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Doing Business in Singapore

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The Malaysian island of Singapore was originally known as Temasek (“Sea Town”) after the first settlers found it in AD 1298-1299. In 1819, the British East India Company established a trading settlement on the island, which set modern Singapore into motion. Singapore’s landmass is only 719 sq. Manufacturing in Singapore.

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Doing Business in Malaysia

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Malaysia became an independent nation, the Federation of Malaya, in 1957. Prior to that, the British Empire ruled the territory as colonies and protectorates, and Japan occupied the area from 1942 to 1945. In 1963, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak joined the Federation. Manufacturing in Malaysia. Agriculture makes up 8.8%

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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The trillion and US was second with US$ 3.9 trillion.) .

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Sustained Contraction in Japan The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI ® report for November was headlined with a sustained contraction in Japan’s manufacturing sector.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

They’ve also named themselves as a cross-border logistics service and an ocean freight company, with ports in Japan, Europe, and the United States. Now, Amazon is further expanding their reach, announcing their plans to enter Southeast Asia with a launch in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017.

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How to improve your ecommerce business online in Singapore!

Vinculum

Singapore is an open nation near the equator and ideal for cross-border eCommerce. Compared to Japan’s 18%, South Korea’s 25%, and Malaysia’s 40%, this percentage almost doubles. Based on the World Bank’s GDP per capita rankings, Singapore has a per capita GDP of approximately $296.97

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is vertically integrated, offering numerous internally developed subsystems, handling load sizes from small to pallet, allowing it to serve as a general contractor for large-scale warehouse automation projects, such as the recent one for Coca- Cola Bottlers Japan. Lee Partners.