Hanoi (VNA) – The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on January 17 estimated thatvisitor arrivals in the city state will recover to the 💙pre-pandemic level in 2024.
Singapore welcomed 6.3 million foreign visitors last year, orone-third of the pre-pandemic level, mostly from Indonesia, India andMalaysia. It beat the STB’s previous forecast of 4-6 million. The 2022 tourismrevenue was estimated at 13.8-14.3billion SGD (10.45-10.82 billion USD). Visitorarrivals are expected to increase to 12-14 million this year, bringing in 18-21billion SGD from tourism spending. STB Chief Executive Officer Keith Tan said this year, the board is hoping to get between30-60% of visitor arrivals compared to the figure in 2019. According to theSTB, tourism contributes to about 4% of Singapore’s annual GDP. In 2019, theisland state hosted a record of 19.1 million visitors and earned 27.7 billion SGDfrom their receipts. Up to 3.6 million of them were Chinese, the biggest sourceof arrivals./.
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The Singaporean Ministry of Health said on December 30 that the city-state is ready to step up border health measures if needed and that it is closely watching the global COVID-19 situation.
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Indonesia as an appealing destination for investment in energy transition. It is Southeast Asia’s largest energy consumer and the region’s fourth most populous country. However, the majority of the country's existing power plants still rely on fossil fuels.
The Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore urged all Vietnamese firms trading with Singapore to seriously comply with its legal regulations, particularly customs requirements.
The Grandma Island soccer team was about to go to compete for Setokok Island, Batam city. In the middle of the trip, the boat was hit by waves and overturned.
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Themed “emerging trends in terrorism and violent extremism”, the event drew over 200 participants from domestic and international agencies, discussing the rapid evolution of terrorism and the need for stronger regional and global cooperation.
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Speaking at the launch of the Indonesia Economic Prospects June 2025 edition on June 23 in Jakarta, Turk noted that Indonesia’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.9% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
An overview of Singapore (Photo: Internet) 
