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Nikkei Markets

Economists cut growth forecasts for Singapore yet again

Manufacturing expected to contract as demand withers

12 June 2019
A cleaner path to profit: Asia's investors, once keen only to tap the region's breakneck growth, have grown more selective with environmental and human rights risks on the rise.
The Big Story

After fending off eco-warriors, Asia Inc finds 'ESG' investors hard to ignore

Japanese banks curb lending to coal plants after pressure from powerful investment funds

12 June 2019
Singapore needs the Jedis' faithful multi-tasking followers.
Opinion

Can Singaporeans be the Jedi of the tech world?

City must overcome its small size, high costs and talent shortages to stand a chance

10 June 2019
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe shake hands before the start of their meeting in Singapore on the sidelines of the Shangri-La dialogue.
International relations

Security concerns rise as US denounces China at Asian forum

Washington accuses Beijing of seeking to 'reorder' Indo-Pacific region

2 June 2019
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Tokyo on May 30. (Photo by Kotaro Igarashi)
The Future of Asia 2019

Singapore needs action to meet diverse aspirations, says deputy PM

Heng Swee Keat says the government has to focus on demographic change

30 May 2019
From left: Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad, Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina and Cambodia's Hun Sen speak at Nikkei's Future of Asia conference on May 30.
The Future of Asia 2019

Cambodia's Hun Sen quashes Chinese 'debt trap' fears

Political and business luminaries discuss Asia's future at Nikkei forum

30 May 2019
Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat discusses the implications of U.S.-China trade tensions at the Future of Asia conference on May 30. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
The Future of Asia 2019

US and China must face 'new realities,' Singapore deputy PM says

Heng says Washington has 'no better option' but to work with Beijing

30 May 2019
Singapore was singled out in the U.S. Treasury Department report on May 28 for persistent intervention in foreign exchange markets.
International relations

Vietnam and Singapore face pressure from US currency watchlist

Along with Malaysia, Southeast Asian nations newly flagged for monitoring

30 May 2019
Laborers work at the construction site of an apartment building in Hanoi.
Economy

Vietnam on track to overtake Singapore in decade: DBS

Region's 'rising star' to benefit from US-China trade war, bank says

29 May 2019
Employees are seen by their workstations at a printed circuit board assembly factory in Singapore.
Nikkei Markets

Singapore manufacturing output edges up, so do concerns

Restrictions on Huawei to hit domestic semiconductor production

24 May 2019
Singapore is feeling the sting from the U.S.-China trade war as it walks a fine line between the world's two biggest economies. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Economy

Singapore to remain 'objective' over Huawei concerns

'Both China and US are important,' says chief of industry development

24 May 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a meeting last month in Malaysia. The deferment of the cross-border rail link is the latest in a series of major projects placed under review by Mahathir.
Malaysia in transition

Malaysia and Singapore suspend cross-border rail project

Move is part of Mahathir's review of major infrastructure deals

21 May 2019
A screen shot of Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame: What better image for viewing 2019 than the clashing of superpowers laying waste to entire cities?
Opinion

Singapore's timely peace plea to avenging superpowers

Reticent Asian leaders must speak out and press Trump and Xi to ease tensions

20 May 2019
Lignitel-fired power plant in Thailand: Current plans envisage the construction of 448,286 MW of coal capacity in Asia on top of the 1,385,107 MW already in existence.
Opinion

Time for Japan to lead Asia in cutting off coal power financing

Government and banks must close loopholes and avoid 'greenwashing'

14 May 2019
Coal is still the cheapest power source for most Southeast Asian nations, with power generation by coal expected to double by 2030. (Getty Images)
8 May 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Singapore slowdown spreads, seen lasting many quarters

Central bank expects domestic demand to lend some support

26 April 2019
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Nikkei Markets

SGX sees better trading conditions helping equities business

Quarterly profit slips as weakness in stock market offsets gains in derivatives

25 April 2019
Asian exports continue to fall due to worries over U.S.-China trade tensions and a cooling global smartphone market.
Trade war

Asian exports drop on trade war and weak smartphone demand

March shipments at 2.5-year low in Singapore; down 4th straight month in Japan

17 April 2019
A farmer climbs a tree to harvest palm oil in West Bengal. The palm oil industry is trying to clean up its image.
Commodities

Asia cleans up commodities industry with transparent trading

Initiatives trace product origins in bid to tackle deforestation and corruption

13 April 2019
Singapore is a small city-state but its manufacturing sector accounts for about 20% of the economy.
Economy

Trade war hits Singapore harder as growth slows to 10-year low

Slumping semiconductor industry causes manufacturing sector to contract

12 April 2019
At the heart of Jewel Changi Airport is an impressive 40-meter waterfall. (Photo by Kentaro Iwamoto)
Companies

Singapore's Changi bets on $1.3bn mall as Asian airports up game

'Jewel' to open next week as state strives to attract travelers

11 April 2019
Most economists expect Singapore to pause its tightening this time and keep policy unchanged, as the growth rate of the city-state's core consumer price index has slowed.
Economy

Asian central banks to consider monetary easing this year, economists say

Subdued inflation and economic uncertainty driving policy decisions

11 April 2019
An artist's rendering of the Marina Bay Sands casino resort in Singapore after the addition of a fourth tower. (Courtesy of Las Vegas Sands)
Economy

Singapore's casino resorts to pour $6.6bn into expansion

City-state approves plans with eye on staying a top Asian destination

4 April 2019