Global Edition - The Business Times

Singapore Global 中文版 (beta)

Construction site of the Sun Group-invested expansion project for Phu Quoc International Airport.

Vietnam’s island megaproject races towards Apec deadline, but demand test looms

Sun Group is betting big on Phu Quoc infrastructure to sustain visitor momentum beyond the summit

Indonesia’s long-term draw intact despite market, currency jitters, says new SBF chairman

Mark Lee, chairman of the Singapore Business Federation (left, standing) at the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat on Jul 6.

The business chamber and Indonesia’s Kadin sign 2-year agreement to help companies trade more easily across borders

Singapore retains top spot as most expensive city for HNWIs, with five Apac cities in global top 10

Singapore is ranked as the world’s most expensive city for cars and placed third globally for residential property, according to Julius Baer.

The Republic remains attractive due to its stable political climate, resilient economy and strong currency: Julius Baer

Singapore to pump S$800 million into transport and connectivity research and innovation over 5 years

Two-thirds of the funding will go towards cross-cutting capabilities in autonomy and digital twins, while the remainder will be used to deepen capabilities in the air, sea and land transport sectors.

The investment falls under RIE2030, and integrates earlier sector-based research

Trump, who is set to give his speech to the General Assembly on Sep 22, typically spends a few nights in New York to meet other world leaders.

Trump says he expects to host China’s Xi in US around Sep 24

A visit on that date in Washington would happen alongside the annual high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly

Why China’s Belt and Road Initiative will remain relevant despite growing competition

The era in which China could dominate the global infrastructure agenda with limited competition is coming to an end.

Rival infrastructural projects are forcing the BRI to evolve

Decoding Asia: Your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Signup »

BT Plus

The best insights across SPH Media

From caviar to foie gras: China’s next export shock

Frozen geese hang in a cold storage room at foie gras producer Minghe Ecological Breeding Technology Co.

Chinese producers are entering markets long tied to European prestige

AI’s next frontier? China and the US look to space in the computing race

A view of Earth, partially hidden behind the Moon, captured through the Orion spacecraft window.

It marks an extension of great-power competition from terrestrial cyberspace into Earth’s orbit

Department store heir to outback cattleman: Inside Bruce Cheung’s US$130m wagyu gamble

When he was nearing 60, Bruce Cheung started a journey of self-discovery that took him along half of Australia’s coast

Opinion

Who’s really keeping fossil fuels alive? Taxpayers globally

David Fickling

Why Singapore’s workforce needs both openness and a strong local core

Kok Ping Soon

Knowing how to use AI is no longer enough. We need to build with it

Brian Lim &

Leslie Teo

Singapore

ESR review of startup share scheme taxes should address employee liquidity challenge: observers

Staff are often taxed before they can realise the value of their equity, weakening such ownership plans

MAS’ next decision may say more about growth than costs

Singapore’s core inflation held steady at 1.4% in May, below economists’ median expectation of 1.6%.

Inflation due to the Iran war might now be less of a factor than surprisingly robust expansion

Singapore to speed up cross-listing of foreign ETFs with 3-month approval target

At present, ETFs constituted in foreign jurisdictions may need to undergo a prolonged process of regulatory scrutiny when cross-listing in Singapore.

This will lead to a wider range of exchange-listed products available to investors here: SGX

Does progressive payment for new projects fuel high new condo prices?

World Cup fever: After-hours matches leave Singapore businesses on the bench

The Leadership Playbook

Tech chief betting on a ‘clear North Star’ and ‘deep care’ to drive Google’s Apac solutions

Ben King, Google’s managing director for Singapore, says the company wants to “be part of the fabric of how a country moves forward”.

The American tech firm has expanded its partnership with Singapore to include health and life sciences

‘Baptism of fire’: Andre Khor on leading Singapore refiner Aster through an energy crisis

Aster deputy CEO Andre Khor, citing the age of the “polycrisis”, says: “It’s very important to be agile, to be focused on execution… We don’t know all the answers but we keep going forward.”

Growing up the son of a steel labourer taught him the value of hard work and dignity, which he applies to the business today

From Singapore to the world, Dell Technologies taps talent here to scale up

Dell brings more than just the traditional IT hardware for customers, says Andy Sim, vice-president and managing director of Dell Technologies Singapore.

The tech giant has been orchestrating a massive transformation to become an end-to-end solution enabler for smart cities

Geothermal energy is cleaner than fossil fuels, and more reliable than solar or wind power. But this subterranean source is not easy to unlock.

BRUNCH

Amid global energy pressures, South-east Asia seeks to unlock geothermal power’s promise

High costs have held this energy source back, but more financing and new tech could unlock its feasibility

Asean

The financial-centre plan is the latest effort by President Prabowo Subianto to draw in capital for an increasingly ambitious state-led economic agenda in the country.

Indonesia mulls 0% income tax to draw money to new financial hub

Bali is among the areas under consideration for the hub’s location

A street in downtown Yangon. The tourism push is an early test of whether Myanmar can persuade visitors and investors that parts of the country are once again open for business.

Myanmar bets on ancient temples, Buddhist pilgrimage sites to boost tourism

The country has expanded its visa-on-arrival programme for travellers from China, India, Japan and South Korea

An anti-graft court ordered Senator Marcoleta’s arrest after the Ombudsman’s office accused him of accepting 75 million pesos (US$1.2 million) from private donors.

Philippine anti-graft court orders arrest of Duterte ally ahead of impeachment trial

Last week, Marcoleta told supporters he was prepared to be jailed

Asean Business: Business insights centering on South-east Asia's fast-growing economies. Signup »

International

China’s economy has slowed significantly since April, with retail sales and fixed-asset investment falling at a pace unseen since the pandemic.