China suspends economic dialogue with Australia 6-May-2021 The Straits Times   China halted a high-level economic dialogue with Australia on Thursday (May 6) amid already strained ties, in a symbolic move to show its displeasure with Canberra for scrapping two...

IP protection and supply chain resilience are key to Singapore’s attractiveness: Chan Chun Sing 21-Apr-2021 The Business Times   SINGAPORE’S ability to protect intellectual property and assure multinational companies of supply chain resilience are key factors that draw companies to...

PM Lee announces Cabinet reshuffle: Lawrence Wong to be Finance Minister, Ong Ye Kung to take over Health and Chan Chun Sing to helm Education 23-Apr-2021 The Straits Times   Education Minister Lawrence Wong will helm the Ministry of Finance,...

Introduction    The American Physical Society states that the need for alternative energy sources have in recent times become increasingly necessary, spurred in part by a better understanding of the adverse effects of climate change, rising fuel costs and greater...

Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months for pro-democracy protests 16-Apr-2021 BBC   Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after being found guilty of unauthorised assembly. Mr Lai was one...

Suu Kyi faces court as UN envoy warns of Burma civil war 02-Apr-2021 Intellasia | AFP |    Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faced a court hearing Thursday, after a UN envoy warned of the risk of...

US bill proposed to add Taiwan to ‘NATO Plus’ group of states 25-Mar-2021 Intellasia | FocusTaiwan   US Representative Scott Perry has proposed a bill in Congress to include Taiwan in the NATO plus five countries. The proposed legislation, named...

Chan Chun Sing touts Singapore’s ‘progressive environment’ in pitch to Japanese business leaders 16-Mar-2021 The Business Times   SINGAPORE offers businesses “a progressive environment” for capital, talent and intellectual property, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said on...

Introduction   In a previous blog article, we explored the opportunities of outsourcing manufacturing in Southeast Asia for the increasingly large number of US companies who consider to diversify part of their manufacturing away from China. In this article, we...

Singapore PM: ‘Considerable risk’ of severe US-China tensions Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has told the BBC that a clash between the US and China is more likely than it was five years ago. 11-Mar-2021 BBC   However, he...