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SINGAPORE — Growing up in Singapore, Chan Kian Kuan always took pride in his Teochew heritage — the dialect, the cultural traditions and the famous steamed fish. But after visiting his ancestral villa... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s foreign minister said on Saturday that Southeast Asian nations “didn’t get down to settling” a cyber security agreement with Russia. The draft of a communique seen by ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North whic... ( read original story ...)

Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said at a Southeast Asian regional forum in Singapore on Saturday that the U.S. “is raising its voice louder for maintaining the sanctions against” North Korea. Ri said tha... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he spoke with Myanmar’s foreign minister and urged him to immediately release two Reuters journalists held on charges of possessing secret document... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that despite tensions over the detention of an American pastor and other deep differences, Turkey remains a key NATO ally. Pompeo told reporters Sa... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is warning Russia, China and others against any violation of international sanctions on North Korea. He says Washington will take seriously any action t... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, met U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Singapore on Friday on the sidelines of a regional forum. Reporters we... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says North Korea is far from living up to its pledge to denuclearize and remains in violation of numerous U.N. Security Council resolutions. Speaking Fr... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s status as a hyperconnected financial hub makes it a prime target for hackers, and recently reported attacks have intensified the focus on cyber security as it pushes to become one of the w... ( read original story ...)

Singapore - A Singaporean man has been slapped with a 9 400-dollar fine for keeping 98 tarantulas at his home, local authorities say. Tam Jiaming, 34, had initially aroused suspicion while attempting ... ( read original story ...)

In his opening remarks, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on the ... a copy of which was seen by Kyodo News. In veiled criticism of China's militarisation of disputed features in the Sou... ( read original story ...)

Real-time values of Singapore and Malaysia’s market benchmarks were temporarily disrupted on Thursday due to technical glitches at index provider FTSE Russell. The issue became apparent when Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

* Singapore shares drop 1.4 pct * Asian shares slump on renewed worries of Sino-U.S. trade spat By Syed Saif Hussain Naqvi Aug 2 (Reuters) - Singapore shares fell sharply on Thursday as quarterly earn... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats have opened an annual meeting to tackle a slew of security concerns, including South China Sea territorial disputes, with host Singapore calling on the bloc ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - DBS Group Holdings Ltd Southeast Asia’s biggest lender, reported a 20 percent jump in second-quarter profit, slightly below market expectations as the impact of business v... ( read original story ...)