Business

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Department stores and other brick-and-mortar stores here are riding the wave of online shopping, which has increased more than ever due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has been partly responsible for the impending closure of retail stores, such as the staunch Robinsons. But it has …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Nightclub and karaoke singing under the government’s proposed nightlife pilot program will only be open to local residents and those with work passes, who must show proof of having taken a Covid-19 test in the last 24 hours before you can get into a joint. Clubs that …

[ad_1] The Popular Action Party (PAP) elected its 36th central executive committee at its biennial party conference on Sunday (November 8). (Photo: PAP website) SINGAPORE – Key fourth-generation cabinet members Lawrence Wong and Desmond Lee were elected to the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) top decision-making body for the first …

[ad_1] YANGON: Authorities in Myanmar are to release the results of the snap elections on Monday (Nov 9) after what appeared to be an enthusiastic turnout in the general elections despite COVID-19 fears. Voters in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, turned out in large numbers on Sunday to vote in national …

[ad_1] Mon, Nov 09, 2020 – 10:36 am THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has enabled the use of SingPass to authorize transactions that require a high level of security for Central Depository (CDP) services, it said on Monday. CDP began offering access to the national digital identity system, including transaction signing, …

[ad_1] A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 plane is parked on the runway of Singapore’s Changi International Airport on Oct. 24, 2020 (AFP file photo). Singapore Airlines Ltd plans to raise more liquidity after posting its biggest quarterly loss on record, as the coronavirus decimated travel demand and fuel hedging and …

[ad_1] HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – China’s move to halt Ant Group’s massive stock debut could reduce the fintech giant’s value by as much as $ 140 billion (Singapore $ 188 billion), according to revised analyst estimates. . New regulations that could force Ant to raise more capital to back the …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: In his unsuccessful re-election campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly warned that a Joe Biden victory would be a China victory and that Beijing would “own America.” Despite that rhetoric, there is little indication that Beijing will find Biden a soft alternative to Trump, who dramatically changed the narrative …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The number of job opportunities in the manufacturing sector has doubled in the last two months, with about 6,370 job openings in the sector in mid-October compared to 3,200 at the end of August. These represent approximately 61 percent of the 10,400 job openings in the manufacturing sector …

[ad_1] Mon, November 9, 2020 – 8:45 am THE following companies saw new developments that may affect their stock trading on Monday: Singapore Airlines (SIA): The net loss of the national airline in the quarter to September was double that of the previous three months, dragged by the deterioration of …