Singapore’s first major event in months to test reopening strategy

Pedestrians crossing a road decorated with festive decorations ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in the Little India district of Singapore. Singapore will hold its first business conference of major scale this week since the coronavirus pandemic put ice to such activities in the city-state, amid ongoing efforts to restart its economy after the Covid-19 pandemic issues. - AFP

SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Bloomberg): Singapore will hold its first business conference of major scale this week since the coronavirus pandemic put ice to such activities in the city-state, amid ongoing efforts to restart its economy.

The Singapore International Energy Week starts Monday with 250 participants and on-site staff, and hundreds more are slated to join virtually.