Manufacturing

Semicon giant Applied Materials opens $600m Singapore plant, adds 1,000 jobs amid AI chip boom

(From left) Regional president of Applied Materials (SEA) Brian Tan; chariman of EDB Png Cheong Boon; president and CEO of Applied Materials, Gary Dickerson; Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong; chairman of the board of directors of Applied Materials Thomas J. Iannotti; CEO of JTC Corporation Jacqueline Poh; and group vice-president and head of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations of Applied Materials KC Ong at the Tampines campus opening ceremony.

Yakult S’pore switches flavours for the first time since 1980, swopping orange with new peach mix

The orange flavour will be replaced by a new-to-market peach version (right) starting in July 2026.

Bombardier to expand private jet service hub in Singapore and hire over 200 new staff

Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth touring the current Bombardier's Singapore Service Centre in Singapore, on Jun 9, 2026.

Singapore factory activity grows at fastest pace since December 2024 on AI demand

Workers at Add-Plus, an electronics manufacturing company that makes printed circuit boards.

India says signed BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam

FILE PHOTO: The Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Army Day parade in New Delhi January 15, 2013. REUTERS/B Mathu/ File Photo

Explainer

The war-driven supply shock already roiling manufacturing in Asia

Japanese food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha were forcing it to switch to black-and-white packaging for its potato chips.

Chemical tank rupture in Washington state causes one death, multiple injuries

The rupture at Nippon Dynawave Packaging, which makes wood pulp and paper board for packaging and cartons, occurred shortly before 7.30am local time.

S’pore manufacturing output rises in April, driven by AI-related tailwinds

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, manufacturing output increased 5.8 per cent in April 2026.

Why can’t Singapore nurture its own Samsung?

South Korea has pulled ahead of Singapore in terms of producing global technology champions like Samung, says the writer.

News analysis

‘Enlightened self-interest’ spurs Japan’s deepening economic security ties with ASEAN amid Iran war

Japanese factories rely heavily on imports from ASEAN, and any disruption there hits home.

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