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The agreement will allow for tariff and quota-free trade in goods after Dec. 31.

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Chan highlighted several ways for Singapore and the EU to collaborate, including healthcare, digitalisation and sustainability.

The changes would be the first in more than two months to the EU’s recommended travel “white list".

Brussels accuses Beijing of undercutting EU fibreglass manufacturers by subsidising firms in Egypt.

US President Donald Trump’s attack on Twitter Inc. has highlighted how the European Union and the US are taking radically different approaches to overhaul how social media platforms should treat user content.

No political integration project can survive a narrative featuring a permanent underclass of countries that do not share their neighbours’ prosperity in good times and are left to their own devices when calamity strikes.

"This will promote greater cross-border connectivity between our respective financial markets to the benefit of both regions,” says Ong Chong Tee, deputy managing director of financial supervision at MAS.

(Dec 16): Indonesia has taken legal action against the European Union over stricter limits on how palm oil can be used in green fuels, marking a further deepening in trade tensions.

SINGAPORE (Oct 17): The British pound rallied and UK stocks turned higher as Britain and the European Union on Thursday finally reached a historic Brexit deal.