Orion Hub - Singapore - About Singapore
Located between the Southeast Asian islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore personifies a special place in an ultra modern era: a City-State where multi-cultural traditions and progress commingle harmoniously. Singapore is known differently in different languages; while it is the Republic of Singapore in English, it is Hsin-chia-p’o Kung-ho-kuo in Mandarin, Republik Singapura in Malay and Singapore Kudiyarasu in Tamil.
Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but became independent two years later. Singapore has emerged as the final destination to all, as a result of massive economic development and channeling of extraordinary amount of effort. Singapore offers a kaleidoscopic array of opportunities to tourists looking to be pampered and to entrepreneurs greedy for professional challenges.
You could shop the whole day and party the whole night if you like. Restaurants, pubs, live bands, world class musicals, theatre productions, mega concerts, music and dance performances, boating and high-adrenaline sports actions, shops, bargains, fine arts and antique dealing, auctioneering, exhibitions, all through the year would keep you enchanted in a world of luxuriant abandon.
The Botanic Gardens, Reserves and Nature Parks designed to preserve nature and aesthetic beauty with thousands of species of plant life teeming in them, the Jurong Bird Park with a collection of over 8,000 birds and the Singapore Zoo, hailed as one of the world's best, the Night Safari - the world's first and only night zoo - to observe the natural behavior of nocturnal animals would hold you in a trance throughout your stay.
Or you could explore Sentosa - Singapore's resort isle and delightful island getaway or the other neighboring islands such as Pulau Ubin and Kusu, just to get away from it all. Or you could deploy your professional faculties in one of the leading financial, economic and trading centres of the region, while at the same time, you allow the various ethnic inflections and nuances of the State, from Chinatown and Little India, Geylang Serai and the Arab Street to soothe and caress your finer senses.
Singapore since independence has become one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links. its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled.
The economy depends primarily on exports, particularly in consumer electronics and information technology products. Singapore, being a highly stabilized free-market economy, offers an open and corruption-free environment and competitive prices. Fiscal stimulus, low interest rates, a surge in exports, and internal flexibility have led to vigorous growth in the recent years, with real GDP growth averaging 7% annually. The Singapore Government Authorities hope to establish a new growth path to establish Singapore as Southeast Asia's financial and high-tech hub.