Cisco, the world's largest network equipment maker, plans to invest US$18 million over the next three years in Singapore to set up a technology research and innovation centre, starting mid-2009. Called EPIC@SG, this centre will provide technology and
By Zakaria Abdul Wahab SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (Bernama) - Singapore today ratified the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on the involvement of children in armed conflict. The republic's instrument of
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore property fund manager ARA Asset Management said on Tuesday it plans to launch country-focused funds for China, India and Japan to take advantage of declining real estate prices that it expects will bottom in 2009. Each
SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore shares closed 5.2 percent higher Monday, following big gains in regional markets on hopes the US economy will stage a rebound after a dire 2008, dealers said. The main Straits Times Index (STI) advanced 95.16 points to
SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore's purchasing managers' index, a leading indicator for manufacturing, edged up in December from the previous month but indicated the sector continued to contract for the fourth consecutive month. The Singapore Institute of
Singapore 
