Hong Kong's wealth management industry seeks a boost from family offices
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee is on a mission to attract family offices to set up shop in the city.
Singapore
Singapore man is suing for US$2.3 million because he was friendzoned
It's a tale of heartache that turned litigious.
From Singapore telling Branson to bring it to the Chinese Politburo’s lack of ladies – Here’s your October 25 news briefing
To start off, we’re looking into:
Singapore challenges billionaire Richard Branson
Earlier this month, UK billionaire Richard Branson wrote a blog post called “What’s the matter with Singapore?” criticizing the country’s use of the death penalty, especially for drug crimes. Describing Singapore as “on the wrong side
Singapore challenges Virgin founder Richard Branson to a death penalty debate
Earlier this month, UK billionaire Richard Branson wrote a blog post called “What’s the matter with Singapore?” criticizing the country’s use of the death penalty, especially for drug crimes. Describing Singapore as “on the wrong side of history,” Branson said the “rising frequency of executions” were “dark stains”
Singapore repeals gay sex ban
LGBTQ+ people are heavily stigmatized and discriminated against throughout much of southern Asia, and for a long time, gay sex has even been illegal in many of those places. For example, Singapore has had a law on the books since colonial times called 377A that banned sex between men, though
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warns against excluding China from regional summits
President Joe Biden paid his first-ever visit to Asia as president this week, conducting a series of summits in South Korea and Japan – both close US allies. He held talks, launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (involving 13 nations) and attended the Quad summit in Tokyo.
But none of the talks
What you need to know about the changing egg freezing laws in Singapore
Up until now, unlike many other Asian countries, Singapore has made it difficult for single women to freeze their eggs, allowing only women with medical conditions to go through the process. That’s changing next year, though.
Egg freezing allows women to extend their ability to get pregnant in the