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Lee Hsien Loong

PM Wong, Vietnamese President To Lam plant tree to mark close bilateral ties

PM Lawrence Wong and Vietnamese President To Lam planting a Hopea recopei tree at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on May 30.
PM Lawrence Wong and Vietnamese President To Lam planting a Hopea recopei tree at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on May 30.

PM Wong heartened by resilience and community spirit on Hari Raya Haji

Staff at Pertapis Halfway House in Geylang preparing sheep for korban on May 27.
Staff at Pertapis Halfway House in Geylang preparing sheep for korban on May 27.

S’pore-China ties based on mutual benefit, with opportunities in AI, ageing: SM Lee

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking to the journalists during the media wrap up at Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai in Shanghai, China, on May 22, 2026.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking to the journalists during the media wrap up at Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai in Shanghai, China, on May 22, 2026.

From tea-making to quick health check, SM Lee gets a taste of what China’s robots have to offer

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong shaking hand with a robot when he toured the Shanghai Municipal Humanoid Robot Innovation Incubator on May 21.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong shaking hand with a robot when he toured the Shanghai Municipal Humanoid Robot Innovation Incubator on May 21.

We have to work to make trade a win-win: SM Lee in Guangxi

(Second from left): Peter Tan, Ambassador of Singapore to the People's Republic of China (partially blocked); China-ASEAN Mercantile Exchange president Bebe Zhao; Guangxi Vice Chairwoman Lu Xinning; Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC Dr Wan Rizal (partially blocked); Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Manpower Shawn Huang; and Teo Siong Seng, chairman of China-Singapore Nanning International Logistics Park (CSILP); touring Singapore pavilion at China - ASEAN Mercantile Exchange in Nanning Guangxi on May 19, 2026.
(Second from left): Peter Tan, Ambassador of Singapore to the People's Republic of China (partially blocked); China-ASEAN Mercantile Exchange president Bebe Zhao; Guangxi Vice Chairwoman Lu Xinning; Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC Dr Wan Rizal (partially blocked); Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Manpower Shawn Huang; and Teo Siong Seng, chairman of China-Singapore Nanning International Logistics Park (CSILP); touring Singapore pavilion at China - ASEAN Mercantile Exchange in Nanning Guangxi on May 19, 2026.

Guangxi’s Pinglu Canal to boost growing trade between South-east Asia and China

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (centre) with (from left) Beibu Gulf International Port Group general manager Ma Zhengguo and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Government chairman Wei Tao in Nanning, Guangxi, on May 18.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (centre) with (from left) Beibu Gulf International Port Group general manager Ma Zhengguo and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Government chairman Wei Tao in Nanning, Guangxi, on May 18.

‘Forever neighbours’ S’pore, Malaysia must not allow issues to affect relationship: SM Lee

SM Lee Hsien Loong (centre), accompanied by the Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, meeting Terengganu state officials and representatives from government-linked companies during dinner at the Elysium Skybridge in Terengganu, Malaysia, on May 7.
SM Lee Hsien Loong (centre), accompanied by the Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, meeting Terengganu state officials and representatives from government-linked companies during dinner at the Elysium Skybridge in Terengganu, Malaysia, on May 7.

Singapore, Pahang to explore cooperation in areas of mutual interest

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong had an audience with His Royal Highness The Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong had an audience with His Royal Highness The Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah.

SM Lee to visit Pahang and Terengganu from May 4 to 8

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail during their meeting in Kuantan, Malaysia, on May 6.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail during their meeting in Kuantan, Malaysia, on May 6.

Good policy is not a subjective matter of opinion

Whether a particular policy is good for the country can be established through a careful study of the issues and objectives, logical analysis, real life experience and sound judgment.
Whether a particular policy is good for the country can be established through a careful study of the issues and objectives, logical analysis, real life experience and sound judgment.

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