Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: "I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this stage."

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that escalating tensions between the two countries could lead to catastrophic global consequences.

The primary departure cities in China remain Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. China will be the leading source of inbound bookings to Singapore this Lunar New Year, with strong growth across all categories,

New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and pay record dividends to investors lying in wait for a so-far evasive rebound.

The dividend yield on Chinese stocks has risen to around 3%, the highest since 2016, rewarding investors who have bravely stayed invested in a market that has been limp for years and faces more stress after Donald Trump's return as U.S. president.

Mandarin Oriental Qianmen and the Chinese government have refreshed a 600-year-old enclave in Beijing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) traded 0.13% higher at 799 yuan ($109.76) a metric ton, as of 0313 GMT. The benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange ticked down 0.06% to $103.5 a ton.

Trip.com data also found that foreign visitors' five favorite attractions in Beijing are Beijing Universal Studios, the Badaling Great Wall, the Mutianyu Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace.

The president postponed what appeared to be a looming clash on trade and expressed a willingness to talk business, but he remains critical of Beijing.

BEIJING: When Zhou Xiaoying shared on Douyin a screenshot of a 6,500 yuan (US$890) cash reward deposited into her bank account by her local government in October 2024, it elicited envious comments from other Chinese mothers.

Gas imports via pipeline and LNG into the world's second-largest economy are expected to rise to about 200bcm this year

Chinese soybean processors have turned to competitively priced Brazilian cargoes instead of U.S. oilseeds, amid fears Washington will impose import tariffs after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan.