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Singapore’s trade and industry minister says the US-China trade dispute has widened beyond their borders, and medium-sized powers increasingly are placing their interests ahead of the global multilateral system. Photo: Bloomberg
US-China trade war

Lack of US-China trust ‘will hurt global economy even with trade deal’

3 Sep 2019 - 12:25PM

Chan Chun Sing says the ‘most dangerous trajectory’ for global trade is nations ‘fragmenting’ their supply chains to reduce economic risks.

Singapore’s trade and industry minister says the US-China trade dispute has widened beyond their borders, and medium-sized powers increasingly are placing their interests ahead of the global multilateral system. Photo: Bloomberg

Lack of US-China trust ‘will hurt global economy even with trade deal’

Chan Chun Sing says the ‘most dangerous trajectory’ for global trade is nations ‘fragmenting’ their supply chains to reduce economic risks.

3 Sep 2019 - 12:25PM

Analysis | Deft diplomacy, economic realism help India sell Kashmir and Assam

New Delhi has played its cards right to ensure global powers do not rock the boat, but analysts warn India cannot expect something for nothing.

2 Sep 2019 - 10:43PM

Opinion | Should China be worried about the US-Asean sea drill?

Scope of the Asean-US Maritime Exercise next week will be limited, to avoid giving Beijing any wrong idea about Southeast Asian countries joining a US-led China-containment scheme.

2 Sep 2019 - 6:24AM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AFP

Analysis | Deft diplomacy, economic realism help India sell Kashmir and Assam

New Delhi has played its cards right to ensure global powers do not rock the boat, but analysts warn India cannot expect something for nothing.

2 Sep 2019 - 10:43PM

Opinion | Should China be worried about the US-Asean sea drill?

Scope of the Asean-US Maritime Exercise next week will be limited, to avoid giving Beijing any wrong idea about Southeast Asian countries joining a US-led China-containment scheme.

Scope of the Asean-US Maritime Exercise next week will be limited, to avoid giving Beijing any wrong idea about Southeast Asian countries joining a US-led China-containment scheme.

2 Sep 2019 - 6:24AM
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South Korea eyes intelligence-sharing pact with Thailand in Asean pivot

In a diplomatic shift, Seoul aims to reduce its reliance on the US, China, Japan and Russia. Partnering with Seoul could help Asean avoid debt traps with China, observers say, but others point to Beijing’s ‘unmatched’ ability to invest in the region.

In a diplomatic shift, Seoul aims to reduce its reliance on the US, China, Japan and Russia. Partnering with Seoul could help Asean avoid debt traps with China, observers say, but others point to Beijing’s ‘unmatched’ ability to invest in the region.

1 Sep 2019 - 4:56PM

Gurkha soldiers who dedicated their lives to Hong Kong feel betrayed by UK

Nepali military veterans are waging one last battle for years of pension payments they insist are owed for their dedicated service to the crown in Hong Kong

31 Aug 2019 - 8:00PM
Gurkha soldiers who dedicated their lives to Hong Kong feel betrayed by UK

China Briefing | Trump’s trade antics used to rattle China, but time is now on Beijing’s side

To Chinese observers, the US president’s rapid flip-flops on Xi Jinping and the imposition of tariffs are giving off hints of desperation – and China can afford to hunker down for a drawn-out negotiating process

31 Aug 2019 - 9:43AM
Trump’s trade antics used to rattle China, but time is now on Beijing’s side

South Korea eyes intelligence-sharing pact with Thailand in Asean pivot

In a diplomatic shift, Seoul aims to reduce its reliance on the US, China, Japan and Russia. Partnering with Seoul could help Asean avoid debt traps with China, observers say, but others point to Beijing’s ‘unmatched’ ability to invest in the region.

1 Sep 2019 - 4:56PM

Gurkha soldiers who dedicated their lives to Hong Kong feel betrayed by UK

Nepali military veterans are waging one last battle for years of pension payments they insist are owed for their dedicated service to the crown in Hong Kong

31 Aug 2019 - 8:00PM

China Briefing | Trump’s trade antics used to rattle China, but time is now on Beijing’s side

To Chinese observers, the US president’s rapid flip-flops on Xi Jinping and the imposition of tariffs are giving off hints of desperation – and China can afford to hunker down for a drawn-out negotiating process

31 Aug 2019 - 9:43AM
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4 Aug 2019 - 3:56PM

Managing relations with the warring world powers will be a delicate balancing act for Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson. Will it be economic interest or the weight of history that tips the scales?

4 Aug 2019 - 11:00AM

Never has the question of whether to align with Washington or Beijing been more important for voters in the island’s presidential race.

28 Jul 2019 - 11:00AM

Xi Jinping reportedly agreed to allow a compliance department chosen by the US to be embedded into the firm, but the move has only emboldened Washington.

27 Jul 2019 - 4:37PM

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Indonesian labourers work on a construction site in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

Opinion | China isn’t the only option as Jokowi reforms Indonesia’s economy

Jakarta needs to drum up foreign capital to boost lacklustre economic growth so is looking to renew deep-rooted historical ties with the Middle East.

12 Dec 2019 - 1:34PM

Ceritalah | In Kashmir, the colonised have become the colonisers

The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped Kashmir of its statehood and the disputed region is once again on the precipice of violence.

The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped Kashmir of its statehood and the disputed region is once again on the precipice of violence.

12 Aug 2019 - 10:19PM
In Kashmir, the colonised have become the colonisers

Asian Angle | India’s dispute with Pakistan over Jammu & Kashmir has a loser: secularism

While India holds that religion cannot be an organising principle, its actions in its northernmost province belie that, writes Ajai Shukla.

While India holds that religion cannot be an organising principle, its actions in its northernmost province belie that, writes Ajai Shukla.

7 Aug 2019 - 10:35PM
India’s dispute with Pakistan over Jammu & Kashmir has a loser: secularism

Opinion | Chinese exceptionalism, law vs etiquette and ‘chopsticks people’

Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo shares his thoughts on Beijing’s simultaneous disdain and awe for the rule of law, the Chinese language and control, and a moral system built without religion.

Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo shares his thoughts on Beijing’s simultaneous disdain and awe for the rule of law, the Chinese language and control, and a moral system built without religion.

4 Aug 2019 - 3:56PM
Chinese exceptionalism, law vs etiquette and ‘chopsticks people’

Sino File | UK’s choice: golden era with China, or special relationship with US

Managing relations with the warring world powers will be a delicate balancing act for Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson. Will it be economic interest or the weight of history that tips the scales?

Managing relations with the warring world powers will be a delicate balancing act for Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson. Will it be economic interest or the weight of history that tips the scales?

4 Aug 2019 - 11:00AM
UK’s choice: golden era with China, or special relationship with US
The upcoming Taiwanese elections will for the first time be a proxy battleground for the US and China. Photo: AP

Sino File | Taiwan’s 2020 election candidates? It’s the US vs China

Never has the question of whether to align with Washington or Beijing been more important for voters in the island’s presidential race.

28 Jul 2019 - 11:00AM
Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping last month at the G20 leaders’ summit in Osaka, Japan. Photo: Reuters

China Briefing | ZTE concession still haunting Chinese negotiators in US trade talks

Xi Jinping reportedly agreed to allow a compliance department chosen by the US to be embedded into the firm, but the move has only emboldened Washington.

27 Jul 2019 - 4:37PM
Indonesian labourers work on a construction site in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

Opinion | China isn’t the only option as Jokowi reforms Indonesia’s economy

12 Dec 2019 - 1:34PM

The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped Kashmir of its statehood and the disputed region is once again on the precipice of violence.

12 Aug 2019 - 10:19PM
7 Aug 2019 - 10:35PM
4 Aug 2019 - 3:56PM

Managing relations with the warring world powers will be a delicate balancing act for Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson. Will it be economic interest or the weight of history that tips the scales?

4 Aug 2019 - 11:00AM

Never has the question of whether to align with Washington or Beijing been more important for voters in the island’s presidential race.

28 Jul 2019 - 11:00AM

Xi Jinping reportedly agreed to allow a compliance department chosen by the US to be embedded into the firm, but the move has only emboldened Washington.

27 Jul 2019 - 4:37PM