US-Singapore relations

The US helped with the Singapore ‘miracle’. Now, it’s calling in the favour, says Trump’s new envoy Anjani Sinha

The levies are part of the US president’s aggressive “reciprocal” tariffs imposed on about 90 nations, with rates as high as 50% on some partners

Singapore's Home Affairs K Shanmugam, who is also coordinating minister for national security, was speaking in an interview at the Reuters NEXT Asia summit in Singapore that covered trade issues as well as domestic concerns such as a fake news law.

Singapore must develop deeper ties with China, US, Europe: Shanmugam

On trade, Shanmugam says the US remains indispensable, with policies that affect “every country” – a key concern for trade-reliant Singapore

From left: AmCham CEO Lei Hsien-Hsien; Elisa Mallis, chairman of AmCham; DPM Gan Kim Yong; and Casey Mace, Chargé d’ Affaires, US Embassy in Singapore at a ceremony to open the new AmChamSG Hub.

AmCham Singapore launches expanded hub in Shaw Centre

The Republic remains ‘most desirable spot in South-east Asia’ for US companies, says US embassy Charge d’Affaires

Singapore must be a consistent reliable and a trustworthy host to enterprises from all over the world, including the US and China in a changing global economy, says Dr Balakrishnan.

Singapore unlikely to be on ‘hit list’ of direct US tariffs: Vivian

But the foreign affairs minister says the Republic’s small, open economy – of which trade is thrice the GDP – may yet be indirectly hit

The Singapore-Seattle connection is not as distant as it seems, with the city-state receiving a third of all Greater Seattle's exports to South-east Asia.
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A tale of two cities: Lessons from a US tech hub as Singapore revs up digital economy ambitions

The Garden City can take a leaf out of Seattle’s playbook in push to become a global innovation powerhouse

Veteran diplomat Ted Osius believes the best way for the US to compete for influence in Asean is to lengthen the economic leg of the relationship.

US firms flock to South-east Asia amid tariff turmoil – record business missions eye Vietnam, Indonesia

The growing contingent sizes are ‘emblematic’ of firms’ China-plus-one strategies, says business council chief

For Singapore and Asia, the primary concern of a Trump presidency is how it will affect regional trade.
US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Singapore could face higher costs, slower growth as Trump’s win heralds a protectionist shift 

An increasingly unpredictable geopolitical landscape could push the Republic to seek new partnerships, says one analyst

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) greeting Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet in Vientiane, as Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (far left) looks on.

US focus remains ‘intensely’ on the Indo-Pacific region, with economic ties central to relationship: Blinken

Washington has a profound understanding that its future is in the region, says Secretary of State 

Singapore inked a 30-year deal with the US on Jul 31 to study small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced nuclear-power technologies.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Small nuclear reactors: Big potential for Singapore, but with caveats

Fuel supply, costs and geopolitics among the challenges that warrant close evaluation

The agreement is expected to come into force by the end of this year after a review by the US Congress

Singapore inks 30-year nuclear deal with the US to study advanced reactors

The city-state has not made a decision to adopt nuclear energy, but is exploring possibilities