Private-led Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) has signed a deal with KPMG and has launched their international centre to help Singapore Government support local startups.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) launched the Wholesale Trade Industry Transformation Map (ITM) to help build and establish a global marketplace and create jobs for the sector.
Singapore stocks were little changed on Thursday, led by gains in financials such as OCBC, but geopolitical tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programme continued to cast a shadow.
Investment holding company CITIC Envirotech said it will acquire 60 percent stake in environmental and utility firm CITIC Qingyuan for 378 million yuan (S$78.3 million).
A unit of mm2 Asia along with New Culture Media Hong Kong and 9i Film & Television Media will co-invest US$25 million to co-produce five films and multiple online films over the next three years.