Bhagyashree Garekar

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan spoke to the Singapore media on Sep 26 as he concluded his trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

What the West misses when it judges China’s dogged AI pursuit

2026-09-27T07:02:29.000Z
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s national statement on Sep 26 at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Singapore proposes a UN framework convention on AI safety

2026-09-27T02:51:10.000Z
Trump talked of their “truly great friendship” as he hosted Xi on Sept 24, the second day of the visit that began with a ceremonial welcome at the White House.

‘Pandas are cute but US needs rare earth magnets’: Trump-Xi meet so far leaves analysts wanting more

2026-09-26T03:22:30.000Z
Despite a dim view of Trump’s presidency, the problem for the Democrats is that Americans hold almost equally unfavourable views of both parties.

Can an unpopular US president save his party?

2026-09-14T03:23:25.000Z
A statue and plaque marking the spot in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks boarded a public bus and refused to yield her seat for a white passenger.

America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win

2026-09-06T23:00:00.000Z
White House report “The Great Transshipment Scam” is part of efforts to expose a China-led system for routing exports via some 40 countries to evade US tariffs.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump’s war on tariff evasion could turn into a battle over global manufacturing

2026-08-24T03:06:10.000Z
Trade and security are no longer separate as US-China rivalry intensifies, and the US is realigning its priorities around national security interests.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Beyond tariffs, Trump’s playbook pushes US solutions for Asean needs

2026-07-27T02:21:15.000Z
Qu Xiaoyin represents a new kind of entrepreneur emerging across Silicon Valley even as heavy tech layoffs dominate the news.

AI-linked layoffs in US spark new wave of one-person start-ups

2026-06-07T23:22:36.000Z
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing from May 14 to 15.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Why were there no splashy deals at the Trump-Xi summit?

2026-05-17T05:00:46.000Z
US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden on May 15 in Beijing.

Trump and Xi are seeking to escape Thucydides’ Trap, says Harvard’s Graham Allison

2026-05-15T08:51:04.000Z