BreadTalk Group CEO quits, founder George Quek to be interim CEO
BREADTALK Group's chief executive officer (CEO) Henry Chu Heng Hwee, 49, has quit for "personal and health reasons", the food and beverage (F&B) operator announced on Wednesday.
BreadTalk CEO quits, chairman to take over
THE group chief executive officer (CEO) of BreadTalk Group, Henry Chu Heng Hwee, will leave the company with effect from Dec 31, 2019.
Trade spat means Asian export economies are in for a rough ride, Fitch Solutions warns
ASIAN export-reliant economies such as Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia will be hardest hit by waning demand for Chinese-made products and supply chain disruptions amid...
Hyflux seeks further extension of debt moratorium as talks with potential suitors continue
TROUBLED water treatment firm Hyflux and three of its subsidiaries have applied to the court for a further extension of its debt moratorium.
Training, solution centre launched for energy, chemicals, pharma sectors
A ONE-STOP training and solution centre to support key process industries in Singapore opened on Wednesday. It was set up by Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and US-headquartered technology and...
Robo-advisory startup Bambu raises US$10m to grow global team, offer more products
BAMBU, a Singapore-based provider of digital wealth technology, has raised US$10 million in Series B funding to build up its delivery and support teams in key global markets and expand its product...
Singtel expands its VIA mobile payment alliance to Japan
SINGTEL on Thursday debuted its cross-border mobile payment alliance, VIA, in Japan through the StarPay platform by Japanese tech firm Netstars.
M1 and SUTD to jointly develop 5G robotics technology
TELCO M1 Limited and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) are collaborating to deep dive into the development of 5G technologies for advanced robotics systems.
Cathay Financial, Indovina Bank, Finaxar tie-up to improve SME financing in Vietnam
VIETNAM’S small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can now access up to 500 million dong (S$29,220) in funds online, under a new cross-border partnership to improve access to SME financing.
US cloud provider 8x8 buys Singapore’s Wavecell for US$125m in cash, stock
WAVECELL, a privately held communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) provider based in Singapore, has been acquired by New York-listed 8x8 for around US$125 million in cash and stock, marking...