#Singapore
The World Trade Organisation begins negotiations for new digital trade rules
Following on from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Switzerland, 76 members of the World Trade Organisation have begun negotiations on new international rules in digital trade. The negotiations on trade-related aspects of e-commerce are a significant step towards updating international trade rules. Australian Minister for trade, tourism and investment, Simon Birmingham said: “Through […]
What startup founder Mike Pritchett is still learning from expanding into three countries
In the last year, I have expanded my company into three separate international markets: Singapore, the USA and the UK. While we have only officially launched in Singapore, I have spent enough time in each region to become aware of the massive diversity in culture, social protocols and ways of doing business that is unique […]
The government’s new Singapore landing pad provides start-ups with a gateway into Asia
The Federal Government is providing Australian start-ups with a new gateway into Asia via its newly-launched Landing Pad in Singapore The Landing Pad program is part of the government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda and is designed to assist Australian entrepreneurs bring their ideas to market and build successful enterprises, including through new export market […]
Singapore Airlines resumes A380 flights after Qantas engine explosion
Singapore Airlines A380 flights will resume to Melbourne and Sydney after earlier grounding the aircraft for precautionary checks following the explosion of a Qantas A380 engine on a flight from Singapore yesterday.
Vodafone cuts roaming rates – NZ mobile data roaming prices still *very* expensive
Vodafone has reduced international roaming rates in New Zealand and Singapore when calling Australia, but mobile data rates while roaming on Vodafone in New Zealand still remain unacceptably high.
Singapore Airlines doubles A380 flights to Sydney
Singapore Airlines will double the number of Airbus A380 aircraft flying between Sydney and Singapore, adding 140,000 seats a year will be available on the route.
ComfortDelGro to pay $38.8 million for Swan Taxis
Singapore based ComfortDelGro Corporation has made a $38.8 million (S$46.8 million) takeover bid for Perth’s largest taxi company Swan Taxis Limited.
Caltex profits forecast to plummet 50% in 2010
Caltex has forecast profits to plummet by 50 percent in the first half 2010 as a result of continued volatility in Australia’s exchange rates.
Australia in world’s top ten polluters – Study
Australia is among the world’s top ten polluting countries, concludes a study by the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute working with National University of Singapore and Princeton University.
Exporting to Singapore, a free market economy
Singapore has only a population of four million, but with purchasing power that equals or exceeds that of the leading nations of Western Europe, a Free Trade Agreement, and a tradition of barrier-free trade, there are plenty of good reasons to export to Singapore. When the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was signed in 2003, […]