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Goh Ruoxue

Goh Ruoxue

SOUTH-EAST ASIA JOURNALIST

Ruoxue began writing for The Business Times as a South-east Asia journalist in 2023. She was awarded the Fulbright US-Asean Visiting Scholarship in 2026, and is the first journalist accepted to the programme. Her piece on Cambodia’s scam kingpin Chen Zhi, his Prince network, and its links to Singapore entities and nationals won Story of the Year in 2025 at SPH Media’s annual awards. She loves doing crosswords, and holds a special affinity for Laos.

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The key driver for the use of the renminbi in South-east Asia has shifted from policy to commercial rationale, says StanChart’s Ng.

Beyond trade: The renminbi’s next act in Asean

2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z
Accenture Singapore country managing director Mark Tham at the launch of the “2026 Asean Business Outlook Survey” during the American Chamber of Commerce Singapore’s regional economic conference on Tuesday.

Asean’s digital economy pact promises to unlock US$2 trillion, but is unknown to 1 in 3 firms: poll

2026-09-08T10:51:48.000Z
DPM and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (left) speaking at a fireside chat with Citi’s Asia South head Amol Gupte at a regional economic conference organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore on Tuesday. 

Singapore must be ‘traffic controller’ of business flows amid US tariffs’ supply chain reshuffle: DPM Gan

2026-09-08T05:37:40.000Z
PM Lawrence Wong (left) with Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul. On emerging tech such as AI, the Singapore leader says there is scope for closer collaboration on practical applications.

Singapore, Thailand to develop multi-year agenda for successive Asean chairmanships

2026-09-02T09:50:50.000Z
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) hosted Thai premier Anutin Charnvirakul to lunch during his official visit to Singapore in November 2025.

PM Wong to visit Bangkok for first Leaders’ Retreat with Thailand’s Anutin on Sep 2

2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z
The proposed optimisation of Frasers Hospitality Trust’s portfolio includes consolidating full ownership of Fraser Suites Singapore in River Valley Road.

Frasers Property shareholders approve S$2.1 billion hospitality portfolio revamp

2026-08-30T09:48:27.000Z
Despite numerous crackdowns, South-east Asia’s multibillion-dollar cyberscam industry has proven remarkably resilient. 
BRUNCH

Rooting out the scam scourge in South-east Asia

2026-08-28T07:30:00.000Z
ST Engineering’s new S$750 million contract comes on the back of a S$840 million contract win in July.

ST Engineering unit wins S$750 million contract for Taiwan metro line

2026-08-26T11:07:32.000Z
Tran Cam Tu (left), permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee Secretariat, and Chan Chun Sing, Singapore’s coordinating minister for public services.

Singapore-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue to be ‘enduring platform’ for next-gen leaders to connect: Chan Chun Sing

2026-08-25T12:13:02.000Z
From left: The latest edition of the Sustainability Impact Dialogue was moderated by Kavitha Menon, director of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association. The panel comprised Ong Tze-Ch’in, the chief executive of Singapore’s national water agency PUB; Graeme Riddell, managing director of insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh Risk; and Jasper Wong, UOB’s head of construction and infrastructure (sector solutions group).
NAVIGATING WATER RISK

Beyond the utility bill, into the boardroom: The business case for investing in water resilience

2026-08-24T23:00:00.000Z
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