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YPO 2016 Insights ASEAN Summit Convenes YPO Thought Leaders and Industry Influencers in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov. 24, 2016 (Korea Bizwire) - YPO, the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, recently hosted its third-annual Insights ASEAN Summit (IAS) 2016 in Singapore from 17-18 November, bringing together more than 250 chief executives and industry influencers with an audience from around Southeast Asia and the world. http://www.ypo.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IAS-panel-disussion-2-3.jpg Once a year, the summit unites [...]

t0 will demonstrate blockchain-based securities trading platform at Singapore’s Global FinTech Hackcelerator

SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) CEO Patrick M. Byrne will present the blockchain-based asset trading platform developed by the company’s financial technology subsidiary, t0.com, Inc. The software demo will take place at the prestigious Global FinTech Hackcelerator, organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. t0 is one of just 19 firms, [...]

Hyundai Motor to Supply 3,500 i40 Taxis to Singapore

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday that it has signed a deal with a taxi service company in Singapore to supply up to 3,500 i40 vehicles by the end of next year. The latest deal signed with Singapore’s ComfortDelgro Corp. marks the largest of its kind [...]

London Ranks Top in PwC Cities of Opportunity Index, Followed by Singapore and Toronto

LONDON, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — London claims pole position for the second time in a row in a comprehensive benchmarking study of 30 leading business centres globally, boding well for its ability to withstand post–Brexit competition on a number of fronts. Singapore comes second in PwC’s Cities of Opportunity Index; Toronto third, with Paris [...]

Rediscover the Origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Chinatown, Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) - An annual affair not to be missed, the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival returns this year with a retelling of the most traditional folklore behind the festival to let visitors, and especially our younger generation, to rediscover its origins and history. During the month-long celebrations from 2 to 30 September 2016, locals and [...]

Foreign Reinsurers Eye Bigger Share in S. Korea

SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Multinational reinsurers are upping the ante to gain a bigger share in South Korea dominated by homegrown player Korean Re Co., industry people said Tuesday. Pacific Life Re Ltd., the reinsurance division of the U.S.-based Pacific Life group, joined other global peers such as Munich Re and Swiss Re by obtaining [...]

‘Descendants of the Sun’ to be Exported to Over 27 Countries

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korean TV sensation “Descendants of the Sun” has been exported to 27 countries and the number is set to grow, its production company said Wednesday. Next Entertainment World said that the burgeoning attention the drama has been attracting overseas raised the possibility of sealing more broadcasting contracts in the [...]

McDermott International, Inc. to Host Press Conference, Media Tours of New Flagship DLV 2000 in Singapore

HOUSTON, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – WHAT: International business and trade media are invited to tour McDermott’s new flagship, the derrick lay vessel DLV 2000, and interview members of the McDermott leadership team in advance of its formal naming ceremony the following day. WHO: McDermott (NYSE:MDR) is a leading provider of integrated [...]

orchardgateway and ION Orchard Win Best Dressed Building Contest 2015

SINGAPORE, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) announced the winners of its Best Dressed Building Contest 2015, which ran from 20 November 2015 – 5 December 2015. orchardgateway won the Voters’ Choice Award, while ION Orchard clinched the Judges’ Choice Award. Six other malls received merit awards for their decorations – [...]

Cisco and Infocomm Investments Launch Innovation Program for Singapore Focused Start-Ups

SINGAPORE and BARCELONA, SPAIN, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Infocomm Investments Pte Ltd (IIPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today signed a memorandum of intent to identify and nurture Singapore-focused start-ups to participate in the Cisco-Technopreneur Action Group, Platform Accelerated Start-ups (TAG.PASS) Smart Innovation [...]