Asian shares wavered on Friday, weighed down by the return of tech-heavy South Korean stocks from holidays, but relatively strong earnings from U.S. tech giants kept risk sentiment intact while tariff threats pushed the dollar and gold prices higher.

Hanoi and HCMC rank among Asia's least affordable cities for homebuyers, surpassing Singapore in the gap between housing prices and average income, a report has shown.

Small city-states like Singapore often lack the natural resources to grow enough food to meet demand. While Singapore historically has had some level of agriculture in its peri-urban areas — mainly producing Asian leafy greens, eggs, fish and fruits — over 90 per cent of its food is imported from over 170 countries.

SINGAPORE - Federated Hermes, a global asset management firm, is leveraging its Asia headquarters in Singapore to target wealth management clients and family offices in the region.

Authorities said the academic website did not comply with the correction direction issued on Wednesday (Jan 22) over its article "Singapore's new prime minister entangled in old politics".

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Economists are split on whether Singapore's central bank will loosen monetary policy this week or leave its settings unchanged to wait to see what policies U.S. President Donald Trump introduces in his second term.

Homegrown company ShareChat has launched its first Southeast Asia AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore. This marks its third global establishment. The centre aims to leverage local AI talent to enhance technological solutions,

Despite the People’s Action Party’s historical dominance in Singaporean elections, recent trends and internal challenges suggest the opposition may achieve unprecedented gains in the upcoming

SINGAPORE: Australia-based academic website East Asia Forum has been ordered to publish a correction notice on an article titled "Singapore’s new prime minister entangled in old politics", after the Singapore government said it contained false statements about the country's governance.

Social media platform ShareChat has launched its first AI centre of excellence in Southeast Asia in Singapore

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