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In Washington, Xi got the word he wanted

Trump is dealing with a China that has proved much harder to squeeze than the one in 2018.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump speaking at the White House ahead of a state dinner on Sept 24.

Haze in S’pore: Air quality worsens as PSI hits unhealthy range in central, eastern and western regions

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Trump rejects Iran’s proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and end fighting

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In the quest for happiness, consider the reverse bucket list

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Famous for cheap eats, Malaysia takes on the luxury market with caviar, wagyu and melons

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Homes flooded, roads submerged: Bangkok declares disaster over heavy rain

Shanti Pereira is first overall in 200m heats, earns final berth at Asian Games

Chinese singer Liu Huan, who performed Heroes’ Song, dies at 63

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Thai capital Bangkok hit by days of heavy rain and floods

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Day in the life of a photojournalist at the Asian Games

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China’s Xi Jinping concludes state visit with US President Donald Trump

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What is the White House press pool and why are they at odds with Donald Trump?

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Inside Naomi Neo's racing playroom

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Poland’s foreign minister tells Russia to stop Ukraine war before it destroys Russia’s future

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Humanoid robots repeatedly miss their punches during sparring demo in Zhejiang, China

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Netanyahu references 2024 pager attack on Hezbollah in UN General Assembly speech

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Trump shows Xi photo of Biden’s autopen ‘portrait’

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Singapore

Joint highest temperature for month recorded in Woodlands on Sept 26

NEA data showed that the temperature reached 35.8 deg C at Woodlands Avenue 9 Climate Station.

NEA had said that the second half of September was expected to be warm, with daily temperature highs of 33 deg C and above.

Medical Mysteries

Non-verbal, non-mobile S’pore girl joins global hackathon where experts try to solve medical mysteries

Shanti Pereira is first overall in 200m heats, earns final berth at Asian Games

When two families try to claim the same body: Singapore officers help identify Nepal flood victims

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Famous for cheap eats, Malaysia takes on the luxury market with caviar, wagyu and melons

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In Washington, Xi got the word he wanted

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Why the Trump-Xi summit in Washington could be considered a win for Beijing

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OpenAI Australia data breach reinforces PM Albanese’s AI safeguards push

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Ghosted? How to get over the silence

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In the quest for happiness, consider the reverse bucket list

Jeffery Tan

Climbing the stairs instead of taking the lift was the best decision I made

Chan Chun Meng

What a cholera map can teach us about trusting AI

Zhigang Yao

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Rodeo shows, a ‘$2.5 trillion photo’ and gaffes: A history of Chinese leaders’ visits to the US

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Nepal’s towns in ruins: What it will take to rebuild after massive flood

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Keys to the past: National Museum’s revamped Singapore History Gallery reopening on Oct 10

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Indonesia needs to grow more rice, corn and sugar. Can its forests survive?

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The haze is back in Singapore. How does it compare with previous years?

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The sound of an identity: What makes the Singaporean accent unique?

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The future of play: How new guidelines are transforming Singapore’s playgrounds

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Anak Krakatau eruption: Where flights are being disrupted

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Mapping the 5.0-magnitude quake in China

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Nepal flood: What we know so far

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askST Jobs: How to tell if you’re being micromanaged or closely supervised. What’s the difference?

Micromanagement can limit autonomy, but employees may be able to regain it by building trust.

There is a difference between a boss who checks in on employees and one who constantly hovers like a “helicopter parent” over them.

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High anxiety, spiking cortisol: it’s tough making friends as an adult, is it worth the trouble?

Unpopular advice for fresh grads rejected for jobs: What if it’s not them, but you?

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She built wealth through property, then chose to fund a social enterprise

More young Singaporeans seeking recovery treatment at longevity-related wellness centres and clinics

The red light therapy room at House Longevity studio on Sept 2. House Longevity is among at least eight longevity-centred wellness centres and clinics that have opened here in recent years.

Will cutting down on drinking make me uncool?

ST’s assistant Life editor Clara Lock has reduced her alcohol consumption drastically since April.

Young & Savvy

Why paying $40 a day for silence was my best investment this year

Without the haste that comes with being socially and digitally connected, the writer felt like she had more than 24 hours in a day.

OCBC’s blue-chip plan gains traction with young investors, with 1 in 4 customers now under 35

OCBC head of treasury products and equities Germaine Tan says the growing attention on the STI and Singapore being seen as a safe haven have contributed to the growth of its BCIP.
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Why you keep seeing the same stalls at new hawker centres

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Singapore now a super-aged society, with 21.4% of citizen population aged 65 and older

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US deportations to Vietnam surge: Returnees struggle to rebuild lives in an unfamiliar country

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Homes flooded, roads submerged: Bangkok declares disaster over heavy rain

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S’pore population rises 1.6% to 6.21 million, driven by construction workers for projects like T5

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