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US-China trade war
Singapore fears Asean may need to choose between US, China
(Nov 16): Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned that Southeast Asian nations may one day have to choose between the US and China, as concerns deepen about a Cold War-style conflict between the world’s biggest economies.
November 16, 2018
South China Sea
US, China agree to Asia defence rules to avoid air crashes
(Oct 20): Defence chiefs from the US and China agreed in principle to guidelines on encounters between warplanes, in the latest bid by Pacific nations to keep increased military activity from escalating into conflict.
October 20, 2018
Iran to sign friendship agreement with Asean, Singapore says
SINGAPORE (July 20): Iran will sign a cooperation treaty with Southeast Asia at an upcoming meeting that will also be attended by US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and North Korean officials, a Singaporean diplomat said.
July 23, 2018
Global Markets
More Asean winners than losers in an escalating trade war
SINGAPORE (Apr 5): CIMB says there are more winners than losers in Asean – among Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand (MIST) – in the escalating trade war between US and China.
April 05, 2018
Rising China and new tech to drive biggest change in Asean: Maybank Kim Eng
SINGAPORE (Mar 27): The rise of China and new technology are expected to be the two key forces driving the biggest change in Asean in the next decade, says Maybank Kim Eng at its Invest Asean conference on Tuesday.
March 27, 2018
Tech
Asean SMEs signal intention to invest more in tech to boost business
SINGAPORE (Feb 12): Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore and the Asean region see the need to invest more in technology in order to succeed under increasingly challenging conditions, according to a study shared today by United Overseas Bank (U
February 12, 2018
Fintech
Asean e-commerce poised for explosive growth on the back of China's tech dragons
SINGAPORE (Jan 31): The entry of Chinese tech giants into the Asean e-commerce scene could see explosive growth for online retailing in the region, according to Credit Suisse research.
January 31, 2018
Singapore economy
Asean has less to lose from US trade protectionism than North Asia, says Morgan Stanley
SINGAPORE (Jan 24): Morgan Stanley Research says investors should consider lightening up on North Asia and increasing weightage in Asean amid the re-emergence of US trade protectionism.
January 24, 2018
Singapore economy
Tech to continue driving Singapore's economy in the year ahead: KPMG
SINGAPORE (Dec 29): Singapore’s chief executive officers (CEOs) are the most confident in their country’s growth prospects as compared to their Asean peers, whom have broadly expressed muted confidence in the global and national economy as well their
December 29, 2017
Singapore economy
Singapore to enjoy stable and steady growth picture for 2018: OCBC
SINGAPORE (Dec 20): OCBC is projecting for Singapore’s full year gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 2-4% in 2018 – a slightly more sanguine estimation compared to the anticipated 3.4% y-o-y growth for this year, amid the broadening domestic gr
December 20, 2017