Minister for foreign affairs Vivian Balakrishnan

The business track is the first framework that Japan will implement with another country.

The ministers also agreed on the major points on the Business Track (Reciprocal Green Lane), in which short-term business travellers will be subject to a controlled itinerary for the first 14 days, with the necessary public health safeguards.

SINGAPORE (Nov 20): Although Singapore has invested over $500 million to further AI research innovation and enterprise, the city-state seems to have no intention of slowing down in its quest to become a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI). 

SINGAPORE (July 9): Singapore will continue to assist the Malaysian government in its own investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.