Economy
Falling retail sales mount pressure on MAS to ease monetary policy
Falling retail sales mount pressure on MAS to ease monetary policy
Economy boosts may come in April meeting.
Singapore grabs top spot in AsiaPac's most innovative city list
But here's why this is arguable.
Daily Briefing: $170m for work-life balance; Single parents finally get childcare leave
And parents jaywalking with their children.
These two new programmes will help Singaporeans re-join the workforce
Both will commence this coming April.
New scheme empowers services firms to deploy Work Permit Holders anywhere
New job flexibility scheme takes effect July 1, 2013.
Chart of the Day: Services sector to be on strongest hiring spree since 3Q08
Outlook is pegged at 37%.
Daily Briefing: 'Shadow Budget' revealed; Jollibee Singapore hullabaloo explained
And an unmanned store tests Singaporeans' honesty.
Korea's rising unemployment kicks up chances of rate cut
Seasonally adjusted unemployment hits 3.5% in February.
Chart of the Day: Hiring pace in finance, real estate sector surge 23%
Even insurance sector is on hiring spree.
Daily Briefing: 'Epic' love note at bus stop; Tobacco curbs to be rolled out
2-year-old boy reunited with parents after Facebook post.
Philippine exports plummet 2.7% in January
Showed similar weakness as Korea and Taiwan.
Korea's export growth to edge up 3.0% in March
Will it finally pick-up its momentum?
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector's hiring appetite dips 5% yearly
But there may be a wage hike in 2Q13.
Daily Briefing: Driving in Singapore more stressful now; Singapore is AsiaPac's most innovative city
And a pack of 26 dogs live in a flat.
Singapore reveals comprehensive plan to support SMEs in 3 focus areas
Namely productivity, innovation and capability upgrading.
Here are the 4 trends that will dictate RMB movement
One is less Chinese government intervention.
Government rolls out next leg of household expenditure survey
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