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Singapore EXPO
Singapore Expo (stylised as Singapore EXPO) is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls. The center was designed by Cox Richardson Rayner, built by PSA International, and funded by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The S$220 million building (excluding the cost of the 40,000 m² expansion) is located in Tampines, Singapore. Singapore Expo was officially opened on 4 March 1999. It has since been managed by Constellar Venues Private Limited (formerly known as SingEx Venues Private Limited), a fully owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings and Singapore Press Holdings. Facilities Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Center is the largest meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions (MICE) venue in Singapore and is one of the largest and most completely equipped centre in the whole of Asia. There are ten large multipurpose halls, each being 10,000 square metres in size, giving a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampines
Tampines ( or ) is the Regional centre (Singapore), regional centre of the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. With a population of 284,560 living across its five subzones as of 2024, it is the most populous Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area in Singapore. It is home to approximately 5% of Singapore's population. Tampines is bordered to the west by Bedok and Paya Lebar, to the north by Pasir Ris, to the east by Changi, and to the south by the Singapore Strait, Straits of Singapore. Situated in the historical region of Tanah Merah, Singapore, Tanah Merah, its present-day terrain is particularly flat due to the large-scale sand quarrying in the 1960s. Tampines is composed of five subzones — Tampines North, Tampines East, Tampines West, Simei and Xilin. These subzones were created in the early 1990s predominantly for urban planning purposes and have no relation to the three Constituencies of Singapore, political constituencies in Tampines. Four of its subzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HarbourFront Centre
Harbourfront Centre is a cultural organization on the waterfront of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at 235 Queens Quay West. Established as a crown corporation in 1972 by the Government of Canada to create a waterfront park, it became a non-profit organization in 1991. Funding comes from corporate sponsors, government grants, individual donors and entrepreneurial activities. Harbourfront Centre has a seating capacity of 2,000. Harbourfront Centre works with over 450 community organizations, and hosts more than 4,000 events a year in many disciplines such as theatre, dance, literature, music, film, visual arts and craft. The development is governed by a 26-person community based volunteer Board of Directors, and is assisted by approximately 2,000 volunteers who generously contribute their efforts and time. Harbourfront Centre is patrolled by its own in-house security team, which works closely with police to ensure that the property is protected. History The Government of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephemeral Gaze
Ephemeral Gaze was the sixth concert tour by South Korean singer Taemin, in support of his fifth Korean EP, '' Eternal''. It began on August 31, 2024, in Incheon, South Korea, and concluded on April 27, 2025, in Seoul. It was Taemin's first world tour, spanning shows across Asia, South America, North America and Europe. Background Taemin's contract with his agency, SM Entertainment, expired in March 2024. He signed a new contract with BPM Entertainment for his solo promotions. At a fan meeting in July, he announced the release of his fifth EP, '' Eternal'', and revealed that he was planning to embark on his first world tour as a soloist. Taemin said in an interview that he had wanted to go on a world tour since first aspiring to become a singer. On July 19, BPM announced through social media that Taemin would commence his tour, titled Ephemeral Gaze, on August 31, beginning with concerts in Incheon and continuing to various locations across Asia. They said the title was chosen to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taemin
Lee Tae-min (; born July 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Taemin, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinee in May 2008 and the supergroup SuperM in 2019, both under SM Entertainment, and has subsequently been labeled by media outlets as the "Idol's Idol" due to the large number of idols citing him as an inspiration. As an actor, Taemin's first role was as Junsu in the 2009 MBC comedy '' Hilarious Housewives''. Taemin debuted as a soloist in 2014 with the release of his first extended play (EP), '' Ace''. It peaked at number one on the South Korean Gaon Album Chart, and its lead single "Danger" reached number five on the Gaon Digital Chart. His first studio album, ''Press It'' (2016), also charted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. Taemin made his solo debut in Japan in July 2016 with the release of his second EP, '' Sayonara Hitori''. His third EP, '' Flame of Love'', was released a year late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore FinTech Festival
Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) is the largest FinTech festival in the world and a knowledge platform for the global FinTech community. SFF is organized annually by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Global Finance & Technology Network and Constellar in collaboration with The Association of Banks in Singapore. Background Initially, SFF 2016 started with a number of features including the FinTech Awards, the Global FinTech Hackcelerator, and three FinTech conferences which focused a number of topics such as API, Big Data, Blockchain, Machine Learning, RegTech and Tech Risk. History There were more than 13,000 international participants from 60 countries in 2016. In 2017, more than 30,000 international participants from 109 countries attended the festival. Nearly 40% of the participants were C-suite, senior management level decision makers and influencers. In 2018, there were more than 45,000 international participants from 130 countries. In 2019, the number of internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the Ministry of Defence (Singapore), Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the armed forces have four Military branch, service branches: the Singapore Army, Army, Republic of Singapore Navy, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force, Air Force, and Digital and Intelligence Service. An Combined arms, integrated force, it is one of the most capable, robust, technologically sophisticated and powerful militaries in the Southeast Asia region. The SAF is headed by the Chief of Defence Force (Singapore), chief of defence force, appointed by the president of Singapore, President, on the advice of the Cabinet of Singapore, Cabinet. Since its inception, the SAF has been involved in various operations, both domestically and abroad. These include peacekeeping missions in places such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Timo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Singapore
The COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case in :Singapore was confirmed on 23 January 2020. Early cases were primarily imported until local transmission began to develop in February and March. In late March and April, COVID-19 clusters were detected at multiple migrant worker dormitories, which soon contributed to an overwhelming proportion of new cases in the country. To stem the tide of infections, strict circuit breaker lockdown measures were implemented from 7 April to 1 June 2020, after which restrictions have been gradually lifted as conditions permitted. A mass vaccination campaign was launched, and has been successful in achieving a very high vaccination rate, with more than 96% of the eligible populace having completed their vaccination regimen as of June 2022. Various measures have been taken to mass test the population for the viru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Redevelopment Authority
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a Statutory boards of the Singapore Government, statutory board under the Ministry of National Development (Singapore), Ministry of National Development of the Government of Singapore. Mission The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of critical importance to the city-state. Singapore is an extremely dense country where land usage is required to be efficient and maximized. The city state is trying to reduce land wastage in the face of land shortage in the area. Responsibilities Land use planning URA's main responsibility is land-use planning. URA planners devise both long-term strategic plans, along with medium-term plans, which are reviewed every five to ten years. These plans designate the land use and urban density for the entirety of Singapore. These designations are divided by URA into 55 Planning Areas of Singapore, planning areas. Development control It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Community Baptist Church
Faith Community Baptist Church (), or FCBC, is an independent charismatic megachurch in Singapore founded by Pastor Lawrence Khong in 1986. The church was one of three megachurches to make it to a list of Singapore's 10 largest charities, according to a report by The Straits Times in 2019. History FCBC was founded in 1986 following the sacking of Pastor Lawrence Khong from the mainline Grace Baptist Church over theological differences on practices such as baptism in the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues in the early days of the charismatic movement in Singapore. It became a cell group church in 1988 and has since 2002 transitioned to become a Government of 12 or "G12" church, a model first formulated by Colombian pastor César Castellanos of the International Charismatic Mission Church. After years of conducting worship services in commercial venues, the church opened its first place of worship in 1993, with the launch of the 1,600-seat Touch Centre in Marine Parade. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Harvest Church
City Harvest Church () or CHC is a pentecostal megachurch in Singapore. CHC has two main worship venues: its conventional church, completed in 2002 in the western part of the island, which emphasizes size and modern aesthetics and has a main hall capacity of 2,300 people; and the downtown Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, used since 2010 for its larger worship space. Founded in 1989 by Kong Hee, the church officially bases its values on Charismatic and Pentecostal teachings, with emphases on such doctrines as the Great Commandment, the Great Commission and the Cultural Mandate. City Harvest Church is a congregational member of the National Council of Churches of Singapore. Services are held at its church building in Jurong West and rented hall space at Suntec International Convention Centre. In 2015, six church leaders and fund or finance managers were found guilty of criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts. When all six of them appealed ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suntec Singapore International Convention And Exhibition Centre
Suntec City is a major mixed-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a convention centre. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was completed on 22 July 1997. Design Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese ''feng shui''. The five buildings and the convention center are arranged such that they resemble a left hand when viewed aerially, with the Fountain of Wealth as its palm. The fountain is made of bronze as the combination of bronze and water symbolizes prosperity. Furthermore, the specially selected Chinese name, 新达, means "new achievement". History On 17 December 1987, the Singapore government announced the building of an exhibition and convention centre in Marina Centre. The tender was put up by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and closed on 16 August 1988. Three companies submitted bids for the tender: Suntec City Devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
