Singapore

To reflect changes in the structure of retail trade and food & beverage services industries, the coverage and weighting patterns are revised at regular intervals.

Consumers now have the option to block third-party providers that send chargeable Premium Rate Services (PRS).

The figure is down from a robust expansion of 20.8% in the previous month.

The total estimated cost is less than 0.6% of the portfolio value of GLP in Japan.

The M&A volume totaled US$4.5 billion in Singapore accounted for 40% of total M&A volume in South East Asia.

Indonesia lead the region with US$2.2 billion - the highest YTD volume on record.

68% are not doing well enough in terms of navigation, design, content, and functionality.

ICBC set up its first overseas Reminbi Processing Center in Singapore for its promising location.

The Conveyancing Bill aims to address the risk of rogue lawyers defalcating clients' conveyancing money.

Crude oil price has sustained above US$100/barrel for the best part of the past two weeks.

The convertible bonds bear an interest of 2.125% per annum, payable half-yearly.

The news jobs comprise completing a Pipe Laying Vessel for Saipem S.p.A and converting a Floating, Storage and Offloading vessel for Bumi Armada Berhad, said Keppel Corporation.

Weakness in the Baltic Exchange Dry Index is expected to result in a slow down in order flows.

The increased coverage will raise the proportion of fully insured depositors from 83 per cent to 91 per cent.

The opening was attended by Singapore's deputy Prime Minister for defence Teo Chee Hean and the Finnish minister for ownership steering Jyri Häkämies.

Meanwhile, Singapore yards are looking good beyond 2011, said DBS.