Opinion & Features

Singapore and China at 35: An enduring partnership, steadfast amid change

They will continue to adapt their alliance to keep pace with global shifts, unlock new growth drivers and contribute to stability

Many rural areas, where drones could deliver the greatest impact, still lack both the connectivity and warehousing capacity needed to sustain large-scale deployment.
THE BROAD VIEW

Asean’s low-altitude economy needs a supply chain reform to take off

The bloc must address fragmentation and seize the growth opportunity

The average daily trading value at SGX reached S$1.53 billion in Q3 – the highest since 2021.

Singapore’s next mandate: Turning the SGX-Nasdaq ‘bridge’ into durable growth

Every player in our capital market ecosystem must pitch in to drive the success of the initiative

The demands of the Christmas season are so time-consuming and stressful that they leave neither space nor emotional energy for what really matters – the peaceful enjoyment of Christmas spirit and seasonal goodwill.

The economics of seasonal serenity

Management scholars are making a case study of Christmas

Valuations have improved in recent months, with room for further earnings growth and improvements in Japanese companies’ fundamentals.

The rebirth of the Nikkei: Why investors are turning their eyes to Japan

Reforms have increased transparency and strengthened accountability

A broader measure of China’s dealings with the rest of the world is its current-account surplus.
PERSPECTIVE

Don’t fear China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus

It is a problem not for the rest of the world, but for China

An Amazon Web Services AI data centre in the US. As long as companies such as Amazon see AI spending as existential, they will continue to invest, and that will continue to fuel the boom in artificial intelligence, says the writer.

Are we in an AI bubble?

The perspective of an investor and former telecom analyst who witnessed the bursting of the tech bubble in the late 1990s

While longevity comes down to many factors, there is some truth to American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke’s claims.

Live to 100? Don’t get angry, says Dick Van Dyke

The centenarian credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longer

Alinta’s indirect emissions exceed Sembcorp’s mostly due to contracted power purchased from a coal plant.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 175: Sembcorp courts still-brown Alinta; Asia can’t let coal go

This week in ESG: Sembcorp to buy Australian utility A$6.5 billion; coal phase-out fizzling out in Asia

The price of silver hit US$63.86 per ounce on Dec 10, nearly double its level a year ago, after the Fed trimmed rates by 25 basis points.
THE BROAD VIEW

Is silver the new gold?

The surge in the precious metal’s price could have ominous implications for the markets