Jeremy Koh
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Protecting workers, not jobs key to economic transformation: Heng Swee Keat
ZURICH: Singapore believes in globalisation and that economic transformation has to continue despite the uncertainty amid significant changes caused by globalisation, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at the 49th St Gallen Symposium in Switzerland on Thursday (May 9). → Read More
Made for Singapore: First of four custom-built RSN submarines launched in Germany
KIEL, Germany: The first of four customised submarines designed for operations in Singapore's shallow and busy tropical waters was launched in ... → Read More
EU and ASEAN to restart FTA process: PM Lee
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the European Union (EU) and ASEAN have agreed to restart the process of establishing a Free Trade ... → Read More
RSAF presence in Cazaux testament to strong ties between Singapore, France: Ng Eng Hen
PARIS: Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Thursday (Jul 12) hailed the "strong and growing ties" between France and Singapore, as the two ... → Read More
China banks on Qinzhou Port to boost trade with ASEAN
Once a sleepy harbour, Qinzhou port in southwest Guangxi now wakes up daily to the noise of the loading and unloading of cargo containers; and more of this is expected when the Southern Transport Corridor reaches full integration. → Read More
A 'whole new reality'? Analysts explore the rise of a new era in Xi Jinping's China
BEIJING: Newly re-elected President Xi Jinping has been hailed as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, with the way paved for him to rule for life after China's parliament abolished presidential term limits earlier this month. The president gave a speech on Tuesday (Mar 20) in which he pushed through a vision of guiding the country through a "new era" of global military and economic… → Read More
The rise and rise of Xi Jinping
BEIJING: On Oct 18, Chinese President Xi Jinping will open the most important event in the country's political calendar - the 19th Communist Party congress. It is a key meet where large-scale changes to the party are expected. But while details about the meeting are still under wraps, there has been speculation that a draft amendment to the constitution of the Communist Party of China will… → Read More
An exodus of talent: The brain drain in China's northeast
In the final part of his 3-part series from China's "rust belt", Jeremy Koh visits Jiamusi to examine the impact of Soviet-style planning on the region's economy. → Read More
In China's northeast, a switch to new industries aims to revive ailing 'rust belt'
In the second of a 3-part series from China's "rust belt", Jeremy Koh visits Hegang in China's northeast, where moves are afoot to develop new industries following the mining sector's slump. → Read More
In China's Shuangyashan, retrenched coal miners face an uncertain future
SHUANGYASHAN, China: Last year, thousands of coal miners marched through the streets of Shuangyashan, a city in northeastern China, to protest against unpaid wages. According to state media, the protests were sparked by Lu Hao, the governor of Heilongjiang province, who said the largest coal mining group in the province, Longmay Group, had not withheld salaries despite suffering heavy financial… → Read More
Singapore to promote stronger cooperation between ASEAN and China: PM Lee
BEIJING: Singapore will promote stronger cooperation between ASEAN and China when it takes over as ASEAN chair next year, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on Tuesday (Sep 19). Mr Lee is on a three-day official visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday. leaders reaffirmed the warm ties between both countries and discussed the potential of… → Read More
Let Mongolia’s stunning landscapes take your breath away
Channel NewsAsia’s correspondent Jeremy Koh takes you on adventure in this beautiful destination. → Read More
Cashless in China: An experiment with mobile payments for a day
BEIJING: The task is simple, my editor told me. Try going around without cash for one entire day and rely only on mobile phone for payments. Easy, I thought. These days in most Chinese cities, many are using a smartphone to pay for just about anything, and I am no exception. But is it really possible to last a day without cash, and on a day that I have to travel across Beijing to conduct… → Read More
Mongolia's illegal miners brave treacherous conditions to earn a living
Miners, many of who live in poverty, use primitive methods to mine low-grade coal often more than 100 metres underground → Read More
Singapore, China to step up collaboration on five areas in finance
BEIJING: Singapore and China are working to step up their collaboration in five areas in the financial sector, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Thursday (Jun 29). He was speaking to Singapore media on the last day of his visit to China and after his meeting with leaders of China’s financial agencies in Beijing, including with Mr Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the… → Read More
Go on an adventure and experience the Great Wall of China without the crowds
Channel NewsAsia’s correspondent Jeremy Koh shows us the off-the-beaten tracks to the Great Wall of China. → Read More
Singapore ready to work with China on Belt and Road: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: Singapore sees China’s Belt and Road initiative as potentially the world’s greatest platform for regional cooperation and integration and stands ready to work with China and other countries to help build the initiative, said National Development Minister and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (May 16). Mr Wong, who is in Beijing to attend the Belt and Road forum,… → Read More
Demand for solar panels up in North Korea
PYONGYANG: Most of the stops on our recent seven-day visit to North Korea were meant to make an impression. We witnessed a taekwondo expert who single-handedly fell all his opponents in a matter of seconds, and also spent time at the Sci-Tech Complex which is centred around a replica of the rocket that launched North Korea’s one and only satellite in 2012. But even on these tightly-coordinated… → Read More
What do North Koreans think of US President Donald Trump?
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen since Donald Trump became US President. Channel NewsAsia's Jeremy Koh asked some North Koreans about their views on the American leader. → Read More
7 days in Pyongyang: Reporting on North Korea
This is my third time visiting Pyongyang in as many years, but I certainly can’t claim to understand the city, let alone North Korea. → Read More