SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korean’s largest carmaker by sales, said Wednesday that Singapore-based Grab began using its Kona Electric for its ride-hailing service this month. In November, Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. jointly invested US$250 million in the Southeast Asian company for a business partnership in [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Low-cost carriers (LCCs) in South Korea are expected to compete fiercely to win a license to operate a regular direct flight service between the southern port city of Busan and Singapore, industry sources said Monday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is slated to receive applications for the [...]
SEATTLE, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced that it will hold its 142nd Annual Meeting—the world’s largest trademark event—in Singapore from April 25 to 29, 2020, at the Marina Bay Sands. This marks the second time INTA is bringing its Annual Meeting to Asia, and the first time that [...]
SINGAPORE, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy, the premier school for culinary, pastry, baking and food & beverage service courses in Singapore, announced today that Dr. Hervé This, the French chemist celebrated as the father of molecular gastronomy and the creator of “note by note cooking”, will be the keynote speaker at their [...]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — GTDC – The Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) hosted its inaugural Organizing Meeting and Vendor Workshop in Singapore on March 14th. Technology distribution leaders and vendor partners convened to gain a clearer picture of the latest APAC trends while taking advantage of networking opportunities with peers and [...]
SINGAPORE, Mar. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial” or “Ant”) today wrapped up its participation at Money20/20 Asia in Singapore with the Ant Technology Exploration Conference (ATEC), with guests Giri Jadeja, Global Head of Financial Innovation at International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer at Monetary Authority of [...]
SINGAPORE, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — YPO, the premier global leadership organization of chief executives, hosted more than 2,800 business leaders from more than 130 countries at the 2018 YPO EDGE, its flagship event in Singapore this month. YPO business leaders gathered with world-renowned thought leaders and innovators to address key issues in business, politics, [...]
(image: Samsung Electronics) SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that it has signed a multi-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab in a push to make inroads into one of the fastest growing Internet service sectors across Southeast Asia. The South Korean tech giant said it and [...]
DULLES, Va., Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has awarded Metron Aviation, a subsidiary of Airbus, an Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) system contract. This system will be located at the Singapore Air Traffic Control Centre (SATCC). Metron will be responsible for the design, supply, delivery, installation, integration, testing [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, Black Hat, the world’s leading provider of information security events, announces Briefings highlights for its upcoming Black Hat Asia program. The event, returning to Singapore this year, will offer its community a robust schedule complete with timely research Briefings, hands-on Trainings, a Business Hall featuring leading solution [...]