[ad_1] Tue, November 10, 2020 – 11:26 am SOON, Financial Institutions (FIs) may no longer be able to rely on common personal information such as NRIC number, residential address, and date of birth as the sole means of identity verification. This comes as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued …
Read More »Successful Pfizer Vaccine Trial Indicates Breakthrough in Battle Against Pandemic
[ad_1] Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 experimental vaccine is more than 90 percent effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said Monday, a major victory in the war against a virus that has killed more than a million people. and hit the world economy. Scientists, public health officials and investors welcomed …
Read More »China Increases Pressure on Its Internet Giants with New Antitrust Rules, Economy News & Top Stories
[ad_1] BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China on Tuesday (Nov. 10) introduced detailed regulations for the first time to eradicate monopolistic practices in the Internet industry, as Beijing seeks to reduce the growing dominance of corporations like Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings. The country’s antitrust watchdog is seeking comment on a …
Read More »Exclusive: Huawei to sell $ 15 billion honor unit to Shenzhen government, China Digital and others – sources
[ad_1] Deal Huawei plans to sell the Honor budget-brand smartphone unit in a 100 billion yuan (US $ 15.2 billion) deal to a consortium led by phone distributor Digital China and the government of its hometown of Shenzhen. people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A visitor …
Read More »How the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be a Cold Comfort for Some Asian Nations
[ad_1] MANILA: With the tropical heat, remote island communities and a shortage of ultra-cold freezers, many Asian countries are not betting that Pfizer’s experimental vaccine will solve their COVID-19 crisis anytime soon. The world applauded on Monday (November 9) when Pfizer announced that its injection, developed in conjunction with BioNTech …
Read More »Shell Singapore to cut 500 jobs over three years amid reorganization of Pulau Bukom, Energy & Commodities
[ad_1] Tue, November 10, 2020 – 5:39 pm SHELL Companies, the local subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, will cut 500 jobs or about 38 percent of its local workforce over the next three years as the group makes changes to its largest refinery, in Pulau Bukom. A Shell spokesperson told …
Read More »Driven By Aviation, Tourism Plays, Singapore Stocks Soar Higher; STI jumps 2.9%, shares
[ad_1] Tue, November 10, 2020 – 2:58 pm AVIATION and tourism stocks in Singapore continued to show strength in afternoon trading, as investors applauded the news that a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech proved highly effective. The Straits Times Index rose 2.9 percent or 76.5 points to …
Read More »Ascendas Reit seeks to raise S $ 1.2 billion, plans to purchase office buildings, companies and markets for US $ 560.2 million
[ad_1] Tue, November 10, 2020-10: 00 am ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (Ascendas Reit) has launched a private placement and preferential offering to raise gross proceeds of around S $ 1.2 billion. This will go toward financing its potential and proposed overseas acquisitions, including the purchase of two office properties …
Read More »99 Group acquires the real estate portal and data provider SRX
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: 99 Group, which operates several Southeast Asian real estate platform brands including 99.co, has acquired the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX) property portal. Under a sale and purchase agreement finalized on Saturday, 99 Group will acquire all shares of StreetSine Singapore, which is operated by SRX, the company …
Read More »Why Pfizer’s Ultra Cold Covid-19 Vaccine Won’t Be At The Local Pharmacy Anytime Soon, United States News & Top Stories
[ad_1] NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Work to distribute the experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE is in the works after companies announced successful interim data on Monday (Nov 9), but will not reach local pharmacies. for the general public in the short term. The data, which …
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