18Mar/10
Universal Studios opens at Singapore resort park
SINGAPORE - Southeast Asia's first Universal Studios theme park opened Thursday in Singapore as the city-state vies to become a top regional tourist destination.
The park is part of Resort World Sentosa — built by Malaysia's Genting Bhd for $4.4 billion — which opened Singapore's first casino last month.
Singapore is counting on Resorts World and a Las Vegas Sands casino-resort due to open April 27 to attract tourists as the country shifts its economy to services from manufacturing.