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Word from US President Donald Trump that he may reverse a longstanding position and explore the possibility that the country may join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after all, has left the fashion industry – along with much of the American business community – somewhat sceptical, while being supportive.…

RUSSIAN airports are intensifying preparations for a flood of passengers in the run up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15, having expanded their carrying capacities and modernised operations, according to Russian transport ministry officials and airport bosses.…

RUSSIAN airports are intensifying preparations for a flood of passengers in the run up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup from June 14 to July 15, having expanded their carrying capacities and modernised operations, according to Russian transport ministry officials and airport bosses.…

THE CHANGI Airport Group’s ambitions to export its operating services could receive a fillip from a new trade and investment agreement struck between the European Union (EU) and the company’s home base, Singapore. The deal has now been released for ratification and includes extensive protections for investors from both parties’ jurisdictions, including against expropriation, as well as guaranteed fair treatment when bidding for public procurement contracts.…

FOR the first time since 2003, Singapore’s overall employment fell last year (2017), however, the number of jobs taken by Singaporean citizens and permanent residents grew slightly in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the latest city state government data. The numbers reflect the government’s continued push towards strengthening its core Singaporean workforce, experts say, although more training and mentoring is needed to make Singapore residents’ productivity more competitive internationally, they warned.…

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI)-led candidate screening or simply put, automated recruitment is ready to take off in east and south-east Asia. However, a key challenge in the process is making automated interactions valuable and engaging enough for candidates – so that “they don’t feel like they are talking to a dumb machine,” an industry expert said.…

Workplace automation, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, is expected to surge significantly in the next three years in companies throughout Asia Pacific, but companies and HR departments need to do more to address the transformation, warn experts.…

Asian companies are more likely to lose senior management staff after mergers and acquisitions (M&A) than their western counterparts, a study has found. This, say HR experts in Singapore and Hong Kong, emphasises the need for more sophisticated talent retention strategies in the region.…

STANDARD Chartered Bank has been hit by another enforcement action over past anti-money laundering (AML) failures, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announcing today (March 19) that it was fining local subsidiaries Singapore dollars SGD6.54 million (USD4.85 million). The fines break down to SGD5.2 million on the Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCBS) and SGD1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) Ltd (SCTS).…

A CONSORTIUM led by Singapore’s Changi Airports International (CAI) has lost a contract to operate and manage Saudi Arabia’s new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), in Jeddah, which, has been due to open in May (2018). Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said it will launch a new international tendering process.…