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Kok Yufeng

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Yufeng is a correspondent at The Straits Times covering China issues. He was previously on the transport beat, reporting on Singapore’s air, land and sea connections, as well as on issues related to politics and labour. Before joining the national broadsheet in 2021, he was with The New Paper.

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping making a toast at the state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept 24.
Chinese President Xi Jinping making a toast at the state dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept 24.

As China tightens its ‘gutter oil’ green fuel processes, where does Singapore fit in the equation?

Chinese aviation regulators are proposing new national standards to track used cooking oil from kitchen to refinery.
Chinese aviation regulators are proposing new national standards to track used cooking oil from kitchen to refinery.

US and China explore alert system for AI safety, despite trust deficit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng arrive for a meeting at JPMorgan Chase headquarters on Sept 20.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng arrive for a meeting at JPMorgan Chase headquarters on Sept 20.

ST Explains: What are pyramid schemes and how are they dealt with in Singapore and China?

If an investment opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is, warned the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) in a statement on Sept 4.
If an investment opportunity sounds too good to be true, it probably is, warned the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) in a statement on Sept 4.

52 Singaporeans arrested in China over suspected involvement in pyramid scheme

The 52 detainees were nabbed as part of a wider law enforcement operation, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore Police Force.
The 52 detainees were nabbed as part of a wider law enforcement operation, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Singapore Police Force.

‘Without hope, it is game over’: China rescuers cling to narrow survival odds week after Tibet flood

Firefighters and sniffer dogs conducting a search for missing people along a road leading towards Gyirong Port after a mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China on Aug 30.
Firefighters and sniffer dogs conducting a search for missing people along a road leading towards Gyirong Port after a mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China on Aug 30.

Quiet tension surfaces as China remembers reform era titans Jiang and Zhu

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji (right) listens to former president Jiang Zemin at the National People’s Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 6, 2002.
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji (right) listens to former president Jiang Zemin at the National People’s Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 6, 2002.

S’pore firms ink new deals in Liaoning as China’s rust belt seeks economic turnaround

Rolls of steel are stored at a steel wholesale market in Shenyang, in China’s northeast Liaoning province.
Rolls of steel are stored at a steel wholesale market in Shenyang, in China’s northeast Liaoning province.

China’s coal power lock-in a sign of green growing pains: Report

China is the world’s top emitter of carbon dioxide and it is banking on an unprecedented build out of clean energy infrastructure to lower its carbon footprint.
China is the world’s top emitter of carbon dioxide and it is banking on an unprecedented build out of clean energy infrastructure to lower its carbon footprint.

China’s car sector seeking new stability amid slumping domestic sales, structural headwinds

Crowds thronging the booth of China’s largest NEV maker BYD at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on May 2, 2024.
Crowds thronging the booth of China’s largest NEV maker BYD at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on May 2, 2024.

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