European Union (EU)

SINGAPORE. (Mar 12): The pound advanced for a second day as the UK government said it had secured changes to its divorce deal from the European Union and planned to hold a vote in parliament.

LONDON (Jan 17): UK leader Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her government and immediately opened talks with rival political parties in an attempt to break the Brexit deadlock, as time runs out to reach a deal.

LONDON (Jan 16): Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected by Parliament in a humiliating defeat, her plan for leaving the European Union all but dead. She now faces a confidence vote in her government.

(Oct 20): The European Union and Singapore signed free-trade and investment protection agreements in Brussels on Friday in a bid to improve bilateral business ties amid rising global trade conflicts.

LONDON (Aug 29): Britain’s competition watchdog is expected to formally consider proposals from top accountants to curb the market share of the “Big Four” auditors, a senior industry official said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Aug 23): Most of the British public believes the UK will leave the European Union without a deal, with many planning to cut costs on everything from clothes to home extensions, a survey finds.

LONDON (June 27): The UK should start planning to delay Brexit and extend negotiations with the European Union or face the disaster of leaving without a deal, according to former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

SINGAPORE (Oct 23): Specialty pharmaceutical firm iX Biopharma announced Monday that it has secured a European patent for its WaferiX drug delivery technology.

SINGAPORE (Aug 16): By Jan 2018, UBS Group AG may charge its clients about US$40,000 ($54,690) a year for access to its basic markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID) research, according to Reuters.

HONG KONG (July 5): Singapore's banking regulator has told lenders it will delay by a year the implementation of global rules designed to rein in trading risks –  the latest sign that the post-crisis overhaul of the world's banking system may