A Chinese resident in Singapore has told how her visiting father was fined S$300 (US$220) for spitting in public, but instead of showing sympathy mainland online observers cheered the punishment.

Analysts say Beijing’s pressure campaign is an attempt to test the Trump administration’s commitment to its support for the Philippines

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.

Singapore has suggested that two countries could push the world to 'the brink of war' after tensions appear to keep rising – putting several Asian countries at risk

In Beijing, officials and diaspora members attended flag unfurling ceremony in the embassy premises. India's Ambassador to China Pradeep Rawat read out the important parts of the President's speech

New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and pay record dividends to investors lying in wait for a so-far evasive rebound.

Chinese soybean processors have turned to competitively priced Brazilian cargoes instead of U.S. oilseeds, amid fears Washington will impose import tariffs after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan.

Several independent oil refineries in eastern China have halted operations, or plan to do so, for indefinite maintenance periods as new Chinese tariff and tax policies plunge them deeper into losses,

New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and pay record dividends to investors lying in wait for a so-far evasive rebound.

China’s benchmark CSI 300 Index has dropped more than 2 per cent this year, even as the majority of global equities have gained. Chinese authorities have so far refrained from unleashing a policy bazooka, keeping market watchers on edge as for when the next big stimulus will materialise.

MPACT’s 9MFY2025 net property income slipped 5.7% y-o-y to $514.0 million, while DPU decreased by 8.3% to 6.07 Singapore cents.