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SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Vivian Balakrishnan says agency, partnerships are key amid ‘a geostrategic tectonic plate rupture’

Singapore’s strength lies in its domestic unity, economic relevance and ability to defend itself

The US Supreme Court had earlier struck down the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in 2025.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Beyond the numbers: Will China and India capitalise on US tariff twist?

Chinese goods remain subject to levies under Section 301 of the US’ 1974 Trade Act

Paul Chan, Hong Kong's financial secretary, delivering his Budget speech at the city's Legislative Council. He  emphasised the government would strive to maintain fiscal balance by “strictly containing” expenditure.

Buoyant economy set to turn around Hong Kong’s fiscal deficit, Budget shows

2026 GDP expected to grow 2.5% to 3.5%; HK$20 billion earmarked for two border zones to drive new tech industries

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joins a long list of foreign leaders travelling to China recently trying to improve ties with Beijing.

Merz brings big business group to China in bid to improve ties

The German economy has been shedding 10,000 manufacturing jobs a month

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in China, accompanied by a delegation of 30 firms including top carmakers such as Volkswagen and BMW.

Germany’s Merz lands in Beijing hoping to reset ties, as China boasts its massive market

[BEIJING] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched down in Beijing on Wednesday hoping to reset bilateral ties, with China pitching itself as a reliable economic partner as Europe struggles to balance...

While tariff dodging has frustrated the US government for years, this discrepancy now dwarfs the anomalies seen during Trump’s first term.

China’s US$112 billion cargo gap shows record US tariff evasion

The widening gulf since Trump’s first trade war shows that his steeper duties have spawned an underground economy of shipping schemes to get around tariffs

The administration has said shipping advanced AI chips to China discourages Chinese competitors from redoubling efforts to catch up with the most advanced chip designs.

China has not yet received any Nvidia H200 chips, US official says

For now, shipments of the chips remain stalled over guardrails built into the process

SMIC, Hua Hong and several Huawei-linked chipmakers are expanding or aiming to start production of chips with the most advanced technology available.

Top Chinese chipmakers plan to boost advanced chip output, Nikkei reports

China is aiming to increase its output of relatively advanced chips

The measure targets units of major Japanese industrial conglomerates.

China imposes export controls on 20 Japanese entities to curb ‘remilitarisation’

The restrictions are also aimed at curbing Japan’s nuclear ambitions

Domestic travel and hotel stays, retail sales and overseas trips all jumped from a year earlier over the nine-day Chinese New Year break.

China holiday travel booms in sign of consumer sentiment rebound

The pickup adds to signs that government measures are gaining some traction