at a slower pace. According to a Reuters news agency poll, inflation i...

Singaporean economy contracts 1.5% this year Singapore's GDP this will likely grow only 1.5% or less, after the economy did a weaker performance than previously expected in Q3. Despite the economy's slowdown in the July to September period, the country has narrowly avoided a technical recession -tw...

Singapore Facebook Usage Remains Solid More than two-thirds of Singapore's population will use Facebook by 2013 and average usage levels will increase, according to a study of the social network usage by social media marketing firm Rock Publicity. In 2012, there were 3,220,500 Facebook users in Si...

Wealthy expats favour Singapore as the best place to live Singapore has arisen as the top place to work and live in for prosperous expatriates, as a new survey by HSBC Bank shows. Expats surveyed ranked Singapore number one place to live in among 30 countries. The classifying criteria were grounde...

Singapore: the Entrepreneurial Capital of APAC Singapore is one of the world's best business centres in the Asia Pacific, according to Laurel Delaney, board member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum. This cosmopolitan city-state presents particular characteristics that make it an asset in the entr...

Singapore eclipses Hong Kong as Asia's most prized brand According to a location branding survey by PublicAffairsAsia and Ogilvy Public Relations, Singapore has arisen as enjoying the most positive brand value among 16 Asian cities. With a score of 9.7 out of 10, the city-state outperforms rivals...

Australia outpaces APAC on digital marketing Australian brands invest more in digital marketing than many of their counterparts in the Asia Pacific region, including leading countries in the sector like Singapore. According to the Adobe/CMO Council study, the Digital Marketing Performance Dashboar...