Lawrence Wong

Lawrence Wong

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Lawrence Wong is a prominent Singaporean politician currently serving as the Minister for Finance and a key member of the ruling People's Action Party. He has been identified as a potential successor to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and is expected to play a crucial role in the upcoming elections. Wong's leadership during this pivotal time is viewed as a significant test for the PAP as they aim to maintain their long-standing dominance in Singapore's political landscape.

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Lawrence Wong is the Prime Minister of Singapore who spoke about the increasing volatility in the world.

Asia-Pacific: o amplă reînarmare | adevarul.ro
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2026-06-01
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Lawrence Wong presided over the tree planting ceremony at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước thăm Trung tâm thử nghiệm đường sắt Singapore
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-05-30
8.0

Lawrence Wong is the Prime Minister of Singapore who discussed prioritizing Vietnam in training strategic personnel.

Việt Nam - Singapore thúc đẩy trụ cột hợp tác khoa học công nghệ
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-05-29
8.0

Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong paid tribute to Liu in a post on Facebook.

Architect behind Singapore's public housing system dies aged 87
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-19
8.0

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong declared that vaping was now a drug issue and emphasized the government's crackdown on K-pods.

Singapore is cracking down on public enemy number one
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-17
8.0

Lawrence Wong clarified that Pritam Singh could not remain in his position due to making false statements in Parliament.

බොරු කී විපක්ෂ නායකයා ධුරයෙන් ඉවතට
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2026-01-15
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Pritam Singh

The move was announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday.

What to know about Singapore's former Leader of the Opposition
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-15
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated that it was no longer tenable for Singh to continue as the Leader of the Opposition.

Singapore's leader of opposition stripped of title after lying conviction
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-15
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Lawrence Wong attended the inauguration as Singapore Prime Minister.

Prabowo takes office as Indonesia president, names cabinet - World
Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·PakistanPakistan· 2025-12-08
6.0

Lawrence Wong is the Singaporean Prime Minister who expressed hope for China to move on from historical grievances.

EDITORIAL: The CPP’s incremental revisionism
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-07
6.0

As Singaporean prime minister Lawrence Wong put it in April, 'We are in the midst of a messy transition globally.'

Ireland’s economic miracle is like someone riding two horses on a surfboard – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-11-25
5.0

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during the G20 Leaders Summit.

Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'dan peş peşe kritik görüşmeler
Hürriyet·TurkeyTurkey· 2025-11-23
6.0

Lawrence Wong reaffirmed his opposition to 'Taiwanese independence' during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Singapore trip unlikely over visa pressure: OCAC
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-12
5.0

Lawrence Wong was involved in discussions about stopping the purchase of Russian oil.

Bloomberg рассказал о последствиях санкций для торговли нефтью с Китаем — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2025-11-03
5.0

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong held a summit with South Korean President Li Jae-myung.

國際 - 20251103 - 每日明報
明報 (Ming Pao)·Hong KongHong Kong· 2025-11-03
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Lawrence Wong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, addressed the challenges facing the country during its 60th anniversary celebration.

Singapur muss sich neu erfinden
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-11-03
6.0

Lawrence Wong was involved in discussions about the cessation of Russian oil purchases with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Bloomberg рассказал о последствиях санкций для торговли нефтью с Китаем — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2025-11-03
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Lawrence Wong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, commented on the unreliability of the U.S. as a partner.

Ein Jahr Trump: Geopolitische Überlegungen für 2026
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-11-02
5.0

Albanese joked that Carney and Singaporean leader Lawrence Wong should have 'ride-shared' to the event.

Albanese dines with Trump and other leaders as Xi meeting awaits
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2025-10-29
6.0

Lawrence Wong is the Prime Minister of Singapore who met with Lula before the meeting with Trump.

Equipes de governo do Brasil e EUA fazem primeira reunião ministerial na manhã de segunda na Malásia
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-10-26
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Lawrence Wong reiterated that Singapore has a clear and consistent ‘one China’ policy and is opposed to Taiwan independence.

MOFA expresses concerns over Singapore remarks
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-26
6.0
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Li Qiang

Lawrence Wong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, welcomed Li Qiang at the Parliament House before their talks.

李强同新加坡总理黄循财会谈 --时政--人民网
People's Daily·ChinaChina· 2025-10-26
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Li Qiang
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping

Li Qiang was invited to Singapore by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

李强抵达新加坡开始正式访问--时政--人民网
People's Daily·ChinaChina· 2025-10-25
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong extended his condolences over the incident during his visit to Australia.

Telecoms company sent emails to wrong addresses during deadly outage
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-08
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Lawrence Wong noted that Singapore is willing to continuously expand cooperation with China across various fields.

习近平同新加坡总统尚达曼就中新建交35周年互致贺电 _光明网
Guangming Daily·ChinaChina· 2025-10-03
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