Mar 5, 2024 · Singapore’s prime minister says Southeast Asian countries’ quest to reach agreement with China on a code of conduct in the contested South China Sea will take time, with difficult issues yet to be resolved despite recent efforts to accelerate the process.

Oct 31, 2023 · Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen called on China, as a dominant power in Asia, to take the lead in reducing tensions by being a benevolent one, warning that military conflict like the wars in Ukraine and Gaza would be devastating to the region’s future.

Jun 1, 2023 · China and Singapore have laid the groundwork for a hotline between the two countries that would establish a high-level communications link between Beijing and a close American partner in Asia at a time when Chinese tensions with Washington are high and dialogue has stalled. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu signed a memorandum of understanding …

Feb 2, 2024 · About 75% of Singapore’s approximately 5.9 million population is ethnically Chinese, a result of Chinese immigrants moving to Singapore in the 1800s and early 1900s. Many young Singaporeans today do not identify with China as a cultural motherland. Wednesday’s hearing was Chew’s second time appearing before U.S. lawmakers.

Feb 21, 2024 · The Singapore Airshow – Asia's largest – kicks off Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC C919 narrow-body airliner. The event, which runs from Feb. 20 to 25, is expected to draw more than 50,000 visitors and …

May 31, 2024 · 5 of 11 | . Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, right, speaks during a press conference as Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, left, Singapore’s Defense minister Ng Eng Hen, second from left, listen, on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue for the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers’ …

Feb 26, 2024 · FILE - A China’s Comac C919 aircraft performs during first day of Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. China’s C919 single-aisle jet made its international debut at the Singapore Airshow, attracting masses of visitors and hundreds of orders, but analysts say it still has a long way to go before it can compete with ...

Jun 1, 2024 · SINGAPORE (AP) — United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, stressing the importance of renewed dialogue between him and his Chinese counterpart in avoiding …

Dec 3, 2024 · The 140 companies newly included in the so-called “entity list” are nearly all based in China. But some are Chinese-owned businesses in Japan, South Korea and Singapore. The revised rules were posted Monday on the website of the U.S. Federal Register for publication later this week. They also limit exports of high-bandwidth memory chips to ...

Officials are targeting to attract 50 projects within the economic zone in the first five years, creating 20,000 skilled jobs. The move is a boon to Singapore, a global financial hub with scarce natural resources and land.