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The resilient labour market enabled employment to rebound following job losses in the first half of 2009.

Catering trade meanwhile dropped 5.3% compared to January 2009.

Of the total 1,196 private residential units sold in February, 53.3% exceeded $1,000psf, and the trend is expected to continue over the next few months.

The Census of Population 2010 starts today, the fifth census conducted since Singapore’s independence.

StarHub also supports the idea of having a common set-top box for consumers, as it gives greater convenience, cost-savings and quality assurance.

Singapore and the European Union had constructive discussions during the first round of negotiations on the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

The investment company is "now ready to jointly explore telecommunications opportunities on the world stage" with the Vietnamese firm.

The parcel at Yishun Avenue 11, with land area of 15,074.2 sq m, received a total of ten bids.

"The international aviation industry was badly affected by the economic downturn last year, but Changi fared better than we anticipated," said Mrs Lim Hwee Hua.

Singapore Exchange unit SICOM will begin trading its gold deferred settlement contract on 30 March 2010 to attract new investors.

With the half-yearly review done, CapitaMalls Asia will be replacing Cosco Corp Singapore as a constituent of the Straits Times Index (STI).

Estimated to be about S$959.4 million, the deal between Fortis Healthcare and TPG Capital will enable the Indian firm to be Parkway's major shareholder.

Made available for sale through the Reserve List system on 8 December 2009, the land parcel will soon be up for public tender for a minimum bid of S$25 million.

Jurong Shipyard has inked the deal with Petrobras to carry out pre-conversion works on the MT SUVA, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC).

To serve growing demand, Tiger Airways will double the current frequency of flights to Krabi and Hat Yai in Thailand.

Shin Corp Executive Chairman Somprasong Boonyachai clarified Temasek's stakes in the telecoms group and satellite unit Thaicom are not up for sale.