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Singapore

The city-state of Singapore is an international center for the financial industry and global trade. Built on islands just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore is connected to Malaysia by two bridges.

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Formula 1: Vettel claims Singapore GP win

Sebastian Vettel wins the Singapore Grand Prix for the fifth time in his career as Ferrari claimed a 1-2.
SportsSeptember 22, 2019
F1 Grand Prix - Singapore - Qualifying | Pole für Charles Leclerc

F1: Leclerc on pole in Singapore as hot streak continues

Rising star Charles Leclerc will start the Singapore Grand Prix on pole as he looks to seal a third straight F1 win.
SportsSeptember 21, 2019
A wildfire burns in Borneo, Indonesia

Indonesia forest fires spew smoggy haze over Malaysia, Singapore

Haze from Indonesian forest fires has unleashed a smoggy haze across the region that makes breathing unhealthy.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 19, 20197 images
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Self-driving buses in Singapore

Singapore is to trial self-driving buses as part of a plan to promote autonomous transport.
BusinessAugust 20, 201901:32 min
Singapore authorities show elephant tusks seized on July 23, 2019

Singapore to ban domestic elephant ivory trade

From September 2021, Singapore will ban local sales of ivory, removing a key end market for the valuable material.
BusinessAugust 12, 2019
Preeti and Subhas Nair rap video (YouTube/NinjarTurtle)

YouTube blocks Singaporean race rap video

Social media sites have pulled the angry video after authorities in Singapore warned it could stoke racial tensions.
Human RightsAugust 2, 2019
Seized elephant tusks in Singapore

Singapore makes record-breaking ivory bust

Authorities in Singapore have seized ivory from nearly 300 elephants and some 12 tons of pangolin scales.
CrimeJuly 23, 2019
Fake news

Singapore's anti-fake news law could muzzle free speech

Singapore has recently joined the list of countries seeking to protect their citizens from harmful online content.
SocietyJune 6, 2019
NIPAH VIRUS INFECTION

India's deadly Nipah virus resurfaces in Kerala

The contagious disease has infected a student. The virus killed 17 people last year.
HealthJune 4, 2019
An aerial view of Guangzhou City in China

Urban futures

On this week's show, we head to Singapore where 100 scientists have gathered for the Future Cities Laboratory, our very own megacities reporter fills us in about how our urban spaces might change in the future and we discover China's brand new electric car industry and ask: is it really the new hub of automobile development?
TechnologyMay 22, 201930:00 min
People look at a model of a proposed forest city near Singapore

The Future Cities Laboratory

Through a combination of science and design, the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) brings together researchers from around the world to develop new knowledge, technologies and approaches for a sustainable future. And while it takes an Asian perspective, the ideas outlined at the meeting of 100 scientists in Singapore will be useful for regions all over the world, as reporter Lena Bodewein found out.
TechnologyMay 22, 201904:18 min
A mouse cursor hovers over a Twitter button for reporting tweets

Singapore clamps down on fake news with new law

People found guilty of spreading fake news could now spend up to 10 years in prison.
PoliticsMay 8, 2019
Pangolin with young in Bali Zoo

Singapore seizes 26 tons of pangolin scales

Endangered pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammal.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 10, 2019
Hausangestellte in Indonesien

Singapore maids 'suffer exploitation and abuse'

The recent case of a terribly abused maid in Singapore has drawn attention to a "form of modern slavery."
SocietyMarch 28, 2019
Wirecard electronic payment card

Wirecard stocks jump after corruption charges are cleared

The German fintech company had been accused of cooking its books to inflate profits.
BusinessMarch 26, 2019
A couple walks in front of the Eiffel Tower

Paris is world's most expensive city

The French capital shares the title of the world's most expensive place to live with Hong Kong and Singapore.
BusinessMarch 19, 2019
200 Jahre Briten in Singapur

Raffles bicentennial stokes debate over colonization

Not everyone in Singapore is happy to see a British colonizer, Stamford Raffles, being remembered with such fondness.
SocietyMarch 18, 2019
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Cost of conflict in South China Sea 'too high'

Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said that calling China a regional hegemon was a matter of "opinion."
PoliticsFebruary 18, 201907:52 min
MSC 2019 Ng Eng Hen, Verteidigungsminister von Singapur

Cost of conflict in South China Sea 'too high'

Speaking to DW, Singapore's defense minister dismissed concerns over a major confrontation emerging in the region.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 2019
Singapore skyline

EU lawmakers approve free trade deal with Singapore

The long-negotiated trade deal is the EU's first with a member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
BusinessFebruary 13, 2019
Wirecard Logo

Wirecard shares plummet after Singapore police raid

Police in Singapore have raided the offices of the German payment company on suspicion of fraud.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 2019
A drop of blood on a finger

Data of 14,200 HIV patients leaked in Singapore

The leaked data included the names, contact information and test results of thousands of HIV patients in Singapore.
HealthJanuary 28, 2019
A billboard for a new luxury apartment block

Global property markets on the turn

Australia, Asian countries and Canada are seeing property downturns that are leaving speculators racing for cover.
BusinessJanuary 28, 20198 images
James Dyson

Pro-Brexit campaigner James Dyson to move HQ to Singapore

The company has insisted that the move is to assist its plans to produce electric cars, and not related to Brexit.
BusinessJanuary 22, 2019
DW Sendung Check-in - V-Mail, Singapur Antony Kumala

Viewer video: Singapore

Antony Kumala shows us his holiday video.
CultureDecember 22, 201801:17 min
A male couple hold hands

Gay Singaporean man adopts son in legal first

For the first time a gay doctor has been allowed to adopt his biological son.
SocietyDecember 17, 2018
Containers with EU and China flags

Sieren’s China: Pulling together

The EU needs to forge closer ties in Asia, says DW’s Frank Sieren.
PoliticsNovember 16, 2018
Singapur: Tennis: WTA-Tour - WTA-Championships: Kerber

Kerber beats Osaka to keep WTA Finals hopes alive

Angelique Kerber overcame a bad back and a mid-match wobble to record her first win at the 2018 WTA Finals.
SportsOctober 25, 2018
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EU looks East for free trade deals

The EU's trade relationship with the US is strained, but it is swiftly cementing free trade deals with Asian nations.
BusinessOctober 18, 201801:13 min
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Study reveals world's most competitive economies

A WEF study has ranked the US economy number one for competitiveness.
BusinessOctober 17, 201801:32 min
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Study reveals world's most competitive economies

A WEF study has ranked the US economy number one for competitiveness.
BusinessOctober 17, 201801:29 min
USA Finanzkurs - Wall Street in New York

WEF study says US most competitive economy

A detailed study of competitiveness in the global economy ranks the United States at number one out of 140 countries.
BusinessOctober 17, 2018
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 airplane

Longest nonstop flight takes off from Singapore

The nearly 19-hour-long flight between Singapore and New York will beat other existing long-haul routes.
BusinessOctober 11, 2018
Indonesien Missbrauch Dienstmädchen

Indonesia's 'maids for sale' controversy

Online ads in Singapore offering Indonesian maids for sale have drawn accusations of human trafficking.
SocietySeptember 24, 2018
Singapur Großer Preis | Formel 1 | Hamilton und Vettel

Formula One: Hamilton keeps his cool in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton produced a fine drive under the lights in Singapore to move 40 points clear in the championship.
SportsSeptember 16, 2018
Formel 1 Qualifying GP von Singapur | Lewis Hamilton

F1: Lewis Hamilton claims Singapore pole

Hamilton will start Sunday's race from the front, while Sebastian Vettel could only manage third, behind Max Verstappen.
SportsSeptember 15, 2018
Deutschland Formel 1 in Hockenheim - Sebastian Vettel

F1: Crunch time for Sebastian Vettel in Singapore

A string of mistakes and mishaps in recent races has put the Ferrari hopeful on the back foot.
SportsSeptember 13, 2018
Singapur USA-Nordkorea Gipfel Trump Pompeo

North Korea's Kim sends Trump a letter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends a letter to US President Trump suggesting another meeting.
PoliticsSeptember 10, 2018
Thailand Migranten Arbeiter Singapur

The tough life of Thai migrants in Singapore

Cheap laborers are indispensable for wealthy countries like Singapore. But their jobs are tough and wages are low.
Human RightsSeptember 10, 201812 images
South Korean soldiers training

US to resume military drills on Korean Peninsula

The US's initial offer to suspend such drills was seen as a "good faith" measure after Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un.
PoliticsAugust 28, 2018
Globus mit Geldscheinen

Asian cities are the world's most expensive for expats

Six of the top 10 costliest cities for expats are in Asia according a survey from the consulting firm Mercer.
SocietyAugust 22, 20186 images
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DW Business – Europe & America

US-Chinese Whispers, Fishing For Dollars, Red Lines
BusinessAugust 17, 201811:20 min
China Singapur Seniorenfreundlicher Stadtteil

Singapore copes with record-high elderly suicide rate

In 2017, Singapore recorded its highest-ever number of suicides among people aged over 60.
SocietyAugust 15, 2018
Filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua and actress Luna Kwok with the Golden Leopard for best film

Locarno film prize goes to Singapore director

Singapore filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua has won the top prize at the Locarno Film Festival with his thriller A Land Imagined.
CultureAugust 12, 2018
Symbolbild Selfie Bikini Strand

Here are the winners of the Check-in video competition

The three DW travel sets for the best videos go to:
TravelAugust 9, 2018
DW Sendung Check-in - V-Mail, Singapur Antony Kumala

Viewer's video from Singapore

Our viewer Antony Khumala traveled from Moscow to Singapore and captured the Asian metropolis with his camera.
TravelAugust 7, 201802:45 min
DW Check-in 21.07.2018

V-mail from Singapore

Holiday greetings from DW viewer Anthony Khumala in Singapore.
CultureJuly 22, 201801:18 min
Marina Bay in Singapore

Singapore: Hackers steal 1.5m patients' health records

A quarter of Singapore residents have had their health records breached in a cyberattack on the country's health system.
HealthJuly 20, 2018
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Korea: Hope for a divided country

Hope in divided Korea, Nigeria's stolen artwork, Turkish election campaign in Germany.
June 16, 201812:00 min
Donald Trump und Kim Jong Un Singapur

Kim & Trump: A big deal?

Kim and Trump have declared their summit in Singapore ‘epochal’. But can their rapprochement last?
PoliticsJune 15, 201826:00 min