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Taiwanese travel to Singapore has also grown steadily, with a total of 91,190 visitors recorded in January and February, up 14.5%. Notably, in February alone, the number of Taiwanese visitors to Singapore surged to 55,120, representing a sharp 64.6% increase and indicating a clear acceleration.

TUNG Chen-Yuan, PhD, Taiwan’s Representative to Singapore According to projections by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), Japan’s semiconductor market…

The critical battleground for scam prevention is money flow. Singapore has adopted robotic process automation (RPA) to drive the “Automation of Scam-fighting Tactics & Reaching Out” initiative, building real-time coordination between police and banks and replacing the previously passive sequence of “report first, freeze later.”

Last year, Taiwan became Singapore’s largest trading partner and source of imports for the first time. Approximately 85% of Taiwan’s exports to Singapore were semiconductor-related products, while about 80% of Singapore’s exports to Taiwan fell into the same category. In the first two months of 2025, Taiwan’s exports to Singapore grew by 56%, while Singapore’s semiconductor industry expanded by nearly 52%, demonstrating strong industrial linkage and mutual prosperity.

The methods used were startlingly brazen: the group utilized shell companies in Southeast Asia, forged trade documents, and even employed physical decoys—using “dummy servers” and hair dryers to swap serial numbers—to bypass U.S. export controls and funnel high-end NVIDIA AI chips into the Chinese market.

Singapore has become an increasingly important source of Taiwan’s overall trade surplus. In 2022, Taiwan’s surplus with Singapore accounted for more than 33% of Taiwan’s total trade surplus, and it remained close to 30% in 2024. Although the share was 17.5% in 2025, it rose again to 21.9% in January–February 2026, meaning that more than one-fifth of Taiwan’s total trade surplus now comes from Singapore.

Data from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) indicate that Singapore produces about 10% of the world’s semiconductors and manufactures roughly 20% of global semiconductor equipment.

Stronger penalties and institutional innovation can raise costs and slow damage. But the long-term solution lies in deeper cross-border cooperation, continued advancement in financial technology, and enhanced digital literacy among the public.

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Multiple assessments suggest that the erosion of public oversight and institutional effectiveness lies at the heart of Indonesia’s decline. Independent media outlets and civil society organizations have historically played a crucial role in uncovering abuses of power. When civic space contracts, oversight mechanisms weaken. Recent reports from Reporters Without Borders indicate that Indonesia’s press freedom ranking has also deteriorated, limiting the ability of journalists and watchdog groups to expose misconduct.