Category: Singapore

Australian PM Flags Vaccination Plan for Those Who Want to Travel

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that he wants to see fully vaccinated people not be subject to any domestic CCP virus restrictions put in place by state and territory governments as part of a roadmap to more travel freedoms. The prime minister noted that opening and closing the borders for unrestricted travel couldn’t…


Morrison Flags Vaccination Plan for Those Who Want to Travel

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that he wants to see fully vaccinated people not be subject to any domestic CCP virus restrictions put in place by state and territory governments as part of a roadmap to more travel freedoms. The prime minister noted that opening and closing the borders for unrestricted travel couldn’t…


Bloomberg Forum Moves Back to Singapore Amid Concerns Over Press Treatment in China

BEIJING—The Bloomberg New Economy Forum will move to Singapore this year, in part because of the “very concerning” conditions journalists face in China, according to comments by Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg reported by the Financial Times. The Nov. 16-19 event will be limited to 400 participants, with sustainability as well as COVID-19 and how countries…


US Gets Its Lowest Score for Economic Freedom in Decades

WASHINGTON—Economic freedom in the United States has dropped to an all-time low due to its deteriorating fiscal health, according to an annual index of the world’s freest economies. The U.S. economic freedom score has declined 1.8 points this year to 74.8, Heritage Foundation, a conservative U.S. think-tank, announced last week. While the U.S. economy remains “mostly…


Hong Kong Dumped From Index of Economic Freedom Due to Policies ‘Controlled From Beijing’

Hong Kong has been dropped from The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom this year because its economic policies are controlled by Beijing. Hong Kong topped the list for 25 years till 2019. Financial experts in Hong Kong believe that the Chinese communist regime’s rapid encroachment on Hong Kong’s freedom has accelerated the deterioration of…


China Insider: Boyu Capital Flees to Singapore in Fear of CCP Purge

On Feb. 22, the Wall Street Journal quoted insiders who said that China’s Boyu Capital, a private equity firm founded by former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin’s grandson, Jiang Zhicheng, has moved part of its business from its Hong Kong headquarters to Singapore. Two co-founders of the company have also relocated to Singapore. The transition was…


Boyu Capital Moves Operations Out of Hong Kong Amid Suspected Political Infighting: Report

Boyu Capital, a fund company owned by China’s former leader Jiang Zemin’s family, is moving its business from Hong Kong to Singapore and Shanghai, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Feb. 22. Jiang built a faction within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) centered in Shanghai that controlled Hong Kong and had influence in other regions….