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Sharon Chen

ARTICLES BY SHARON CHEN

A file photo of US consulate in Chengdu (Photo: Bloomberg)

China takes over US Chengdu consulate after forced closure

2 min read . 27 Jul 2020

The guidelines also add to the financial stress on American universities, which have become increasingly dependent on foreign students to pay full tuition

New US visa rules threaten to deport 369,000 Chinese students

2 min read . 07 Jul 2020

Workers put on protective suits as they wait for people living surrounding the Xinfadi wholesale market arrive to get a nucleic acid test at a stadium in Beijing, (Photo: AP)

Coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has been contained, top China expert says

2 min read . 18 Jun 2020

Salmon shunned in China after link to Beijing coronavirus outbreak

2 min read . 15 Jun 2020

Exports to the US slipped 1.2% from a year earlier, while those to India slumped 51% and Brazil’s were down 26% amid those countries’ battle to stem the spread of Covid-19 (Photo: Mint)

China medical exports jump, trade surplus surges to record

3 min read . 07 Jun 2020

In this May 17, 2020, photo released by Xinhua News Agency, medical workers wait to be disinfected as they line up to submit the COVID-19 samples for nucleic acid test at the center for disease control and prevention in Fengman District of Jilin City in northeastern China's Jilin Province. Authorities have tightened restrictions in parts of Jilin province in response to a local cluster. (Yan Linyun/Xinhua via AP) (AP)

Coronavirus: China's new outbreak shows signs the Covid-19 could be changing

3 min read . 20 May 2020

Police officers in protective suits seen in front a closed entrance to a train station, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease in Jilin (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus: Over 100 million in China’s northeast face renewed lockdown

4 min read . 18 May 2020

Sinovac is one of three Chinese companies at the forefront of efforts to halt a pandemic that’s sickened over 3.8 million people worldwide and killed nearly 270,000 (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus: China’s Sinovac Biotech in talks to test Covid-19 vaccine globally

2 min read . 08 May 2020

Employees wearing protective masks stand with bottles of disinfectant and infrared thermometers at the entrance to an office in Shanghai. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Coronavirus: China tests thousands to calculate true spread

7 min read . 19 Apr 2020

Protesters gather during a pro-democracy rally in Tamar Park, Hong Kong, on 3 September 2019. (Photo: AP)

China softens tone on Hong Kong, but doesn’t yield on demands

3 min read . 03 Sept 2019

China’s President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou during a summit in Singapore on 7 November 2015. Photo: Reuters

Leaders of China, Taiwan meet for first time in six decades

3 min read . 08 Nov 2015

A file photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters

China’s Xi Jinping says Asia security ties lag economic cooperation

3 min read . 07 Nov 2015

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, of the People’s Action Party, celebrates after winning the general election in Singapore on 12 September 2015. Photo: AFP

Singapore People’s Action Party wins strong majority in vote

4 min read . 12 Sept 2015

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the latest Asian leader with an A-starred education system to try to put the brakes on, as universities turn out more and more graduates who aren’t matched to the jobs available. Photo: Bloomberg

Singapore takes on Tiger moms to curb glut of college graduates

5 min read . 04 May 2015

Lee Kuan Yew crafted a legacy of encouraging foreign investment, averting corruption and emphasizing discipline, efficiency and interracial harmony. Photo: AFP

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding father, dies at 91

1 min read . 24 Mar 2015

A file photo provided by The Straits Times, shows Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, during an interview. Photo: AFP

Milestones in the life of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew

4 min read . 23 Mar 2015

India’s involvement in the region could give Southeast Asian nations a further buffer against China as that country seeks to enforce its claims to the majority of the South China Sea and push back against decades of US military dominance in the Pacific. Photo: Reuters

India should play bigger role in South China Sea, says Singapore

4 min read . 19 Mar 2015

Singapore’s dollar fell 0.9% to S$1.3513 per US dollar as of 10:18 am local time, the weakest since September 2010. Photo:

Singapore joins global monetary easing, spurs currency slide

2 min read . 28 Jan 2015

The central bank said on Thursday it will remain vigilant and take steps to manage the inflation effects of any fuel-price increase, while reporting an improvement in the broadest measure of trade. Photo: Bloomberg

Bank Indonesia holds key rate before Widodo fuel-price move

3 min read . 13 Nov 2014

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee shakes hands with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Banerjee’s administration and Singapore will jointly set up a business center in Kolkata, to facilitate ties with the city state. Photo: PTI

Mamata seeks to shake populist tag during visit to Singapore

2 min read . 20 Aug 2014