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Singapore sees gold rush as investors flock to bullion amid global uncertainty
Physical gold sales in Singapore surged in the first four months of 2025, with bullion demand reaching 2.5 tonnes in the first quarter, up 35% year-on-year, marking the steepest increase since 2010.
COMMENT: Why Asia should not follow the failed European model
Over the past 15 years, Europe’s trade frameworks have faltered, integration has stalled, and a number of its core political and economic ideas have failed under real-world pressure.
Indonesia’s data centre industry: huge market, limited infrastructure
Under President Prabowo’s administration, the government has pledged support for the development of the data centre sector to accelerate digital transformation and drive a technology-based economy.
ASEAN aligns with Japan, China and South Korea in warning against protectionist risks
Meeting on the sidelines of the recent Asian Development Bank’s annual gathering in Milan, Italy, the officials reiterated their support for a rules-based, free and fair multilateral trading system.
Singapore election outcome a ‘clear signal of trust, stability and confidence’, says PM Lawrence Wong
Wong says strong mandate strengthens Singapore’s position amid global uncertainty.
Japanese official warns of wider Asian security impact of Trump tariffs
Former defence minister Itsunori Onodera, speaking in Washington at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, expressed particular concern about the potential impact on Southeast Asia.
Singapore mourns Pope Francis, less than a year after his visit
Singapore’s top leaders have paid heartfelt tributes to Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88.
Singapore eases monetary policy again as growth outlook dims and tariff pressures mount
In its latest policy statement, MAS announced a reduction in the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate policy band, though it will maintain a path of gradual appreciation.
ASIA BLOG: Is China preparing to poke the paper tiger in the White House?
The US intimidates certain countries. But America is just a paper tiger. Don’t believe its bluff. One poke and it’ll burst!
Asian giants thrive in Russia despite sanctions
Maintaining a complex balance between profit, geopolitical alignment and risk management, the presence of Asian nations in Russia reveals a divergence between Western corporate exodus and Eastern mercantile strategy.
ASIA BLOG: China suddenly recognises need for community, in a region Beijing has long polarised
President Xi made no mention of long-standing territorial issues with China’s closest neighbours including Japan, South Korea and the self-governing country long claimed as an integral part of China by Beijing: Taiwan.
Southeast Asia's leading economies ponder possible US tariffs as 90-day pause takes effect
When the US administration under President Donald Trump announced sweeping import tariffs on ASEAN nations, it triggered an immediate ripple across Southeast Asia’s export-dependent economies.