Tan Weizhen

BREAKING NEWS EDITOR

SM Lee Hsien Loong says that there will be opportunities for Singapore to do business, treating China as a market for its exports.

Singapore can gain from China’s growing markets, must ‘embrace’ AI as the Chinese have: SM Lee

Everyone in the city-state has to learn to adopt artificial intelligence, he adds

SM Lee Hsien Loong (centre) at the Shanghai Municipal Humanoid Robot Innovation Incubator with general manager Rong Guoqiang (left) and incubator head Wang Bing (third from left).

China’s first humanoid robot incubator has its eyes set on South-east Asia – starting with a Singapore office

It hopes to connect Chinese manufacturers with the city-state’s various application scenarios

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) meeting with Chen Gang, secretary of the Communist Party of China of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee, at Nanning's Liyuan Resort on May 19.

China trade corridor a good foundation to do more, as bilateral cooperation not sure ‘win-wins’: SM Lee

He adds trade is now mixed up with security and rivalry considerations, among others, with more effort needed for positive outcomes

SM Lee Hsien Loong (second from right) is shown a model of an automated container terminal during his tour of the Beibu Gulf International Port Group headquarters.

China’s Nanning ‘main gateway’ for ties with Asean; trade corridor opens faster route to Asia: SM Lee

The Pinglu Canal will span 134.2 km from Hengzhou, under the jurisdiction of Guangxi’s capital

During this trip, SM Lee will visit companies to learn more about China's broader tech developments.

SM Lee to make five-day visit to Guangxi and Shanghai

The May 18-22 trip will see him make site visits to understand Guangxi’s role in advancing Asean-China connectivity

Retail buying of bullion overwhelmed UOB, leading it to announce new operating measures to manage customer queues.
BT EXPLAINS

UOB’s gold bars, coins are selling fast. How else can small investors buy gold?

The bank’s gold sales jumped 60% in 2025, while majority of gold bars, all gold coins sold out now

The UOBAM Ping An FTSE Asean Dividend Index ETF is the only dividend-focused ETF to be listed on the SGX, says UOB Asset Management.

Amid low rates, UOB Asset Management launches dividend-focused ETF aiming to pay 6%

The new fund invests in ‘leading companies’ in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines