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On 4 April 2025, Singapore Customs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry issued a joint advisory on Singapore’s export controls relating to advanced semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies (the Advisory).

The Advisory emphasised that businesses operating in Singapore must act transparently and fully comply with applicable laws and regulations on export controls. Such

In recent weeks, the global trade landscape has been significantly impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, which have targeted numerous countries, including those in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. Each country has reacted differently based on its economic relationship with the U.S., local industry concerns, and geopolitical considerations.

With President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the legal environment has been ever-changing. On Wednesday, April 9th, we gathered a group of regulatory attorneys from across Reed Smith’s global platform to provide a 90-minute CLE that outlines the key changes that have occurred during Trump’s first 100 days, as well as

On 5 March 2022, Singapore’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Balakrishnan, announced that Singapore would impose unilateral sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, which is the first time since 1978 that Singapore has imposed such sanctions.
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