SINGAPORE – CapitaLand’s wholly-owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Ltd, on Thursday morning (Oct 15) said it is seeing strong recovery in China on the operations front, with apartment revenue in September performing close to 95 per cent of its year-ago level. Ascott also said it has been maintaining a steady stream of openings as […]

SINGAPORE – Users of The Straits Times’ website on Thursday (Oct 15) will be greeted with a fresh new look, complete with a slew of new offerings that focus on multimedia content and trending topics. This revamp is part of ST’s continuing efforts to refresh its digital and print products, and includes an upcoming relaunch […]

A 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl are the two new Covid-19 cases in the community reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday. Both patients had last been at their respective schools on Oct 2. They were both quarantined from Oct 3, and were swabbed on that day but tested negative, MOH said in […]

Singapore households used on average more electricity and gas each month between April and July, compared with the same period last year. Their electricity consumption rose 16 per cent while that of gas went up 34 per cent, as people spent more time at home during the circuit breaker and the early stages of Singapore’s […]

Continued diplomatic ties between Singapore and Hungary for 50 years now have been underpinned by “mutual respect”, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who noted there has been a practical side to the cooperation as well in an interview with The Straits Times yesterday. “We represent a similar kind of approach when it comes […]

A “Right to Disconnect” law would help employees have protected time to rest and recharge, said labour MP Melvin Yong (Radin Mas) yesterday, adding that it would help address issues such as burnout and lead to safer workplaces. Speaking during the debate on the Government’s strategy to emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, he cited […]

LOS ANGELES, CA., Oct 15, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – For many companies, the COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact. However, despite 2020’s unfavorable circumstances, CBD manufacturer Green Care Solutions is not only staying afloat, but thriving with record sales throughout the duration of the pandemic. C.E.O. Freddy Rashid attributed the company’s success to […]

SINGAPORE – A 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl are the two new Covid-19 cases in the community reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Oct 14). Both patients are school students and had last been at their respective schools on Oct 2. They were both quarantined from Oct 3, and were swabbed […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Tianyun International Holdings Limited (“Tianyun International”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, Stock code: 6836.HK), a leading seller and manufacturer of processed fruits products in China, is pleased to announce that Shandong Tiantong Food Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and Tiantong Food (Yichang) […]

SINGAPORE – As Covid-19 continues to batter economies and decimate jobs, governments around the world are seeking to share the fruits of labour more widely, and ensure that their citizens are not exposed to unbearable losses. One strategy some societies have adopted to safeguard workers’ welfare is a minimum wage, calls for which surfaced in […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Raffles Education Corp (REC) substantial shareholder Oei Hong Leong has discontinued his latest legal action against the company in relation to its plan to raise its stake in a Chinese property firm. In a statement to the bourse, the mainboard-listed REC announced that Mr Oei and his firm Oei Hong […]

SINGAPORE – A specialised children’s agency and beefed-up counselling resources were some of the proposals to help vulnerable individuals put forth by MPs on Wednesday (Oct 14). Mr Don Wee (Chua Chu Kang GRC) called for an equivalent of the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) – which supports seniors and their caregivers – to supervise, […]

SINGAPORE – The plan to have 28,000 charging points for electric vehicles by 2030 is “not ideal”, said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday (Oct 14), when he announced that commercial entities could be roped in to help build up this infrastructure. Currently, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is working with various agencies to […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (亚太商讯) – 肺部疾病精准介入治疗技术引领者堃博（Broncus）公司日前宣布，已完成数千万美元的C轮融资。本轮融资由清池资本领投，百度资本、济时资本、信银投资…

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Sovereign wealth fund GIC will integrate climate change into its investment portfolio, a report noted today (Oct 14). This will involve evaluating the way long-term capital market assumptions are affected by climate change drivers and under different climate change scenarios. GIC is also ensuring that its investment teams integrate climate […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Broncus Holding Company (“Broncus”), a global leader in diagnostic and therapeutic technology for lung diseases, today announced the closing of a Series C round of funding led by Lake Bleu Capital, and including Baidu Capital, the venture arm of one of the world’s largest Internet and […]

SINGAPORE, Oct 14, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Moonstake today announced that it has successfully closed its seed round funding and has raised over $1.04 Million (approximately JPY 110 Million). Partnerships with more than 10 public blockchains such as Emurgo (one of Cardano’s constituent corporations) and advanced products centered on staking wallets attracted a great […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Oct 14, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi ABB Power Grids, as part of its ongoing work with UK Power Networks Services to help manage existing traction power assets on High Speed 1 (HS1), has been awarded a contract worth around $6.6 million to upgrade the Static Var Compensator (SVC) Control systems and […]

HONG KONG, Oct 14, 2020 – (亚太商讯) – 中国领先的品牌加工水果产品销售商及制造商天韵国际控股有限公司（「天韵国际」及其附属公司统称「集团」，股份代号 : 6836.HK）欣然宣布，集团旗…