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International

Barbs, jibes and spin by Chinese netizens over PM Wong’s remarks on Japan-China spat

The discussion also comes as the Trump administration is again weighing whether to allow the sale of more advanced artificial intelligence chips to Beijing.
International

Trump says he will visit China; Xi presses US leader on Taiwan

In a wide-ranging conversation that touched on topics from nuclear energy to social security with John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News (right), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong spoke extensively about Singapore’s strategic position amid geopolitical tension.
Singapore

PM Wong says new framework is needed to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of retaliatory trade

A promotional installation for the new Demon Slayer movie outside a cinema in Beijing. The film has continued to top China’s box office, despite a plunge in ticket sales since Monday.
Lifestyle

China halts new Japanese movie releases as Taiwan spat drags on

Takaichi has so far defended her remarks over Taiwan, while Tokyo has said that its stance is unchanged from previous administrations.
International

China escalates Japan spat with threats of economic reprisal

“Taiwan matters not because we are a victim of coercion. But because the integrity of the international system and global prosperity depend upon a free Taiwan,” Taiwan Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim told the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s Annual Summit in Brussels.
International

Taiwan’s vice-president asks for support in rare Brussels speech

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung told reporters the government was confident in Taiwan-US relations and was “of course” paying attention to the talks taking place between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.
International

Taiwan ‘confident’ in US ties ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

The Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec (right) is seen in front of a monitoring Chinese PLA Navy vessel (left) during a maritime cooperative activity between the Philippines, Australia and Canadian navies near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Sep 3, 2025.
International

Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart containing China ‘futile’

India is accelerating efforts on this front after China tightened export controls on rare earths amid a trade war with the US.
Energy & Commodities

India plans to kickstart rare-earth output to cut China reliance

US President Donald Trump is fast-forwarding the future of a multipolar world, said George Yeo, Singapore's former foreign minister, at UBS’ mid-year outlook conference in a keynote address with Tan Min Lan, head of the chief investment office for Asia-Pacific at UBS.
Companies & Markets

Trump is ‘fast-forwarding’ the inevitable future of a multipolar world: George Yeo

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