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CNA Luxury reports accelerating multigenerational travel from Singapore across Asia, supported by platform-cited growth in family/group bookings and rising demand for villas, resorts, and culturally immersive experiences. Japan remains the top draw, while Vietnam—especially Phu Quoc—shows strong momentum as families prioritize flexible, bond-strengthening itineraries.
The 2026 Singapore Airshow highlighted a defense-industrial pivot toward low-cost, mass-producible unmanned systems, manpower-saving training technologies, and counter-UAV concepts constrained by energy demands. It also signaled intensifying supply-chain realignment driven by geopolitical alignment and resilience, alongside Singapore’s push to integrate space capabilities via a new national space agency.
China’s formal review of Meta’s proposed acquisition of the Chinese-founded, Singapore-headquartered AI agent app Manus is positioned as a policy signal to the broader startup ecosystem. The outcome will indicate whether Beijing tolerates app-layer internationalisation, prefers conditional controls on code/data transfer, or uses procedural delay to deter offshore exits while preserving trade leverage.
Al Jazeera reports that a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel with 21 Filipino sailors capsized in a disputed area of the South China Sea, leaving at least two dead and four missing. The incident underscores how maritime emergencies in contested waters can carry diplomatic and operational implications beyond immediate rescue efforts.
CNA Luxury reports accelerating multigenerational travel from Singapore across Asia, supported by platform-cited growth in family/group bookings and rising demand for villas, resorts, and culturally immersive experiences. Japan remains the top draw, while Vietnam—especially Phu Quoc—shows strong momentum as families prioritize flexible, bond-strengthening itineraries.
The 2026 Singapore Airshow highlighted a defense-industrial pivot toward low-cost, mass-producible unmanned systems, manpower-saving training technologies, and counter-UAV concepts constrained by energy demands. It also signaled intensifying supply-chain realignment driven by geopolitical alignment and resilience, alongside Singapore’s push to integrate space capabilities via a new national space agency.
China’s formal review of Meta’s proposed acquisition of the Chinese-founded, Singapore-headquartered AI agent app Manus is positioned as a policy signal to the broader startup ecosystem. The outcome will indicate whether Beijing tolerates app-layer internationalisation, prefers conditional controls on code/data transfer, or uses procedural delay to deter offshore exits while preserving trade leverage.
Al Jazeera reports that a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel with 21 Filipino sailors capsized in a disputed area of the South China Sea, leaving at least two dead and four missing. The incident underscores how maritime emergencies in contested waters can carry diplomatic and operational implications beyond immediate rescue efforts.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
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| RPT-1289 | Asia’s Multigenerational Travel Boom: Japan Leads as Phu Quoc Surges Ahead for 2026 | Tourism | 2026-02-18 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1024 | Singapore Airshow 2026 Signals Asia’s Shift to Attritable Drones, Trusted Supply Chains, and Space-Enabled Resilience | Defense Industry | 2026-02-12 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-269 | Manus Deal Review Becomes Beijing’s Test Case for AI ‘Red Lines’ | China | 2026-01-27 | 1 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-189 | Fatal Cargo Ship Capsize Highlights Safety and Signaling Risks in Disputed South China Sea Waters | South China Sea | 2026-01-25 | 0 | ACCESS » |