{
  "id": 2967699,
  "title": "DPM Gan Kim Yong visits US amid 12.5% tariff on Singapore exports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dpm-gan-kim-yong-visits-us-amid-12-5-tariff-on-singapore-exports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/gan-kim-yong-us-visit-trade-tariffs-6336726"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong is set to visit the United States on Tuesday (August 25) to address concerns surrounding a 12.5% tariff imposed on a range of Singapore exports. The 12.5% tariff, imposed by the US following an investigation into 60 trading partners over alleged forced labor violations, affects about one-third of Singapore's exports to the US, valued at approximately S$9.5 billion (US$7.5 billion) annually.",
  "summary": "The visit aims to reaffirm trade and investment ties with the US and explore cooperation in emerging sectors, the Ministry of Trade and Industry says.",
  "key_points": [
    "Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong visits US on August 25",
    "12.5% tariff on Singapore exports imposed by US",
    "Tariff affects one-third of Singapore's $9.5B annual exports"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "DPM Gan Kim Yong visits US amid 12.5% tariff on Singapore exports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dpm-gan-kim-yong-visits-us-amid-12-5-tariff-on-singapore-exports-2970841",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:00:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}