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Not much progress at G-20 talks: PM Lee Hsien Loong

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that it is worrying the G-20 economies did not make much progress in Osaka and told Singaporeans to brace themselves for uncertainties ahead. Even as Singapore works with like-minded countries to uphold the multilateral trading system, Singaporeans must be “psychologically prepared” for the uncertainties to come, he said. […]

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Trump, Xi call truce on trade war

The United States will not impose new tariffs on China for now and will ease restrictions on sales to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, President Donald Trump said yesterday after high-stakes talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Their meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Summit led to a truce in a seven-week […]

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Song-Song couple of Descendants Of The Sun fame split

South Korean celebrity couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, who tied the knot in 2017 after playing a sizzling couple on-screen, have announced their split. Song Joong-ki, 33, who gave a statement to fans through his lawyer, said he hoped for an amicable divorce. He officially filed for divorce from Song Hye-kyo, 37, at the […]

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Singapore Chinese Music Festival launches next month

In a push to boost Singapore’s Chinese music scene and foster the development of young musicians, the Singapore Chinese Music Federation has spearheaded a new festival which will start next month. The inaugural Singapore Chinese Music Festival, which runs from July 21 to Sept 8, will feature about 15 concerts and a few talks. Held […]

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Singaporean to helm Olympic Museum in Switzerland

National Museum of Singapore director Angelita Teo will become the first Singaporean to helm The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. She will leave the National Heritage Board, which she joined in 2002, on Sept 21 and become director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage from Oct 1. She will succeed Mr Francis Gabet […]

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Kardashian blasted over Kimono brand

TOKYO • Kim Kardashian West’s latest product is not yet available to buy, but the backlash has already begun. A day after a new line of slimming undergarments called Kimono Solutionwear was announced, some Japanese people expressed their displeasure with the American reality television star’s use of the word “kimono” to sell her latest product. […]

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Food Picks

Each year at around this time, restaurants would be coming up with dishes for National Day that are inspired by local hawker fare. So what Yan is doing with its upcoming special National Day dim sum menu is nothing new. But some of the items the Chinese restaurant at the National Gallery Singapore has come […]