China’s Xiaomi eyes ASEAN smartphone market
December 13, 2013
Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi, dubbed the "Apple of the East" by Chinese media, is planning to expand into Southeast Asia in early 2014, according to the company’s press office….
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Google opens data center in Singapore
Rapidly rising Internet traffic in Southeast Asia prompted Google to open a new data center in Singapore.to cater to the world’s fastest growing consumer technology markets. Another center has been…
ADB scales down ASEAN growth outlook
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its growth forecast for Southeast Asia’s major markets due partly to an expected economic slowdown in the Philippines following the devastation brought by…
Singapore-KL rail project moves forward
The projects details for the proposed Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail link will be finalised in 2014, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Twitter on December 12,…
Singapore bans alcohol this weekend in Little India
This coming weekend, on December 14 and 15, Singapore will ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in the Little India district of its Chulia Kampong area. The ban is…
Key TPP talks fail in Singapore (documents)
Negotiation talks over the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have failed to result in an agreement between the affected 12 nations, pushing the issue beyond the original expectation that it would…
Singapore rioters face jail and caning
Singapore, not known as the most democratic nation on earth, will charge 24 Indian workers for taking part in the city-state’s first riot in more than 40 years, police said…
Singapore hit by first riot in decades
Hundreds of South Asian workers clashed with police in Singapore after being enraged by a fatal road accident in a rare case of public unrest in the wealthy city-state. The…
Push for Islamic finance in ASEAN to lure Gulf investors
There have been moves recently to strengthen Islamic finance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, which were spearheaded by the country with the largest global market share…
Singapore, Bangkok top cost of living survey in ASEAN
Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta are the top three most expensive cities to live in ASEAN for international assignees, a new survey by ECA International, an international human resources consulting firm, found….
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