Humanity isn’t ready for the coming intelligence explosion

We must find a way to steward AI, then to live side by side with it

An oil refinery in China, which at the end of 2025 had the largest strategic petroleum reserve with 1.4 billion barrels held back.
THE BOTTOM LINE

China has a powerful new oil price weapon

The Middle East conflict reveals how the Asian giant has become the stabilising force for commodity prices

BYD is the leading EV nameplate in Britain and Indonesia, and has also topped Singapore’s charts for two years running.
THINKING ALOUD

The BYD boast that shareholders didn’t like

While Toyota’s chairman feels lonely at the top, BYD’s is remarkably optimistic

Should ST Engineering execute well in capturing burgeoning defence opportunities, expect investors to view the company’s stock highly favourably.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Can ST Engineering aspire to challenge DBS to be king of the local bourse?

Growing leading companies outside the banking sector will make the local stock market more vibrant

Workers displaced by AI could create new businesses, pursue artistic interests, set up social enterprises or launch community initiatives.
SENSE & CENTS

Scenario of AI-driven jobless economic growth need not scare investors and society

Singapore can win in the age of artificial intelligence, and this will benefit local equities

A gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – while talks begin over Iran’s nuclear programme – leaves a lot of room for disputes and misunderstandings.

A fragile Iran peace follows a war without victors

Trump’s deal reflects the failure of the military option in Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to acknowledge he can fail in Ukraine, but a debate has begun among the country's elite that is at once promising and worrying.

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

To end the Ukraine war, the region must collectively decide on finding a place for the Eurasian country

Meta has removed facial-recognition code from an artificial intelligence companion app for its smart glasses.
THINKING ALOUD

The dumb choices that make smart glasses so appealing

Wearable tech will wear us all down by design

Asean is now in a position to revisit the idea of a bloc-to-bloc agreement with the EU.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

EU and Asean at 50: time for bold action

The next decade of diplomatic ties must deliver concrete developments and tangible progress