Low Youjin

Low Youjin

CORRESPONDENT

Low Youjin is a correspondent at The Business Times where he covers Singapore macroeconomics, labour, and manpower policies.

Singapore exports affected by the 12.5% tariffs include optical instruments and chemical products.

US tariff affects S$9.5 billion of Singapore’s domestic exports: Gan Kim Yong

2026-08-05T12:21:23.000Z
SBF’s head Mark Lee says that if the organisation wants to continue to do good work, it needs to be a “business-building institution” and not just a representative body.

‘Come to us first’, new SBF chairman Mark Lee tells businesses seeking help

2026-08-05T05:24:09.000Z
On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, retail sales increased 1% in June, reversing May’s 2.2% decline.

Singapore retail sales up 4% in June, missing forecasts

2026-08-05T05:06:01.000Z
Clockwise from top left: The founders of ImmunoQs, AI Seer and DancingMind. All three startups are based at JTC Corp’s LaunchPad @ one-north.

With tech for fact-checking to cancer care, Singapore startups aim beyond home 

2026-08-05T04:00:00.000Z
The PMI for the linchpin electronics sector grew 0.2 points to 52.4, marking the fourteenth consecutive month of expansion.

Singapore PMI edges up to 51.4 in July despite Middle East supply-chain pressures

2026-08-03T13:00:00.000Z
Dennis Au, president of Frencken Group, says the company prefers to partner a relatively small group of top-tier customers to ensure its long-term growth.
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‘Not an easy company to understand’: Frencken wants to be known for more than semiconductors

2026-08-02T04:00:00.000Z
Accommodation companies are positive about the July-to-December period as F1 and concerts will boost visitor arrivals and hotel occupancy.

Singapore manufacturers, services remain upbeat on six-month outlook despite global uncertainties

2026-07-31T07:34:32.000Z
From left: HR practitioner Rachel Foo, NTUC assistant secretary-general Patrick Tay, HR practitioner Tan Ai Sim and co-author Adrian Choo at the launch of the second edition of “Responsible Retrenchment” .

Don’t let the CFO take over retrenchments, urges HR expert

2026-07-31T03:30:50.000Z
MOM’s surveys find that the share of firms expecting to hire and increase wages over the next three months has risen.

Singapore employment grows in Q2 even as retrenchments rise to highest since 2020

2026-07-31T02:30:00.000Z
From left: Media personality and panel moderator Charmaine Yee, actor Tay Ping Hui and fitness instructor Vicsland Poh at The Business Times Longevity Forum.

Keep moving, keep learning, live fully: Lessons from actor Tay Ping Hui and a ‘granfluencer’ 

2026-07-28T23:00:00.000Z