Singapore

Wildlife groups call for Asian effort to save pangolins

Singapore - Wildlife groups fear the pangolin, once common across Asia, is being systematically wiped out and could become extinct unless governments do more to stop poaching, they said in a publi

Champion eaters to compete in Singapore

Singapore- Champion eaters from the United States and Japan will take on a Singaporean gobbler during a food festival, organizers said Wednesday.
Joey Chestnut, the 24-year-old top-rated Major League Eating competitor, is the ranking champion. He beat rival Takeru Kobayashi, 30, at an annual hotdog-consuming competition in the US, ending Kobayashi's six-year reign.
Eating competitions are rare in the city-state, where a 20-year-old man died in 1989 after choking while participating in a moon cake eating contest.
Major League Eating is a US sports franchise that oversees professional competitive eating events.

Asia-Pacific's direct investments in United States soar

Singapore - Direct investments in the United States from Asia-Pacific companies looking to acquire or set up businesses overseas have surged, with Australia in the lead, published US Department of

Lewd slogans promoting matchmaking service axed from newspapers

Singapore - Lewd slogans and suggestive pictures used to promote matchmaking services are being axed from Singapore's newspapers and magazines, authorities said Wednesday.

Singapore's wage gap acute among older and lower-skilled workers

Singapore's wage gap acute among older and lower-skilled workers

Singapore Airlines signs sale and leaseback deal

Singapore - Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a sale and leaseback deal on five of its Boeing 777 aircraft, the carrier said on Tuesday.

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