- Integrated Smart Cards and Biometrics Market – The Next Level of Security By : Country News
Frost & Sullivan’s Smart Card and Auto ID Practice in Asia Pacific (http://www.smartcards.frost.com) will host an analyst briefing webinar on the integrated smart cards and biometrics market in the APAC region on December 13, at 11:00 hrs (GMT+08:00hrs) Singapore time....... - Asia Pacific Naval Communication Market Primed for Growth – Opportunity Opens up for Suppliers By : Country News
Frost & Sullivan's Aerospace and Defense Practice in Asia Pacific (APAC) (http://www.aerospace.frost.com) will host an exclusive analyst briefing on the Naval Communication Market in Asia Pacific on December 13 at 14:00 hrs (GMT + 08:00hrs) SGT (Singapore time)..... - VSNL Named ‘Best Wholesale Carrier’ at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East By : Country News
VSNL (NYSE:VSL), a leading communications solutions provider, was named the 'Best Wholesale Carrier' at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East. The Awards, which were held in conjunction with the 2007 Telecoms World Middle East event in Dubai, honor excellence in the region’s telecoms industry. - VSNL Named ‘Best Wholesale Carrier’ at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East By : Country News
VSNL (NYSE:VSL), a leading communications solutions provider, was named the 'Best Wholesale Carrier' at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East. The Awards, which were held in conjunction with the 2007 Telecoms World Middle East event in Dubai, honor excellence in the region’s telecoms industry. - Thailand’s Large Automotive and Industrial Production Base Propelling the Nation’s Welding Equipment By : Country News
The Thai welding market is growing at a healthy rate with significant contribution from the industrial manufacturing and automotive sectors. The automotive industry is the single largest end user of welding equipment, and the growth in this industry in Thailand will have a significant impact on welding consumption..... - AMI-Partners: Security Will Be a Key Investment Priority among Asia-Pacific SMBs By : Country News
Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) are on track to spend a whopping US$2.8 billion on IT security across the Asia-Pacific region next year, up some 26% over 2007. The four key markets in the region – Australia, South Korea, India, and China – will account for more than 75% of Asia’s total security spend in 2008, with China alone accounting for well over 33% of the total spend.. - INVISTA to Build Nitric Acid Plant in Singapore By : Country News
INVISTA Intermediates announced today that it will build a nitric acid plant on Jurong Island in Singapore. Nitric acid is one of the feed stocks for adipic acid, which is used in the manufacture of nylon, polyurethane, and other products. - APAC Active Tags Market – Gaining Foothold with Increasing Demands By : Country News
Frost & Sullivan's Automation & Electronics Practice in Asia Pacific (http://www.automation.frost.com) will host an exclusive live briefing on the Active Tag market in Asia Pacific on November 28, 2007 at 11:00 hrs (GMT+ 08:00hrs) Singapore time... - APAC’s Growing Contactless Market: What’s Hot, What’s Next? By : Country News
Frost & Sullivan’s Smart Card and Auto ID Practice in Asia Pacific (http://www.smartcards.frost.com) will host an analyst briefing webinar on the contactless smart card market in the APAC region on November 29th, at 11:00 hrs (GMT+08:00hrs) Singapore time.. - ExxonMobil Breaks Ground on Second World-Scale Petrochemical Project in Singapore By : Country News
ExxonMobil Chemical Company today broke ground on its second world-scale petrochemical project in Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the Guest of Honour at the groundbreaking ceremony, which was held at the future site of the fully-integrated project on Jurong Island.. - Governments’ Strong Support to the Biofuels Sector Creating Significant Domestic Markets across By : Country News
Governments throughout the Asia Pacific region have made significant progress in introducing legislative or fiscal measures to support the biodiesel industry and boost demand. These measures are creating an increasingly viable domestic market within the region...... - FAST and SPH Search Partner to Offer Singapore’s First Local Search Engine By : Country News
Fast Search & Transfer™ (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FAST™), the leading global provider of search technologies, today announced SPH Search, a Singapore Press Holdings Limited company, has partnered with FAST to help implement a search engine that will provide Singaporeans and anyone interested in Singapore, with timely and relevant Singapore-specific information.. - UOP Technology Selected for New Jurong By : Country News
UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that Jurong Aromatics Corp. PTE Ltd (JAC) has selected UOP to supply technology, basic engineering services and equipment for a new aromatics plant to be installed in Jurong Island, Singapore........ - Western Union to Take Equity in Singapore Agent By : Country News
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money transfer services, will take a 49 percent equity stake in its Singapore agent, Western Union Global Network (WUGN) – a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Hersing Corporation Ltd... - Card-based Systems and Biometric Applications Driving the Growth of the Asia Pacific Electronic By : Country News
Heightened concerns over security along with liberalization and strong economic growth has been driving the Asia Pacific region toward more high-end electronic access control systems in recent years. The sheer size of the market combined with low penetration levels make for huge market potential, and the advent of IP-based surveillance systems.. - Commercialization of 3G and Launch of High-Speed Data Services Places Huge Demands on the Test By : Country News
Broadband mobile standards such as wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), and CDMA2000 1x EV DO are rapidly making inroads in the Asia Pacific wireless network market, with an increasing number of mobile operators adopting these standards... - Increasing Prevalence of Diabetes Creates High Growth Potential for Self Monitoring Blood Glucose By : Country News
The Asia Pacific region holds considerable potential for the expansion of self monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) devices markets. Increasing urbanization in this region has been accompanied by the rising incidence of diabetes. As efforts to promote effective management of diabetes continue and patients are encouraged to comply with management regimes, markets for SMBG devices appear promising..... - Video - the Future of Satellite Transponder Leasing in Asia By : Country News
Applications in video distribution and other emerging networking applications will be the main drivers of growth in satellite services and the leasing of transponders in the Asia-Pacific region. The ability of operators to understand these trends and develop strategies to take advantage of them will ultimately determine their success in the market....... - Growth Opportunities abound in the Southeast Asian EMS Market as OEMs Increasingly Outsource By : Country News
With the need to focus on differentiation possibilities such as R&D for product innovation and sales and marketing, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are outsourcing their electronics manufacturing activities to concentrate on their core competencies. - Asia Pacific Markets Poised to Witness Rapid Growth and Activity in Clinical Trials in the near By : Country News
Asia Pacific countries are steadily becoming the locations of choice for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies wanting to conduct clinical trials. Lower costs, fresh and large patient pools, and services that meet global standards are some of the key factors that make countries such as India, China, Australia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan viable options to western nations for conducting clinical trials....... - AMI-Partners: SMBs in Singapore to Spend US$3M on Hosted Apps, SaaS This Year By : Country News
Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) in Singapore are set to spend US$3 million on hosted applications and SaaS (software as a service) in 2007, up 27% over 2006, according to the latest study by New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, Inc... - Growing Awareness of RFID Leads to Deployments in a Myriad of Applications and Industries in APAC By : Country News
The radio frequency identification (RFID) value chain in Asia Pacific is witnessing increasing growth due to RFID’s ability to support various applications for the track and trace function. With end users beginning to realize the potential benefits of having a form of track and trace coupled with enhanced security features at real time, there has been a spurt in RFID deployments across various verticals and industries....... - Animal Tagging Market in Asia Pacific – High Potential for RFID By : Country News
Frost & Sullivan's Automation & Electronics Practice in Asia Pacific (http://www.automation.frost.com) will host an exclusive live briefing on the Animal tagging market in Asia Pacific on September 20, 2007 at 11:00 hrs (GMT+ 08:00hrs) Singapore time....... - 6 Years after 9/11: Where is the Homeland Security Market in Asia Pacific Heading? By : Country News
WIRE)--Frost & Sullivan's Aerospace and Defense Practice in Asia Pacific (APAC) (http://www.aerospace.frost.com) will host an exclusive analyst briefing on the Homeland Security Market in Asia Pacific on September 26th at 14:00 hrs (GMT + 08:00hrs) SGT (Singapore time)...... - When Access Control Meets Smart Cards: APAC Tightening up on Security By : Country News
Frost & Sullivan’s Smart Card and Auto ID Practice in Asia Pacific (http://www.smartcards.frost.com) will host an analyst briefing webinar on the APAC smart card market application in physical access control September 27th, at 11:00 hrs (GMT+08:00hrs) Singapore time......... - E*TRADE FINANCIAL Launches Operations in Singapore By : Country News
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) today announced the launch of operations in Singapore (www.etrade.com.sg), making it the 16th E*TRADE branded website to launch outside of the US. - Transworld to aquire four new ships worth SG$ 166 million By : Country News
Mumbai-based Transworld Group of companies are investing 166 million Singapore dollars on four new container vessels as part of its fleet expansion for the growing Asian trade. - India-Singapore bilateral trade soars to SG$ 19.9 billion By : Country News
India and Singapore bilateral trade has grown by almost 70 per cent in the last two years to 19.9 billion Singapore dollars in 2006.............. - Chan Brothers Travel Appoints Inetasia Solutions As Its Digital Marketing Partner By : Country News
Singapore's most established travel specialist, Chan Brothers Travel Pte Ltd, has appointed leading Asian independent Internet consultancy Inetasia Solutions Limited as its digital marketing partner. - Singapore's prime minister wants more integrated ASEAN By : Country News
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned Tuesday the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) must integrate in order to survive the new Asian dynamics............. - Dogs to receive chip implant in Singapore By : Country News
All dogs in Singapore will have to be implanted with a microchip enabling them to be traced back to their owners starting next month............. - Singapore to take part in Indian navy exercise By : Country News
The republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will be participating in Exercise Malabar 07-2, held by the Indian Navy (IN) and the United States Navy (USN) in the Bay of Bengal. - Experts claim Buddha tooth relic actually came from an animal By : Country News
Dental experts have raised doubts over the authenticity of a purported Buddha's tooth in a Singapore temple, claiming it could not have come from any human being. - Philippines DVB-H Mobile TV Services for Commercial Broadcast with PMSI and UDcast By : Country News
UDcast and Philippine Multi-media System, Inc. (PMSI) announced today that test broadcasts of mobile TV services in the Philippines using the DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) standard have been successful and will be commercially launched in 2007. - Global Brands Group Named Licensing and Retail Partner for the PGA TOUR By : Country News
Global Brands Group, the world’s leading independent, international brand management, retail and licensing company, announced today that it has been named international licensing representative and retail partner for the PGA TOUR throughout Europe, Asia (excluding Japan), Mexico and South America. - Effnet: The First DAB+ Demonstration in Asia to Take Place at BroadcastAsia 2007 By : Country News
Coding Technologies, Factum Electronics AB, Future Waves and Maxscend Technologies today jointly announced the first-ever live demonstration of a complete Digital Audio Broadcasting Plus (DAB+) signal chain....... - MagiNet Interactive Chooses TANDBERG Television to Deploy Advanced IPTV Hotel Network By : Country News
TANDBERG Television (TAT.OL), part of the Ericsson Group, today announced that MagiNet Interactive (S) Pte Ltd., the largest provider of in-room on-demand TV and internet connectivity throughout Asia....... - Pan-Asian Internet Data Centre Leadership to Gather at Regional Forum in Singapore By : Country News
International consultancy BroadGroup, has announced the first regional level Internet Data Centre Conference will take place in Singapore 27-28 September 2007, at the Pan-Pacific Hotel (www.datacentres.com/idca) - SEVEN and UFIDA Partner to Bring Mobile Email to Enterprise Customers By : Country News
Today SEVEN and UFIDA announced a partnership that will provide UFIDA Umail to more than 500,000 enterprise customers in China. This partnership positions SEVEN as the market leader for push email for the Chinese market. - SBS Sports Channel Revolutionizes Graphics with Multiple Chyron Installation By : Country News
Broadcast Asia 2007, Booth: 7D2-01 – Chyron Corporation (OTC BB: CYRO) has today announced that major Korean broadcaster, Seoul Broadcasting System’s (SBS) Sports Channel has purchased three HyperX graphics systems with Lyric PRO advanced creation and playout...... - SMBs in China to Invest US$28B on IT in 2007 By : Country News
Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) in China will invest more than US$28 billion on IT solutions in 2007, buoyed by the country’s surging economic growth and strong demand from end-users. - Singapore imposes stricter controls for foreign-trained doctors By : Country News
Doctors who are not graduates of recognised foreign medical schools . . . . . . . . - SUSS MicroTec Strengthens Application Support Network By : Singapore News
Today, SUSS MicroTec AG (FWB:SMH)(GER:SMH), a leading supplier of precision production and test equipment for the semiconductor industry, officially opened its Application & Measurement Center in Singapore. The new facility houses state-of-the-art test equipment and will provide unique application support for customers in the Asia-Pacific region. - Mother lived with son's dead body in Singapore By : Singapore News
A mother who lived with her dead son's body for a week in Singapore has been sent to a mental hospital, The Sunday Times reported. - 'Picture-to-Speech' projects help disabled speak By : Singapore News
A "picture-to-speech" project in Singapore is using a customised personal digital assistant (PDA) to dramatically improve the lives of the intellectually disabled, innovators said Thursday. - Mercator Lines looks at Singapore IPO By : Singapore News
Singapore-based Mercator Lines is 'toying' with the idea of getting listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, an official said. - Bold moves proposed to prevent ASEAN from atrophy By : Singapore News
A high-level group has proposed bold moves to turn the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) into a more disciplined regional grouping or risk fading "into the sunset," the group's report said Saturday. - Floods, mudslides belt Singapore By : Singapore News
Torrential rains caused heavy flooding in parts of Singapore, triggered mudslides and left several traffic junctions impassable, officials said Wednesday. - Singapore Airlines appoints Foo Chai Woo as GM, India ops By : India News
Singapore Airlines today said it has appointed Foo Chai Woo as General Manager for its India operations. - Indian engineer acquitted of rape charges By : World News
An Indian engineer in Singapore has been acquitted of charges of raping his maid. - Mergers and acquisitions to increase in Asia-Pacific By : Singapore News
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is poised to rise in the Asia-Pacific region during the next few years, but companies are not paying enough attention to human-resource issues, according to a study reported Monday. - IBM launches 'bank of the future' in Singapore By : World News
Technology giant IBM has launched a "bank of the future" centre in Singapore, the first in Southeast Asia showcasing the latest technology to customers, the company said Saturday. - IMF reforms a 'great start': managing director By : Singapore News
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) decision to overhaul members' votes in the lending group is a "great start" for further reforms giving more clout to emerging states, IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato said Tuesday. - Singapore police prevent march for democracy By : World News
Singapore police thwarted Saturday a group of pro-democracy activists from marching to the convention centre where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are holding their annual meeting. - India asks West to take lead in reviving WTO talks By : Singapore News
Warning that the "development promise" appears to in danger of being broken on account of uncertainty surrounding the WTO talks, India today asked industrialised nations to take a lead to put the stalled trade negotiations back on track. - Indian worker in Singapore dies after fall By : Singapore News
An Indian construction worker here has died after falling five storeys down at a construction site. - Singapore allows anti-World Bank activists By : World News
Buckling under pressure from the World Bank, Singapore has allowed entry of 22 anti- globalisation activists into the city-state, but NGOs said the decision came "too late". - New animal species found in Southeast Asia By : Country News
New animal species have been found in Southeast Asia's hilly limestone area during a graduate student's expeditions to Malaysia and Indonesia, the National University of Singapore said Monday. - Security stepped up in Singapore ahead of IMF conference By : Country News
Security has been tightened in Singapore ahead of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month with a warning issued Thursday that police will take all appropriate measures against protestors, including the use of firearms. - Mega H40, A Vegetarian Capsule Supplement, Is Now Available in Singapore By : Country News
With a unique combination of 12 vitamins and minerals such as Calcium, Iron and Zinc, Mega H40 enhances good health and growth as well as energises the body. - Piribo: New Publication Announcement, The Pharmaceutical Market: Singapore By : Country News
Piribo, (piribo.com) the online destination for business intelligence for the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, has now added a new report called “The Pharmaceutical Market: Singapore”. - Build bridge to Singapore: Mahathir to Govt By : Country News
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said he would stop criticising the government if it deecides to restart plans to build a bridge across the Johor Strait connecting Singapore. - Board of Education Raises the Requirements to Graduate from High School By : Country News
For students looking for strategies to graduate with good grades, the answer lies in the new e-book ‘Secrets of Scoring As’ - Unisys Creates Greater China Advisory Board By : Country News
David Eldon joins Unisys board as non-executive Advisory Board member - Independent Research Firm Writes that Unisys OASIS “Pioneers the Right Model for Open Source Service By : Country News
Report notes that Unisys “steps ahead” in combination of services suite, pricing and service level agreements. - Annual haze from Indonesia to last a decade By : Country News
The annual haze originating from land-clearing fires in Indonesia is likely to blanket South-East Asia for the next decade, officials said in a published report Monday. - Web Maintenance Singapore - 1st A.I Web Maintenance Solutions By : Country News
Netasia Solutions Pte Ltd launches our new web maintenance services targeted to improve the quality of web site services for SMEs and Non-Profit Organizations.
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