SINGAPORE -- Companies hiring foreign professionals in Singapore next year will need to pay them higher minimum salaries to qualify for work visas, a move that could affect global businesses that plan to send expats to the regional economic hub.
Expats now must earn $4,200 a month as city-state tightens foreign labor rules

Companies that bring foreign workers to Singapore will have to pay them more starting next year. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
SINGAPORE -- Companies hiring foreign professionals in Singapore next year will need to pay them higher minimum salaries to qualify for work visas, a move that could affect global businesses that plan to send expats to the regional economic hub.