DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has announced the mechanical completion of its new Flexiblend facility in Singapore. The new plant will leverage DuPont’s advanced biotechnology and global quality standards to provide customized solutions to industry partners in...
In early January 2021, the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Land Transport Authority (LTA) issued a pilot tender to set up an additional 600 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by the third quarter of 2022. As part of the Singapore Government’s...
Hyphens Pharma International, Singapore’s leading specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare group, announced in January 2021 that its subsidiary, Pan-Malayan Pharmaceuticals, has been awarded with an e-pharmacy licence for its WellAway Pharmacy by the Health...
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura, or MUIS, the sole authority on issuing and regulating certifications for local halal F&B products in Singapore, has highlighted the need for halal food firms to be consistent in their documentation, especially when exporting to...
Thai beer and liquor giant, Thai Beverage (ThaiBev), plans to spin off and list its regional brewery unit, BeerCo, on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) mainboard. In a regulatory filing in early February, ThaiBev said that it has received a no-objection letter from SGX for...
With passenger traffic down 98% year-on-year in November, the aviation sector is not expected to recover anytime soon. In late December 2020, the Singapore Government stated it will provide an additional SGD 84 million (USD 63.5 million) worth of support for aviation...
A new trade agreement between Singapore and the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom – Singapore Free Trade Agreement (UKSFTA), has officially come into force as of 1 Jan 2021, replacing the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) with regards to trade between both...
In early January 2021, Singapore received its first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel from Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), the world’s first smart LNG bunkering vessel. Equipped with Keppel’s proprietary AssetCare Digital Solution, the vessel...
Venture capital company, Airbus Ventures, has added Singapore start-up company, Zero Error Systems (ZES), to its investment portfolio. ZES specializes in developing ‘smart chip’ technology capable of protecting satellites from radiation damage. The technology,...
With Singapore’s trade-reliant economy expected to continue facing uncertainty in 2021, the Singapore government is looking to add an additional SGD 100 billion (approximately USD 74 billion) worth of fiscal stimulus initiatives to its 2021 budget. This is equivalent...
The Energy Market Authority (EMA), Singapore’s energy agency, has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with its Malaysia and Hong Kong counterparts, Suruhanjaya Tenaga (ST) and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), aimed at...
Australia is planning to construct a massive solar farm in its deserted Outback, between two cities in its Northern Territory, Alice Springs and Darwin. The farm, which will cost USD 15 billion to build, is expected to occupy more than 46 square miles, 3 times larger...
