A Chinese resident in Singapore has told how her visiting father was fined S$300 (US$220) for spitting in public, but instead of showing sympathy mainland online observers cheered the punishment.

Singapore saw about 2.9 million tourists from China in the first 11 months of last year, overtaking Indonesia as the top source of visitors.

China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows. However, the price trends for the two key bulk commodities are divergent,

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.

Several independent oil refineries in eastern China have halted operations, or plan to do so, for indefinite maintenance periods as new Chinese tariff and tax policies plunge them deeper into losses,

SINGAPORE—China’s two largest carriers, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines, have issued profit warnings that their loss-making streaks will continue with fiscal 2024. The airlines join flag carrier Air China, which made a similar filing a week earlier. China Southern said its net...

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Export controls need to be tightened after revelations the Chinese company used Nvidia technology, the leaders of a congressional committee said.

As the US leader throws around threats to get his way, globally, countries may end up in the arms of a superpower they see as more benevolent. China could gain allies at America’s expense.