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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to lay out the Biden administration’s vision for the Indo-Pacific region, an area of growing importance to a government that has made countering China’s ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore yesterday (August 23) recorded 94 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 19 that are not linked to earlier detected infections. The 94 locally transmitted cases are the highest ... ( read original story ...)

Harris emphasised US commitment to the region and when questioned about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, insisted Washington was ‘singularly’ focused on evacuations. ( read original story ...)

Both countries sign memorandums of understanding to deepen their collaboration in cybersecurity across several areas, including defence, financial, and research and development. ( read original story ...)

Oil stored in ships has been piling up off key Asian ports as a crackdown in China on private crude oil processors has blunted purchases and disrupted flows, including some U.S.-sanctioned barrels ... ( read original story ...)

"...Right now...our focus has to be on evacuating American citizens, Afghans who worked with us and vulnerable Afghans," Vice President Kamala Harris said. ( read original story ...)

Vice President Kamala Harris met with Singapore's prime minister today to discuss cybersecurity, COVID-19 and supply chain issues. But the topic of Afghanistan hung over the news conference after her ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said during a visit to Singapore on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration is focused on getting the remaining American citizens and Afghan aides out of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s daily tally of locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases rose to the highest since Aug. 5, after 59 infections were discovered linked to a dormitory for foreign workers in the north of the island ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (23 August) confirmed 98 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country's total case count to 66,576. ( read original story ...)

The trip marks Harris’ second foreign trip and will be the first time a U.S. vice president has visited Vietnam. ( read original story ...)

Singapore has urged all employers to consider implementing a differentiated policy for existing and new employees to get vaccinated or undergo regular testing, following the example set by the ... ( read original story ...)

There are claims by human rights groups that Burmese generals have investments and bank accounts in Singapore. ( read original story ...)

Simon Tay of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs says Singapore as a global player wants to maintain ties with both the U.S. and China. As a tech hub, Singapore already has offices of U.S ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke of what she called a “shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region” as she visited Singapore at the start of a short trip to Southeast Asia.  Speaking ... ( read original story ...)

The White House on Monday announced a series of new agreements with Singapore aimed at combating cyber threats, tackling climate change, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating supply chain ... ( read original story ...)