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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
SINGAPORE - Singapore has been hit with a baseline 10 per cent tariffs on its goods imported to the US, but the effects are likely to be more wide-ranging for the export-oriented, regionally plugged country as its Asian neighbours grapple with higher tariffs imposed.
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3 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
SINGAPORE – Singapore real estate firm RealVantage has joined forces with a London firm to buy the Arthouse Hotel in the Scottish city of Glasgow for 12 million pounds (S$20.82 million). RealVantage owns 85 per cent of the 59-room hotel with its British partner Oberland, a London-based real estate investor and asset manager, accounting for the rest.
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4 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
HANOI - The success of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIPs) is very much the result of Vietnam’s tremendous efforts to reform its economy, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 26. “We think there’s scope to do more, upgrade the VSIPs, and then maybe even consider projects in third countries,” he said in an interview with Singapore media at the end of his two-day visit.
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4 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
HANOI – The upcoming general election is not just about the PAP needing a strong mandate, but Singaporeans recognising that much is at stake for the country in this new environment, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on March 26. “In order to survive, in order to thrive, in order for us to navigate a very challenging global environment, we will need a strong and united Singapore,” he said.
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4 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
HANOI - Singapore and Vietnam announced the virtual groundbreaking of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Thai Binh province on March 26. The 333-ha VSIP Thai Binh is one of the 20 VSIPs, which are a key plank of the two countries’ relationship.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
HANOI – The bilateral relationship between Singapore and Vietnam is at a high point, with economic cooperation stronger than ever, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said at the start of his visit to Vietnam on March 25. “I am confident that our ties will continue to grow from strength to strength,” he said in a toast speech at a dinner hosted by Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be making a two-day visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, starting from March 25, to meet the country’s top leaders and build upon recently strengthened bilateral ties. PM Wong’s introductory visit to Hanoi is at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on March 24.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
SINGAPORE – The possibility of Tan Boon Liat Building being demolished is a “very sad” one for Mrs Judy Chok, the widow of architect Chok Yan Hoi, who designed the building in the 1970s. “I guess I’m being sentimental. One has to embrace change, but sometimes I feel we shouldn’t change for change’s sake,” the 83-year-old tells The Straits Times on the phone.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
SINGAPORE - Singapore holders of UOB cards shelled out significantly more in 2024 than they did in 2023, with those under 35 years old chalking up the highest growth in spending. The under-35s’ spending grew 34 per cent year on year compared to the overall rise of 14 per cent. They spent 47 per cent more on travel, 43 per cent more on dining, 26 per cent more on entertainment, and 24 per cent more on shopping in 2024 over 2023.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo
SINGAPORE - Singapore and Vietnam are taking ties to a “new era”, committing on March 12 to establishing a wide-ranging pact that will deepen cooperation in security and defence as well as emerging areas such as renewable energy and the digital economy. The new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) will be an upgrade of Singapore and Vietnam’s Strategic Partnership established in 2013 and builds on the Green-Digital Economic Partnership set up in 2023.
