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Opinion & Features

The world is in a new age of variable geometry

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (right) with his Thai counterpart Anutin Charnvirakul at an official lunch, where fried hokkien mee – a dish the Thai leader enjoys – was served.
ASEAN Business

Singapore, Thailand ink pacts on rice trade, healthcare during Anutin’s visit

On a year-on-year basis, Vietnam’s total exports and imports for the first 10 months of 2025 are up 16.2% and 18.6%, respectively.
ASEAN Business

Vietnam emerges as Asean’s top next-gen trade hub on resilient manufacturing, export growth

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) meets Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on the sidelines of the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct 27.
ASEAN Business

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to make official visit to Singapore on Nov 7

Activists rallying outside the US Supreme Court in Washington on Nov 5.
International

Are Trump tariffs legal? Sceptical US Supreme Court hears case with implications for Singapore

Due to the shifting trade dynamics caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, China reclaimed its title as Germany’s largest trading partner in the first eight months of 2025.
International

Germany faces record trade deficit with China

Up to 70 per cent of South-east Asian businesses are planning to digitalise their supply chain management, a study by StanChart found.
Global Enterprise

Forging resilience: How South-east Asia is digitalising trade to overcome headwinds

Lawrence Wong (left) shakes hands with South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung after their joint press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov 2.
Economy & Policy

Singapore, South Korea upgrade ties to strategic partnership

While the longer-term trend seems to be for more economic fragmentation, countries can work together to tackle this, says PM Wong.
Economy & Policy

US-China truce ‘welcome’ but temporary; efforts to tackle trade fragmentation must continue: PM Wong

Apec business leaders have called for “de-escalation”, with economic leaders avoiding new trade measures that violate treaty obligations.
Economy & Policy

Apec Business Advisory Council calls for rejection of protectionism

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