Europe’s focus on Asia intensified by Iran war

Ultimately, an underlying key goal of the EU’s pivot is to build a competitive advantage

An unverified still image which Iran's Revolutionary Guards, quoting Iranian media, said shows the US aircraft destroyed during the Americans' mission to find a stranded airman in Iran on Sunday (Apr 5).

The Iran war just broke the petrodollar

For the first time since 1996, global central banks now hold more gold than US government bonds. The war is making this look like a signal

A new condo home’s saleable area typically captures more accurately a unit’s actual usable space.
THE LEVEL GROUND

High per square foot prices of new condos could be increasingly irrelevant to buyers

For many, the focus is on finding the right home at an acceptable absolute quantum

The writer has started seeking out other activities, such as woodworking, as he neared retirement. Today, he is a furniture carpenter and "Grandparent for Climate".
SWITCHING LANES

A straddling act

How I took off my academic robes and transitioned into a new way of life

The inside of the dome of Abbasi Mosque is exultant cosmography, riotous joy laid out in punctilious symmetry.
PERSPECTIVE

Bombing Iran’s Great Mosque could cost the world

The US knows what can happen when its monuments are destroyed. Who can foretell the consequences if Isfahan’s mosque suffers irreparable harm?

Singapore has hiked its carbon tax rate to five times the previous levy, but tax revenues have only tripled.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 189: Carbon tax in an energy crisis; Singapore good timing on green bonds

This week in ESG: Singapore’s carbon tax may have room for relief; Reopened 30-year Singapore green bonds yield 2.57 per cent

In the AI age, being entrepreneurial could mean using the technology to free up time for what only humans can do.
THE BROAD VIEW

It’s not just about what AI can’t do. It’s also about what humans need.

Rather than race to automate everything, we should be deliberate about when and how we engage with the technology

Besides enabling more equitable access, direct government subsidies for egg freezing would also boost Singapore's birth rate, says the writer.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Could Singapore government consider providing financial assistance for egg freezing?

There are different ways the state can support women in pursuing this elective procedure

The global space economy is projected to grow from US$630 billion in 2023 to US$1.8 trillion by 2035.
THE BROAD VIEW

Sustainability is Singapore’s edge in the space-tech economy

A clear focus on sustainability and ethics signals trust and strengthens partnerships

Shops in Little India are offering to buy back gold amid the global boom in prices.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

The real shine behind Singapore’s golden ambitions is not in gold’s meteoric price increase

Investors are faring well with listed gold counters hitting fresh highs, but the Republic is also aiming to benefit with the region’s ultimate vault