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Singapore downgrades 2025 GDP forecast amid tariffs

China Daily 29 Apr 2025
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry has cut the country's growth forecast for 2025 to zero percent to 2 percent in the face of US tariffs, with some economists warning of a possible technical recession this year ... THE STRAITS TIMES, SINGAPORE.
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This Chinese mobile dating game is getting single women across Asia to open their hearts ...

Business Insider 29 Apr 2025
Yuka, 28, one of the event organizers, said she saw fan events in China and wanted to do something similar in Singapore for the local fan base ... It was the second-highest-grossing app in Singapore's Apple App Store at press time.
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SG to seek US tariff concessions on exports

The Manila Times 28 Apr 2025
Pharmaceuticals, which US President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on, make up more than 10 percent of Singapore's exports to the US, and it was important for Singapore to seek concessions on this front, Gan said in the Straits Times report.
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Tourist faces five years in prison for bribing police officer £29 after being caught smoking ...

The Daily Mail 28 Apr 2025
Under Singapore's laws, prison time and a fine are both on the table for breaking their strict smoking laws ... A tourist was caught smoking in a non-designated area in Singapore and tried to bribe an officer with £28 to get out of the fine ... Singapore.
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WB: Income status goal unlikely to be hit in 2026

The Manila Times 28 Apr 2025
Varela noted that it currently takes over three months for a foreign company to register in the Philippines compared to just 15 days in Singapore — a clear disadvantage that discourages investment.
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Advanced genetic testing in PH for cancer and baby’s health launched through The Medical City, ...

Manila Bulletin 28 Apr 2025
Why This Matters for Filipino Patients ... "Before this partnership, we had to send samples to Gene Solutions’ central laboratories in Singapore and Vietnam, which could result in longer wait times and higher logistics costs ... Ruben G ... .
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In Becoming the World’s Farm, Brazil Is Depriving Itself of Water

Brazzil 28 Apr 2025
But that is changing ... That’s more than five times the size of Singapore ... The trend lays bare an uncomfortable truth ... Some of the droughts Brazil has experienced in recent years were made many times more likely by climate change ... DW .
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ASEAN 2025

Malaysian National News Agency 27 Apr 2025
1.MORE SCAM VICTIMS IN SINGAPORE IN DEBT; RISE IN CASES SEEN BY CREDIT COUNSELLING AGENCIES -- THE STRAITS TIMES ... NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TAKE RISKS LOSING PAP CANDIDATES THAT CAN TAKE SINGAPORE FORWARD, SAYS PM WONG -- CNA.
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Tourism boom tipped for May Day break

People Daily 27 Apr 2025
It's a good time to escape from ... Popular overseas destinations remain those with shorter travel times, such as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Singapore.
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Work smarter with AI-driven tools

The Manila Times 26 Apr 2025
"We are committed to helping organizations in Singapore run their businesses more efficiently and continue to embed more AI capabilities across NetSuite at no additional cost," Wiessinger said.
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Runaway sausage dog snagged after 529 days on island

Taipei Times 26 Apr 2025
... November 2023, only rarely appearing in fuzzy glimpses caught by night-time cameras that showed her pink collar ... Stokes Bay locals like to say that their island is six times bigger than Singapore.
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Kristi Hong’s new romance book was inspired by a Pacific Beach school

San Diego Union-Tribune 26 Apr 2025
“They’re the people that spend all the time with (our) kids, and then you always sort of imagine them as having their own lives and doing other things.” ... During that time, Hong recalled her dreams from middle school.
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This couple gave up high-paying tech jobs to travel the world after a car crash ...

Business Insider 25 Apr 2025
Darien Tan, 26, and Joanna Wong, 26, quit their full-time jobs in September to travel the world ... Tan and Wong told BI they had a combined annual income of around 250,000 Singapore dollars or about $185,000, at the time.
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Việt Nam among Singapore’s top four seafood suppliers

Vietnam News 25 Apr 2025
... and Singaporean seafood enterprises while enhancing trade promotion, participating in seafood exhibitions in Singapore, increasing the presence of Vietnamese goods in the country in the coming time.
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