Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong attends the 28th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit during the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian / POOL / AFP) (Photo by VINCENT THIAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Vincent Thian | Afp | Getty Images Singapore’s prime minister…
(GERMANY OUT) SGP, Singapore : the Financial District of Singapore / HSBC , Maybank , UOB (Photo by Unkel/ullstein bild via Getty Images) ullstein bild | ullstein bild | Getty Images Asia’s ultra-rich are increasingly willing to tap into new asset classes, gold is leaving Dubai for Singapore and wealthy Chinese are flocking to Malaysia,…
TANGERANG, INDONESIA – SEPTEMBER 6: Citilink passengers queue for ticket refunds after their flights were cancelled on safety grounds following volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, at Terminal 1C of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, September 6, 2026. (Photo by Firdaus Wajidi/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images…
This image provided by NASA-TV shows the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft taken from Canadarm2’s video camera as Dragon approaches the International Space Station, Friday, May 25, 2012. In foreground is a portion of Canadarm2. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the supply ship…
Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images On a recent weekend, Jami Hagerman embarked on the budget-vacation equivalent of a blind date. The hairstylist and her husband spent about $400 on Groupon “mystery vacation” vouchers that promised accommodations and airfare for the pair — but no say in the destination. The Oklahoma City residents were…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India’s quarterly economic growth has exceeded expectations several times over the past year, defying a bleak global trade environment, high energy prices and geopolitical…
This picture shows signage of cross-border fast fashion e-commerce company SHEIN. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Shein fell 8% in their trading debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday, after a tepid IPO that saw the fast-fashion giant’s valuation drop to nearly a quarter from its peak. The Singapore-headquartered, company sold about…
A wealthy Chinese family. Viewstock | View Stock | Getty Images A year ago, wealthy Chinese families were souring on Singapore. Its rules felt onerous, its nightlife subdued. Other cities seemed easier or more exciting. Now they want to come back. Family-office advisers and wealth managers say they are seeing renewed interest in Singapore from…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India’s growing energy requirements are becoming fertile grounds for a contest between the U.S. and Russia, as the two geopolitical rivals seek a bigger…
Singapore-based Vertex Ventures, backed by Singapore state investor Temasek, has made investments in Chinese robotics startups, including Unitree Robotics. SINGAPORE — Chinese robotics companies shut out of the U.S. by new restrictions on advanced robots can still reach American buyers by building genuine operations in Singapore, according to a Temasek-backed venture firm that counts humanoid…
