Vietnam Draws $7.5 Billion From Singapore in Seven Months
The city-state retained its position as Hanoi's top investment partner through July, channeling over a third of total foreign capital into Southeast Asia's manufacturing hub.
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The city-state retained its position as Hanoi's top investment partner through July, channeling over a third of total foreign capital into Southeast Asia's manufacturing hub.

The Republic has announced plans to compete for the seat of a permanent tribunal designed to hear investor-state disputes, as negotiations advance at UNCITRAL

The city-state's new SG Child Support Package consolidates existing schemes and extends cash benefits through age 17, while adding 24 days of parental leave for families with three children.

Southeast Asia's largest bank frames artificial intelligence as cognitive enhancement, not workforce threat, while expanding graduate hiring and wealth management teams

Small businesses signal relief over cost coverage but warn operational gaps from employee absences remain unresolved, particularly in lean sectors like F&B and tech.

First bilateral forum under Comprehensive Strategic Partnership brings together senior officials to chart cooperation on innovation and capacity building

Semakau, Bukom, and Pulau Sudong will be merged into a single landmass for advanced manufacturing, power infrastructure, and military use, replicating the Jurong Island model from five decades ago.

The city-state's fertility rate dropped to 0.87 in 2025, prompting a comprehensive overhaul of family incentives and support infrastructure

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong unveiled the ambitious infrastructure study at the National Day Rally, acknowledging the technical challenges of a project that has never been attempted at this scale in the city-state.