French president’s visit to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore will portray Paris as more respectful than US or China
City-state residents who spend a lot of time online and are naturally compliant with authority are especially vulnerable
Malaysia and Singapore find harder to maintain neutrality as geopolitical tensions grow
PAP’s 16th consecutive win comes as Donald Trump’s tariffs rattle trade-reliant financial hub
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warns of threat to country’s success as he looks to extend ruling party’s dominance
On the front line of the escalating global arms race between police and criminals
Growth is worthwhile in itself — but it’s not a cure for populism
City-state’s foreign minister fears collapse of world trading system after Trump’s tariffs
DBS chief Piyush Gupta says Alibaba founder convinced him the lender needed to change course
Trade minister says Washington suspects high-end semiconductors are making it to China despite trade controls
New Bentley, Ferrari, Jaguar and Rolls-Royce models sold in city-state drop by as much as three-quarters
The trailblazing gallerist on the transformation of Hong Kong’s art world and what’s driving a new class of collectors
Private wealth management companies for the super-rich now manage trillions of dollars globally. Critics say they are open to abuse
Expansion comes as other banks grow wary of customers from China after S$3bn money-laundering scandal
Arrests made in city-state after raids on 22 locations
Kwek family feud between octogenarian chair and CEO offspring leads to share suspension of real estate developer
The city-state is a lab for world-leading architects where even their less-successful experiments are at least intriguing
Demand partly driven by Chinese quants expanding abroad after crackdown at home
Authorities also announce tax incentives as part of package designed to revive struggling equity market
US president’s out-of-hours policy statements and U-turns boost contracts traded in Singapore
Lawrence Wong warns US-China trade tensions will hurt city-state’s economy
City-state’s biggest lender buoyed by strong commercial and wealth management performances
City-state’s central bank cites ‘trade frictions’ as it trims growth and inflation forecasts for 2025
ByteDance’s missive comes as China steps up enforcement of global tax collection
New special economic zone paves way for closer relations between one-time south-east Asian rivals
