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POLITICSAug 31Singapore may require social media firms to set daily time limits for teensSingapore plans to introduce legislation early next year requiring social media platforms to roll out stronger safeguards for teens, including possibly setting a daily time limit, Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo has said. If a platform could not or did not want to introduce these stronger safeguards, Singapore intended to raise the minimum age of access to that platform to 18, Teo told journalists in an interview on Friday. The government wanted to know what...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 31Hong Kong and Singapore property shrug off fund tax breaksThe long-standing rivalry between Asia’s two leading financial centres is heating up. As Hong Kong and Singapore compete harder for investment talent, tax incentives for fund managers have emerged as the new battleground. A government bill working its way through Hong Kong’s Legislative Council would result in sweeping changes to tax rules on carried interest. The legislation, which is expected to be approved later this year, would offer preferential tax treatment to a wider range of alternative...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 31Singapore firms keen to tap Northern Metropolis’ ‘massive potential’, envoy saysSingaporean businesses are keen to explore the “massive potential” emerging in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject after the country’s prime minister visited the site earlier this year, its top envoy to the city has said. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Singapore’s consul general to Hong Kong, Eric Teo Boon Hee, said the country’s business chambers were considering fact-finding missions to explore opportunities in the 30,000-hectare development. During a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 31Hong Kong, Singapore can work to expand the pie, competition not zero-sum: envoySingapore and Hong Kong do not view each other as enemies, but rather admire one another’s accomplishments, the country’s top envoy to the city has said, calling for greater cooperation between the two jurisdictions often cast as fierce rivals. Eric Teo Boon Hee, Singapore’s consul general in Hong Kong, said Asia was big enough to accommodate two financial centres and that both sides should work together to “expand the pie” as capital rushed into the region. Speaking exclusively to the South...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 31Small state, big agenda: Singapore prepares to steer Asean through crisisEvery bloc needs a chair capable of getting things done – and Southeast Asia watchers say that description fits no country better than Singapore. The city state will get the chance to prove it in the bloc’s 60th anniversary year, after it takes the Asean helm from the Philippines on January 1. Speaking at Singapore’s National Day Rally on August 22, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the world was becoming more fractured and dangerous – one that the city state would have to “endure and survive...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 30Singapore tackles finances and culture to avert a demographic crisisOne challenge for policy makers is that success on many measures won't show up immediately.CNBC
MILITARYAug 30USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on its way home from Middle East – Winnipeg Free PressThe USS Abraham Lincoln is sailing past Singapore while returning from the Middle East, indicating a significant naval movement. This event is reported by the Winnipeg Free Press.winnipegfreepress.com · Canada
MILITARYAug 30US aircraft carrier passes Singapore amid reports of problemsEl portaaviones USS Abraham Lincoln, tras un largo despliegue en Oriente Medio, fue visto cerca de Singapur rumbo a su base en EE. UU.Se reportan problemas de salud mental y falta de suministros tras 250 días en el mar. El buque hará escala en Tailandia para descanso.Clarín
BUSINESSAug 29Temasek backs Singapore Airlines’ Air India investment amid growing scrutinySingapore state investor Temasek, the ⁠majority shareholder of Singapore Airlines , on Saturday backed the airline’s investment in Air India, as scrutiny grows over its stake in the loss-making Indian carrier. Air India’s request for about US$1.5 billion in fresh equity from owners Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines was ‌first reported by Reuters this week. Singapore Airlines owns 25.1 per cent of India’s second-largest airline, with the rest owned by Tata. News of the funding request prompted...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 29Singapore to auction luxury goods, properties from US$2.4 billion money laundering caseMore than 1,000 luxury items and 80 real estate properties forfeited in Singapore’s S$3 billion (US$2.4 billion) money laundering case would go under the hammer from September 7, audit firm Deloitte said on Saturday. The properties will be auctioned by SRI, Edmund Tie & Company and Knight Frank, while auction house Hotlotz will handle the luxury goods, comprising jewellery, watches and handbags. Some selected properties will also be offered for sale through an expression of interest process run...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 29Singapore Offers Parents $55 , 000 to Boost Plunging Birth RatesSingapore is offering parents $55,000 as an incentive to address its declining birth rates. This is a governmental effort to tackle a significant demographic issue.chiangraitimes.com · Thailand
CYBERAug 28How Singapore investors are lured by foreign-stock scamsFor more than a month, Aaron* thought he and his wife were learning how to trade stocks. Only later would they realise the lessons were part of the trap. The Singaporean business owner had found a group of self-styled investment experts on Facebook, claiming to offer foolproof tips and guaranteed returns. Soon, he and his wife, who were dabbling in stocks for the first time, were spending about two hours every other day in a WhatsApp group chat with dozens of other participants, taking lessons...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 28Singapore’s plans to clear forest for homes lead to rare public protestsBid to rezone forested areas for housing prompts unusual public opposition in Southeast Asian city-state.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSAug 27China’s super-rich fled Singapore. Now they want to come backWealthy Chinese are reconsidering Singapore as Beijing’s offshore wealth scrutiny and geopolitical risks make alternatives less attractive.CNBC
BUSINESSAug 27Hong Kong remains most international city in Asia, widening lead over SingaporeHong Kong has widened its lead over Singapore as Asia’s most international city, buoyed by gains in innovation and ideas, but still trails in attracting technology investment, a leading business chamber study has found. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s annual Asian Cities Internationality Index, released on Thursday, ranked Hong Kong first among 11 Asian cities with 74.6 out of 100 points in a measure of seven key areas. Its lead over Singapore widened to two points, up from 0.2...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 25Singapore - Vietnam Strategic Dialogue to be enduring platform for next - gen leaders to connect : Chan Chun SingA strategic dialogue between Singapore and Vietnam is established as a lasting platform for future leaders to foster connections and cooperation.businesstimes.com.sg · Singapore
POLITICSAug 22What’s so bad about a planned Hong Kong economy? Just look at SingaporeWhy is the idea of a planned economy anathema to so many people despite China’s success? And why do so many retain faith in market economies given the economic chaos much of the Western world is descending into? These questions have acquired a particular piquancy as Hong Kong embraces long-term planning for the first time, attracting criticism from some that it is falling into Chinese-style error. Having been in Asia for 50 years – in Singapore, which I consider a planned economy, and Hong Kong...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHAug 22Electrochemist Liu Jiawei moves from Singapore to Hong Kong to start her own labFor materials scientist and chemist Liu Jiawei, moving to Hong Kong supported her pivot into launching her own research group. After a decade immersed in Singapore’s research ecosystem, Liu sought a transition that would keep her closer to family in mainland China while maintaining an international, high-standard research environment. Now establishing her laboratory at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), two years after her move, Liu said Hong Kong’s academic landscape operated on an...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 21Hong Kong financiers press for tax breaks after Singapore unveils rival schemeHong Kong should press ahead with its proposed tax break on carried interest, the performance fees earned by hedge fund and private equity managers, after Singapore unveiled a rival tax-exemption scheme, according to industry participants. The bill, submitted to lawmakers in June and expected to come to a vote later this year, has sparked debate in the financial industry. Some participants argue that the exemption is too narrow in scope, while others question the fairness of exempting...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSAug 20Vietnam Outbound Investment : Why Singapore Is a Strategic LaunchpadThe article explores why Singapore serves as a strategic starting point for Vietnam's outbound investments. This provides insight into international business strategies and regional economic relationships.vietnam-briefing.com · Vietnam
SCI & TECHAug 16Singapore Inc hopes AI access will stop finance high-flyers moving to Hong KongClose relations with both US and China mean the latest AI models are easily accessible in the city-stateFinancial Times
WORLDAug 13China’s STEM students turn to Singapore as Western study options shrinkFor generations, China’s brightest science and technology minds followed a well-worn path: board a Westbound flight and claim a seat at a globally renowned university. That once-reliable trajectory has fractured. Escalating US-China tech competition and tightening immigration policies across the “big four” study destinations – Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States – have redrawn the map for global student mobility. As Western nations impose ever-stricter access controls and...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 12Singapore and South Korea eye science opportunities as last main US-China link shattersAs President Xi Jinping prepares for summit talks with Donald Trump in Washington next month, the United States is closing one of the few remaining openings between the two countries by targeting scientific research. This field has been one of the most durable links in the US-China relationship, but a series of new security-related restrictions on federally funded collaborations with Chinese institutions mark the latest, and arguably most consequential, step in a years-long shift away from...South China Morning Post
WORLDAug 5Singapore court jails Hong Kong mother, adult son for violent Changi clashA Singaporean court has jailed a Hong Kong mother and her adult son for up to six months following a chaotic clash at Changi Airport, during which the pair attacked a police officer and a bystander. Chan Sui-kwan, 65, was reportedly sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on Monday for voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty, while her son, Chan Wing-kwan, 42, was handed a 10-day jail term for voluntarily causing hurt. The incident occurred on the...South China Morning Post
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