Neo Group defends property foray ahead of shareholder vote
CATALIST-LISTED Neo Group is heading into the property business for new and recurring revenue streams, even as it is still looking for opportunities in its core catering and food manufacturing...
CSC Holdings' patented construction site solutions trim costs, raise productivity
MAINBOARD-LISTED groundworks engineering firm CSC Holdings has lowered costs and boosted productivity with two patented solutions: a mobile site reporting (MSR) system, and a reinforced concrete (RC...
Corporate cost-cutting taking the sweet out of mooncakes
THE upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival will not be as sweet for mooncake sellers as previous years, with corporate sales tapering off amid Covid-19.
Electronics rebound will give lasting boost to Singapore exports: Analysts
SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) outshone market watchers' expectations in August, clocking year-on-year growth of 7.7 per cent.
Singapore exports rise by 7.7% in August as electronics recover from year-ago low base
SINGAPORE exports kept up their growth momentum in August, with both electronics and non-electronics shipments rising on a low base effect.
Precision engineering is growth industry for Singapore: Chan
PRECISION engineering has been singled out as a growth industry for Singapore, "even in a downtime like this", Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said on Monday.
Singapore to support precision engineering growth with 1,500 vacancies on offer
ENHANCED measures are under way to help Singapore companies in growth sectors "pull apart from the competition", Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said on Monday, even as the...
Skills, mindsets are barriers to re-hiring older workers
CHRONIC unemployment among mid-career workers, who have typically stayed in the same job for 10 to 20 years, "is not a new issue that has surfaced because of Covid-19".
It's still early days for rescue efforts aimed at mid-career job seekers
IF recent policy moves are a gauge, mid-career job seekers have become a priority demographic for placement into Singapore's labour market.
Job policies seen as key to supporting re-hiring, even as layoffs re-entry rate holds up
RESIDENTS' hiring prospects held up in Singapore in the first half of the year, despite the Covid-19 downturn.