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This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only...Candover Investments PLC said Friday it is close to an agreement with investors that will free them from commitments to its troubled Candover 2008 Fund, leaving the fund with only a fraction...

According to a Reserve Bank report in July, Singapore was the top investment destination for Indians who parked more than $15.9-billion between April 2008 and March 2009.      However, for Singapore, India [ Images ] is second only to Malaysia...

Now you don't have to sacrifice your green credentials, with an advisory group naming the world's top environmentally friendly luxury hotels. EC3 Global, an independent industry environmental group that certifies hotels according to their sustainable tourism efforts, handed its inaugural,...

Asian stock markets were lower Friday, following a late sell-off on Wall Street after weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing and retail data. Japan and Korea were weighed down by profit-taking as investors cashed in ahead of U.S. payrolls data. "This is typical...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to ban flash orders on stock exchanges. But the fate of giving market participants a sneak peek at options trades is fuzzy. The options market is much more dependent on flash trading than...

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only...Publisher Hearst Corp. plans to launch next year a service called Skiff to sell digital subscriptions to newspapers and magazines in a format it hopes will be more visually appealing to users...

At least two firms have been in talks to take on Galleon's teams both in the U.S. and Singapore, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The teams in Singapore, which had...

Sundance Channel and WE tv will launch on SingTel's feevee service Mio after Rainbow Media completed a carriage deal in Singapore. The news, which was announced Thursday at the Asian TV Forum in Singapore, marks the first Asian launch for...

The battle between Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. has shifted into new territory: a race to see who can make online maps that make people feel like they're really there. After lagging behind Google Maps, Microsoft this week unveiled an...

Singapore will make foreigners pass an English test to get a skilled worker permit next year, a move seen as addressing a poor services industry and public worries over competition for jobs ahead of possible elections. The city state is...