Vivian Balakrishnan

What the West misses when it judges China’s dogged AI pursuit

2026-09-27T07:02:29.000Z
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s national statement on Sep 26 at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Singapore proposes a UN framework convention on AI safety

2026-09-27T02:51:10.000Z
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 23.

Singapore seeks to avoid becoming collateral damage from US tariffs: Vivian Balakrishnan

2026-07-23T14:49:45.000Z
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan (left) made a working visit to North Korea from 26 to 27 May at the invitation of Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui.

North Korea not keen on external engagement, says Singapore’s foreign minister after Pyongyang visit

2026-05-29T04:15:21.000Z
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says: “Right now, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is, in a sense, an Asian crisis.”

Asia faces crisis from Middle East disruption: Vivian Balakrishnan

2026-03-23T12:41:17.000Z
Asean ministers met to salvage a truce first brokered by Asean chair Malaysia and US President Donald Trump after a previous round of border clashes in July.

Singapore urges Thailand, Cambodia to de-escalate situation and resume talks: Vivian Balakrishnan

2025-12-22T13:52:53.000Z
Vivian Balakrishnan is one of Singapore’s longest-serving foreign ministers.

‘Foreign policy now has domestic salience’: Vivian Balakrishnan on a decade of representing Singapore

2025-10-21T04:00:00.000Z
Following the President’s Address at the opening of Parliament on Sep 5, the various ministries are releasing their plans for the new government term.

Amid ‘economic weaponisation’, Singapore will take whole-of-government approach in assessing security risks, strengthen ties with other countries

2025-09-15T09:30:00.000Z
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says the government is pushing for greater Asean integration, with the aim of creating a single market and investment zone.

Singapore risks ‘worst of both worlds’ outcome if caught in US-China rivalry: Vivian Balakrishnan

2025-09-03T05:21:21.000Z
Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan says: “Instead of a rules-based global system that promotes trade, you now have a system where every trade agreement becomes a bilateral arm-wrestling match.”

US tariffs risks turning global trade into ‘arm-wrestling match’: Vivian Balakrishnan

2025-07-17T12:40:44.000Z