Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Stories you might have missed

Decline in Singapore key exports continues to ease in October, with narrowing 3.4% fall

SINGAPORE’S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) shrank 3.4 per cent year on year in October, continuing to ease from steeper falls in the preceding months, data from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) showed on Friday (Nov 17).

Leaders agree on three pillars of cooperation at US-led Indo-Pacific talks

MEMBER economies of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) have reached a consensus on three “pillars” of cooperation, while the crucial trade pillar remained in progress.

NUS Enterprise moves BLOCK71 from San Francisco to Silicon Valley

NATIONAL University of Singapore (NUS) Enterprise is moving its San Francisco-based startup incubator from San Francisco to Silicon Valley further south in the US state of California, in hopes of tapping the tech ecosystem there.

High school musical: Singapore’s hunt for a K-pop star

AFTER days of intense training, a crowd of young hopefuls hangs around nervously in a holding room.

SkillsFuture Singapore report identifies 24 ‘priority’ skills in digital, care-giving, Industry 4.0

SKILLS in areas such as the digital economy, providing care, and Industry 4.0 will experience high demand and become more transferable in the next two years, a report by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) has said.

Money laundering accused Chen Qingyuan denied bail; he claims salary as fund source, prosecution disagrees

MONEY laundering accused Chen Qingyuan was on Friday (Nov 17) denied bail on the grounds that he was a flight risk, has tenuous roots in Singapore and is purportedly already wanted in China on fraud charges.

STI slips 0.3%, tracking lacklustre showing at most regional bourses

SINGAPORE’S blue-chip barometer slipped on Friday (Nov 17), tracking the lacklustre showing at most bourses in Asia-Pacific. This came after a muted performance at Wall Street the night before.