May.05 — Lai Chang Wen. chief executive officer of Singapore’s parcel delivery firm Ninja Van, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting demand for its services, and the company’s growth strategy. Ninja Van has raised $279 million from investors including France’s GeoPost SA and ride-hailing giant Grab Holdings Inc. Lai speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
In This Story: Singapore
The country’s territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country’s independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second greatest population density in the world. The country has almost 5.7 million residents, 61% (3.4 million) of whom are Singaporean citizens. There are four official languages of Singapore: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil; with English being the lingua franca.