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."

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

During the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Tammy Duckworth asked the nominee for factual details about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including its membership and the U.S.'s relationship with member countries.

Singapore on Friday loosened its monetary policy for the first time since 2020, citing a faster than expected decline in inflation and warning about a growth slowdown.

The rally will resemble the free-wheeling speeches that have been a Trump staple since his first White House campaign. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Moomoo, owned by Nasdaq-listed Futu Holdings, and Arta, whose backers include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and ex-UBS CEO Ralph Hamers, are among the fintech firms targeting wealthy investors. McKinsey estimates high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals in Asia-Pacific own $21.

Competition in the global tech scene has been redefined, as advances by Chinese start-up DeepSeek appear to undermine Washington's lead in the artificial intelligence (AI) race. US President Donald Trump has called DeepSeek's strong showing a "wake-up call" and said that it could threaten American dominance in AI.

U.S. President Donald Trump will pursue the "complete denuclearization of North Korea," a White House official said Tuesday, amid questions over whether Trump's recent reference to the North as a "nuclear power" signaled any policy shift.

"I never expected to meet you at this place," said Kim to Trump. The US president had organised the last-minute rendezvous on Twitter, as it was then known, just 30 hours earlier when he suggested meeting Chairman Kim at the DMZ "just to shake his hand and say Hello (?

Europe can’t afford to be second or third in line of (US) allies. If that happens, the world will start moving forward without Europe,’ says Ukrainian president - Anadolu Ajansı

SINGAPORE — SINGAPORE — Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $336 million. On a per-share basis, the Singapore-based company said it had net income of $1.55. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, came to $2.03 per share.

In ‘Made in SG’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with artists Keith Ang and Guo Yixiu, founders of Arterly Obsessed – a Singapore art & design studio and collective. They’ll recall why they started Arterly Obsessed and how they plan to grow it.