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   Singapore Q3 GDP grows 5.4% on AI boom, second only to Taiwan

   Singapore's advance estimates show third-quarter GDP rose 5.4% year on year, slower than the second quarter's 6.2% but still strong, with manufacturing up 7.5% and construction up 8.8% as data-centre building provided a key lift. The Economic Development Board says about 10% of the world's chips and roughly 20% of semiconductor equipment are made in Singapore, where semiconductors account for about 6% of GDP, with Micron, GlobalFoundries and UMC among the manufacturers based there. The Monetary Authority of Singapore said tech-related industries contributed about 75% of the quarter's year-on-year growth, and forecast that AI-related orders and capacity expansion will keep supporting growth for now while global AI-driven activity may cool towards the second half of 2027; it also warned that persistent inflation and high interest rates could weigh on consumption and investment. The IMF expects Singapore's full-year growth to reach 5%, behind only Taiwan among advanced economies.

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   Singapore's IMDA forms task force to counter AI-enabled cyber threats

   Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has set up a working group to strengthen defenses against AI-enabled cyber threats, part of a broader push to improve the country's AI security and resilience. The group will serve as a collaboration platform to bolster resilience in the infocomm and media sectors, and plans to publish a report in the first half of 2027 with practical guidance and best practices. Other new measures include a starter toolkit for testing the safety and reliability of agentic systems, plus a certification program for AI testers.

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   MiniMax executive speaks at DBS Asia Future Forward 2026

   MiniMax President of Global Business Linda Sheng spoke at the inaugural DBS Asia Future Forward Conference 2026 in Singapore, according to the company's own X account. The post said she appeared alongside a lineup of government and business leaders including Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and TikTok CEO Shou Chew. MiniMax said it contributed its perspective on Asia's future to the discussion and thanked DBS for the invitation.

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4. Oct 9
   Singapore PM Lawrence Wong warns AI tech stock rally will eventually correct

   Speaking at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the global tech stock rally "will one day see a correction," though he said no one knows when, how, or who will be hurt, adding that no boom lasts forever and that Singapore wants to seize the current window of opportunity. His remarks came as worries about an AI bubble mount: last month several tech executives called for slowing advanced model development, and Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio warned this week that the AI bubble may be near bursting. The report notes Singapore accounts for about 10% of global chip production and about 20% of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and that the government recently raised its GDP growth forecast to 4.5%–5.5%.

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5. Oct 7
   World Bank lifts Vietnam's 2026 growth forecast to 7.4% on AI hardware exports

   The World Bank raised Vietnam's 2026 growth forecast by 1.1 percentage points to 7.4%, as high-tech manufacturing and exports benefit from surging global AI investment. Finished computers, servers and routers make up about 60% of Vietnam's AI-related exports, and AI-related goods accounted for more than 70% of recent export growth in Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Vietnam's AI-related exports grew from roughly 20% of GDP in 2023 to about 32% in 2025, though the country sits in assembly rather than leading-edge fabrication, leaving it exposed if AI hardware spending slows.

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