Pang Kia Nian
Senior Foreign Correspondent, Lianhe ZaobaoArticles by Pang Kia Nian
Economy
[Big read] Big Pharma bets billions on China biotech — will Washington pull the plug?
Western drugmakers are pouring billions into China’s fast-growing biotech sector, but the US’s push to scrutinise outbound investment could put one of the few thriving areas of US-China cooperation at risk. Lianhe Zaobao’s senior foreign correspondent Pang Kia Nian finds out more.
Pang Kia Nian
25 Sep 2026
Politics
Trump’s Asia comeback: Peacemaker, power broker — or performer?
Donald Trump aims to project himself as a peacemaker at the upcoming ASEAN and APEC summits in Asia. However, with unresolved tariffs and escalating tensions, it remains to be seen if his transactional diplomacy can still command the room. Lianhe Zaobao’s senior foreign correspondent Pang Kia Nian finds out more.
Pang Kia Nian
23 Oct 2025
Economy
Rich China tycoons park family offices in Singapore
Associate business editor Pang Kia Nian takes a look at the increasing number of wealthy Chinese setting up single family offices (SFOs) - entities that manage assets for one family and is wholly owned or controlled by members of the same family - in Singapore. What makes Singapore an attractive place for high-net-worth individuals to park their offshore assets?
Pang Kia Nian
31 May 2021