Earlier, in a similar stance tariff pause was announced for consumer electronics. Japan's Nikkei was up 0.9 per cent, while Singapore's Straits Times and Taiwan weighted index were up over 1 per cent.

SINGAPORE - Three Malaysians on a sampan were arrested by Singapore’s Police Coast Guard for illegally entering the Republic’s north-western territorial waters, said the police on April 19.

SINGAPORE - Singapore shares continued to rally on April 15, tracking regional indexes. The Straits Times Index (STI) closed up 2.1 per cent, or 75.81 points, at 3,624.72. Across the broader ...

STI has gained strength against US markets but still needs further consolidation to build a base to regain 4,000 The Straits ... Singapore Bond market pushes back on Trump's tariffs SGX stocks to ride ...

Chinese and Japanese dominate Asia’s sub 10-second club. Chinese runners (12 times) and Japanese (9 times) have run under 10 secs. Su Bingtian, the first Asian to break the 10-second barrier ...

Zhang was in India last week for the Asia/Oceania Group 1 stage of women’s tennis’ premier team event. “For us, she is like an elder sister. For her winning the Grand Slam actually makes you ...

The 27-year-old, currently competing at the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, has been dubbed the “Badminton Goddess” by fans and media. She hit out at some supporters on Tuesday, ...

Shipments collected on Saturday in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand can arrive in the US on the following Monday, instead of Tuesday. The flight, which began on Mar 31, operates six times a week and ...

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China's Xi Jinping is currently visiting Southeast Asia. He is advocating for free trade in his visit. He is portraying China as stable. He met with Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi. They discussed ...

In the latest episode of Lens on Singapore, the team delves into Singapore’s electoral intricacies and sheds light on recent changes and expectations leading up to GE2025. As host, I was joined by ...

By Seth Mydans Seth Mydans is a former Bangkok bureau chief for The New York Times. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ... at the University of Nottingham Asia Research Center in Malaysia, wrote in a ...