Gan Kim Yong

Singapore and China at 35: Enduring partnership, steadfast amid change

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong (right) with Chinese
Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the 20th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation in Singapore in November 2024.

DPM Gan to head to Chongqing for high-level Singapore-China talks

This is Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong’s second visit to China in four months.

Data centre test bed powered by green energy among new projects to fuel Jurong Island’s green push

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the industrial island must reinvent itself to stay competitive and relevant.

Singapore must strive to lead in AI to power further economic growth: Jeffrey Siow

Co-chair of the Economic Strategy Review Committee on Global Competitiveness Jeffrey Siow and Singapore Business Federation Vice-Chairman Andrew Kwan spoke to the media after an engagement with over 70 business leaders on Nov 19.

Malaysia, Paraguay join new trade grouping as ministers of member nations meet for first time

The first in-person ministerial meeting of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership issued a declaration on supply chain resilience to enhance cooperation and coordination in identifying or mitigating ongoing or imminent major supply chain risks and disruptions.

Symbiotic relationship between PAP and NTUC lets hard decisions be made: DPM Gan

(Clockwise, from front) DPM Gan Kim Yong, NTUC assistant secretary- general Yeo Wan Ling, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng and NTUC secretary- general Ng Chee Meng at Downtown East on Nov 13.

Majority of F&B outlets here that closed in 2025 did not last over five years: MTI

The first 10 months of 2025 also saw 3,357 new food and beverage (F&B) outlets being registered, while there were 2,431 closures.

Employers’ role in uplifting talent heightened amid uncertainty: Gan Kim Yong

Singapore’s employers union will move more decisively in the ongoing effort to help employers manage disruption and foster workforce agility in four ways.

More support for AI start-ups to scale faster under new S’pore-Microsoft partnership

The new tie-up is part of Singapore’s plan to forge partnerships that take ideas from Singapore to the world, said DPM Gan Kim Yong.

Asean set to sign digital economy agreement in 2026 to boost cross-border trade, services

Talks on the Asean Digital Economy Framework Agreement reached a “substantial conclusion” at the 26th Asean Economic Community Council held in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 24.

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