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Chinese EVs' success due to 'fine entrepreneurial spirit': Premier Li

He counters claims from West that electric carmakers benefited from unfair subsidies

Temasek sets up $150m fund for skills training, scholarships in Stem fields

It will also launch fellowship programme to attract global experts to help SMEs here

Wages grew slower in 2023 than in 2022; 6.5% of firms cut pay

MOM expects nominal wage growth in 2024 to remain similar to that in 2023

S'porean households can now claim $300 in CDC vouchers

Every Singaporean household can now claim $300 in CDC vouchers for its daily expenses.

Goal-shy France eager to have Mbappe back

France appear almost certain to reach the last 16 at Euro 2024 but they are hoping to have Kylian Mbappe back, and rediscover their goalscoring touch, when they face Poland in their final group game on June 25.

FULLKRUG HAS DUAL ROLE FOR GERMANY

Nagelsmann says striker is just as good starting a match or coming off the bench

NO MORE DOUBT FOR YANG AFTER 17 YEARS

Korean, 34, at loss for words after winning her first Major title despite late struggles

Singapore core inflation remains at 3.1% for a third month

Although consumer prices appear sticky, analysts believe inflation is on track to ease

Key gauge in US bond market casts pall on Treasuries

Borrowing cost that's neutral to growth may be higher, limiting Fed's ability to cut rates

ByteDance said to be working with Broadcom on advanced AI chip

China’s ByteDance is working with US chip designer Broadcom on developing an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processor, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would help TikTok’s owner secure a sufficient supply of high-end chips amid US-China tensions.

Nvidia sales growing so fast that Wall Street can't keep up

Hard to calculate stock's value because no one can figure out what chipmaker's revenues will be

SingPost trying out MRT trains to collect the mail

Pilot to study operational cost efficiencies, carbon emission savings from doing so

Driver, 2 passengers arrested after rental car allegedly evades police roadblock

The driver of a rental car and his two passengers were arrested after the car they were in allegedly evaded a roadblock in Boon Keng on June 24.

Ex-massage therapist claims trial to teaching contrary to Islamic laws

He allegedly taught followers that gambling is permissible, 'spiritual marriages' are valid

Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting

Poor harvest expected, with crucial sowing season hit by record-high temperatures

Death toll rises to 20 in series of attacks in Russia's Dagestan

Attacks on places of worship stoke fears of a renewed militant Islamist threat in Russia

Biden, Trump set to face off in high-stakes presidential debate

The debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump this week will be the highest-stakes moment of their political rematch, plunging two presidents into an extraordinarily early confrontation before a divided and angry nation.

Israel winds down Gaza ops, shifts focus to Hezbollah

Netanyahu says intense fighting to end soon and some forces deployed towards Lebanon

Singapore and Italy deepening ties: President Tharman

Singapore’s relationship with Italy spans decades – diplomatic ties between both countries were established when Singapore gained independence in 1965 – and continues today in the form of economic collaborations.

Autocracy is evil, says Taiwan leader after China's death-penalty threat

Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real “evil”, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on June 24 after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “die-hard” Taiwan independence separatists.

China needs to open up more to push frontiers, says scholar

He points out that its track record in tech shows authoritarian states can innovate

Eighteen Chinese among 22 dead in South Korea battery factory fire

Twenty-two people were killed including 18 Chinese nationals - in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, the fire department said on June 24, one of the country's worst factory disasters in years.

Malaysian pump diesel sales drop 30% after subsidy cut, reflecting previous abuses

Malaysia has seen a massive drop of 30 per cent in pump sales of diesel in the week after subsidies for the fuel were cut on June 10, in a clear sign that the subsidies borne by taxpayers had been abused for years.

Balloting opens for tickets to extended NDP 2024 celebrations at Promontory @ Marina Bay

More than 15,000 people are expected to attend NTUC’s first large-scale National Day event in almost a decade, at the Promontory @ Marina Bay.

Philippines may need to review South China Sea strategy, say experts

Showing restraint not the answer as China gets increasingly aggressive, they say

Volunteers may be called to help with final phase of cleanups

Volunteers may be tapped in the final phase of beach cleanup operations to remove tar balls, which are small blobs of coagulated oil mixed in sand, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.

Booms laid around damaged vessel not meant to ‘fence in' spilt oil, says Chee Hong Tat

He says they were preventive measure in case of any further spillage

Action plan to protect and restore coastal habitats in the works

Recent consultation exercise saw some suggestions given, says Desmond Lee

Newater centre to close after hosting visitors for over 20 years

It will shut at end of July, along with adjacent Bedok Newater factory

Soaring costs top issue ahead of Penang by-election

Opposition expected to win as voters raise concerns over govt subsidy cuts, tariff hikes