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Singapore To Accelerate Digitalisation Of COVID-kicked Economy

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New agency will hustle small retailers onto digital payments and teach seniors how to Internet Singapore has created a ... Read more

Test, Trace, Isolate: Governments Need To Do These Three Things Before Reopening Economies, Expert Warns

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A global health expert and physician told CNBC that easing lockdowns without taking certain action would risk a second s... Read more

You Have One Job, Australian PM Tells Contact-tracing App, And Thats Talking To Medicos

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Still no definitive word on open sourcing or how it will solve Singapore's Apple problem Australian Prime Minister Scot... Read more

Rathbones' Coombs Takes Risk To Lowest Level In Strategic Growth

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Rathbones' David Coombs has taken risk within the Multi-Asset Strategic Growth Portfolio to its lowest level since lau... Read more

Ray Dalio Says He Wouldn't Rule Out China Weaponizing Its Massive US Treasury Holdings

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Other observers have dismissed the suggestion that China would sell U.S. Treasurys to gain an upper hand in the trade wa... Read more

Increasing Tariffs On China Will Likely Hurt US Growth, Says Nomura

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U.S. President Donald Trump claims that tariffs have meant China is paying billions of dollars. Economists say that isn'... Read more

Payments Firm Thunes Bags $10m To Expand Into Developing Nations

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Previously known as TransferTo, Singapore-headquartered Thunes has celebrated a new Series A funding round worth $10m, ... Read more

Singapore Bank Expects China Slowdown To Hit Growth In Loans

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Singapore's second-largest bank OCBC expects its loans business to grow more moderately this year amid greater uncertain... Read more

Singapore Bank Expects China Slowdown To Hit Growth In Loans

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Singapore's second-largest bank OCBC expects its loans business to grow more moderately this year amid greater uncertain... Read more

Asia Has 'mitigating Factors' To Counter A Global Growth Slowdown, Says Bank CEO

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Asia is still projected to grow at 5.5 percent to 6 percent this year despite the overall softer global environment, sai... Read more

Singapore's Government Will Likely Spend Big Ahead Of An Upcoming Election

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An impending election and the need to spur economic growth mean Singapore will likely — for the first time in four yea... Read more

Time Is Running Out For The US-China Trade Talks — But American Firms Still Have Big Questions

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Despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressing optimism that "significant progress" can be achieved in this w... Read more

Trump Delivers Trade Warning As He Departs G7 Early For Historic Summit With North Korea

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The President claimed the US was a "piggy bank that everybody's robbing" and warned the European Union that it would be ... Read more

The Celtic Dragon: Irish Techs Foray Into Asia Gathers Pace

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The advance of Irish technology into Asia is gathering momentum as two leading tech firms announced significant deals t... Read more

Report Warns IoT Medical Devices Are Far Too Vulnerable To Cyberattacks

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There was a lot going on in the internet of things (IoT) space this week in Ireland, most notably Dublin City Universi... Read more

Changi Airport Is Raising Departure Fees For Passengers

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The additional charges will go towards funding the airport’s Changi East development as well as refurbishment of exis... Read more

Air India Express To Increase Frequency Between Kochi And Singapore

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From March 25, it will become a daily service The post Air India Express to increase frequency between Kochi and Singap... Read more

Hotel Update: Global Round-up

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Business Traveller rounds up new and upcoming hotels from brands including Naumi, W Hotels and Six Senses The post Hote... Read more

Seven Hotly Anticipated Hotels In Asia Opening Soon

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More big brands are stepping into major cities in Asia, from Six Senses in Singapore to Langham in Bangkok The post Sev... Read more

Hotel Update In Asia-Pacific

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Business Traveller looks at some of the newly opened, recently re-opened and soon-to-be-open hotels across Asia-Pacific... Read more