Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim Malay minority, will become Singapore's first female president when she is sworn in Thursday as the city's eighth head of state.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen the India-Japan partnership both in the bilateral context and beyond.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 6 he would get into great detail about his tax reform plan in the next two weeks.Trump, during a visit to North Dakota, listed his broad principles for tax reform to include simplifying the U.S. tax code and providing tax relief to middle-class Americans.
Private-led Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) has signed a deal with KPMG and has launched their international centre to help Singapore Government support local startups.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) launched the Wholesale Trade Industry Transformation Map (ITM) to help build and establish a global marketplace and create jobs for the sector.
Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore's economic growth in the third quarter, with sectors such as manufacturing, finance and insurance seen supporting the economy.
According to the latest study, workers in Singapore are less committed to their current employer, with 34 percent saying that they have no intention of staying with the company for more than a year.