There were 166 deaths by suicide from January to September this year, down from 304 during the same period last year, Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan told Parliament yesterday. He gave these preliminary figures in response to Mr Murali Pillai (Bukit Batok), who asked how many suicides had been recorded and how […]

TOKYO, Nov 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed construction of a new factory for aircraft engine components at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aero Engines, Ltd. (MHIAEL), which handles the aero engine business of MHI Group, began operations at the facility in November 2020 […]

TOKYO, Nov 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) Group, has completed installation of the first unit of an LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for marine dual fuel engines, delivered in November last year, on the pure car carrier (PCC) […]

TOKYO, Nov 4, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), today announced a new global partner program, the Lumada Alliance Program, that will bring together industry-leading partners from the domains of information technology, operational technology, vertical industries, academia, and government to collaborate on digital solutions that deliver economic growth as well as social, environmental, […]

SINGAPORE, Nov 4, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – City Developments Limited (CDL) announced today the appointment of Deloitte & Touche Financial Advisory Services Pte. Ltd. (Deloitte) as its External Financial Advisor to assist in further evaluating and reviewing its 51.01% joint venture equity investment in Sincere Property Group (Sincere) based in China. The CDL investment […]

TOKYO & EUROPE, Nov 4, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s only international payment brand, and Paymentwall announce the activation of JCB cards in the digital media and home entertainment sector. This partnership will simplify the online transactional journey for digital media and […]

TOKYO, Nov 3, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC) has formulated a new Environmental Plan for the next 30 years. To contribute to realizing a society with net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2050, the company aims for 40 percent reduction in the CO2 emissions from its new cars and business […]

HONG KONG (AFP) – Shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba tumbled in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Nov 4) following a shock decision by Chinese regulators to scrap the public listing of its spin-off financial tech company Ant Group. As trading opened in Hong Kong, Alibaba’s stock price fell 9.61 per cent to HK$271.00, following an […]

SINGAPORE- Enforcement actions by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have secured nine criminal convictions and $11.7 million in civil penalties in the 18 months to June 2020. The central bank has also imposed $3.3 million in composition penalties for money laundering-related control breaches. It issued 25 prohibition orders against unfit representatives of financial institutions […]

BEIJING (REUTERS) – The recovery in China’s service sector activity extended into a sixth straight month in October, an industry survey showed on Wednesday (Nov 4), with hiring picking up to the highest level in a year but overseas demand slipping. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 56.8 from September’s 54.8, the […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – CapitaLand expects its financial performance for FY2020 to be materially adversely impacted, despite seeing “encouraging signs of recovery” in operating metrics for Q3, the group said on Tuesday evening (Nov 3). In its business update for the third quarter ended Sept 30, the property giant said: “Following significantly reduced profitability […]

SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China’s move to suspend Ant Group’s US$37 billion (S$50.3 billion) listing is “necessary, reasonable and legal,” given rising concerns over risks to financial stability, a top Chinese state-backed newspaper cited an expert as saying on Wednesday (Nov 4). Beijing’s surprise actions on Tuesday thwarted the world’s largest stock market debut with just […]

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In the past five years, the institutes of higher learning here handled a total of 172 cases of sexual misconduct committed by students and staff. Minister of State for Education Sun Xueling disclosed this figure in Parliament yesterday as she stressed her ministry’s zero-tolerance policy towards such cases at Singapore’s six autonomous universities, five polytechnics […]

Local tourism is getting a boost from bundled promotions by hotels, attractions, restaurants and shops, which are being offered under the SingapoRediscovers campaign from yesterday. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is launching around 50 of these bundled promotions, dubbed “Singapolidays”, which can be found on the SingapoRediscovers website or the VisitSingapore mobile app. The promotions […]

Two high-level inter-agency maritime security exercises were carried out recently to make sure Singapore continues to be ready for potential terrorist attacks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In part due to Covid-19 curbs that prevent large groups from gathering, the agencies coordinated some activities using videoconferencing tools. The first, Exercise Highcrest, was held from Oct […]

SINGAPORE – Landmark measures to help smaller businesses exit contracts to cope with the fallout from Covid-19 and pivot to new sectors in a difficult economic climate were endorsed by MPs on Tuesday (Nov 3). Under the Re-Align Framework, owners of micro and small businesses with a significant fall in revenue since the pandemic can […]

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Nov 3, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Greenbriar Capital Corp. (TSXV: GRB) (OTC Pink: GEBRF) (“Greenbriar”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement announced on October 27, 2020. Greenbriar has issued 500,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $1.50 per Unit for gross proceeds of $750,000. […]

SINGAPORE, Nov 3, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Ziptrak(R), the original patented track-guided blind system based in Australia, has been making balcony and semi-outdoor spaces in Singapore more usable, protecting homes and businesses from sun glare, rain, noise, UV radiation and heat. To date, it has been installed in over 4,500 residences and commercial spaces […]

SINGAPORE, Nov 3, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Ziptrak®, the original patented track-guided blinds system, has been making balcony and semi-outdoor spaces in Singapore more usable, protecting homes and businesses from sun glare, rain, noise, UV radiation and heat. To date, it has been installed in over 4,500 residences and commercial spaces with a proven […]