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International

South Korea awards Trump its highest medal, gifts him a golden crown

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking in May at the Shangri-La defence conference in Singapore, warned that China was “credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.”
International

Pentagon chief Hegseth set to visit Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea

yhips/ptips IPS-SBF Conference “Global-City Singapore: SG60 and Beyond” organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on July 29, 2025 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The conference, comprising three plenary sessions, is expected to see 1200 top-level representatives from industry, government and business sectors as they come together to analyse and deliberate on the interaction of mega-trends that are currently reshaping the global economy. As Singapore marks SG60 this year, the conference will also engage in bold thinking on Singapore’s economic competitiveness in a shifting global landscape as we recommit to a sustainable, inclusive and innovative future for Singapore. Starting off with the opening remarks by Mr Teo Siong Seng, Chairman of Singapore Business Federation and a dialogue with Mr Lawrence Wong Prime Minister and Minister for Finance moderated by IPS Director Janadas Devan. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong will participate in the closing dialogue at the conference.
Singapore

Singapore’s prime minister warns of ‘messy’ transition to post-American order

Takaichi will likely ask Trump about his wider plans for a regional economic and political framework.
Opinion & Features

Asian geopolitics could shift with Takaichi-Trump meetings

After slapping India with 50 per cent tariffs and bashing the country for buying oil from Russia, US President Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric in recent weeks and spoken with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at least twice. Trump said last week that India will stop buying oil from Russia, although it’s likely to be a gradual process. 
International

India says it’s narrowing gap with US on trade deal dispute

The optics of the Russian, Chinese and Indian leaders standing shoulder-to-shoulder at the SCO summit are devastating for US interests.
Opinion & Features

Has US economic nationalism driven India into China’s embrace?

The rapport between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump was once viewed as a stabilising force in the bilateral relationship.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

A partnership at a crossroads: The new reality of US-India relations

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters, as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S., July 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Wealth & Investing
RETHINKING MATTERS

Trump’s tariffs end Asia’s era of fence-sitting

While the US is pushing for the LNG production expansion, the export growth is clouded by increasingly challenging financing conditions
ASEAN Business
COMMODITY INSIGHT

US LNG faces Asian buyer blowback as tariffs, costs and politics bite

A man reads a Vietnamese newspaper with a front page story on the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. While Trump's earlier threats of tariffs are not off the negotiating table yet, pundits say Asean now has more leverage.
ASEAN Business

Asean readies for Trump’s tariff tantrums, trade turmoil

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