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1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Magdalene Fung |Walter Sim |Joyce Lim |Bhagyashree Garekar

Follow our live coverage. HONG KONG/TOKYO/SHENZHEN/NEW YORK – Back home in Singapore, Mr Julian Chang, 24, used to pay little attention to politics, calling himself “apolitical”. But since coming to Tokyo as an exchange student a month ago, he has been gripped by election fever, even though he has had to watch election rallies online instead of attending in person.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Bhagyashree Garekar

Simply severing the supply chain is not sufficient, the challenge is also to curb the demand for the drug. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Feb 4, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Bhagyashree Garekar

If the tariff wars drag out, Americans will almost certainly feel it in their pocketbooks. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jan 23, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Li Xueying |Bhagyashree Garekar

WASHINGTON/DAVOS – The competition for foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world just got tougher. After taking the reins of a country that is already the world’s largest recipient of FDI, President Donald Trump said he aims to bring home even more money. Speaking to the world’s top policymakers and business chiefs via a video call from the White House, Mr Trump offered lower taxes if they brought manufacturing to the US, and threatened to impose tariffs if they did not.

Jan 18, 2025 | straitstimes.com | Bhagyashree Garekar

NEW YORK - The roads are not bursting at the seams and the city’s relentless pace seems to have eased. With the new US$9 (S$12) congestion toll, driving into Manhattan now is a bit like watching a film in the Silent Era; it feels like something is missing. For one thing, you actually get to see the road stretching ahead while driving through the city. Not the rear lights of the car ahead of you, inches away. Not its number plate or the drooling dog looking out the window with ruminating eyes.