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Singapore maintains its position as the largest investor in Indonesia. In 2024, the total investment reached US$20.1 billion.

Singapore Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat says Changi Airport’s traffic volume will likely exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2025.

Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: "I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage."

China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows.

Singapore saw about 2.9 million tourists from China in the first 11 months of last year, overtaking Indonesia as the top source of visitors.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.

DBS Group on Monday said it acquired an additional stake in Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank for 1.60 billion yuan ($220.37 million), bringing its total stake in the Chinese lender to 19.40%.

The U.S. is investigating whether Chinese artificial intelligence disruptor DeepSeek used restricted Nvidia (NVDA) chips to train its

For January, hosts Lim Ai Leen and Tan Tam Mei kick off with ST’s Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh, based in Kuala Lumpur.

Organised AI chip smuggling to China has been tracked out of countries including Malaysia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, according to a source.