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Green SM changes its brand from Xanh SM to Green SM. The Green Smart Mobility and Intelligent Transport Joint Stock Company (GSM) announced the brand change from Xanh SM to Green SM. The change aims to unify brand identity across the entire system and marks the company's three-year operation. In…
Singapore’s economy grew 4.6% year-on-year in Q1 2026, according to a Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) release dated April 14, 2026. The pace was slower than in Q4 2025. MTI said growth in the first quarter remained “steady”, but warned that geopolitical tensions—particularly the US–Israel–Iran conflict—could weigh on the outlook in coming quarters.
The main drag on growth came from manufacturing. Sector growth slowed to 5% year-on-year in Q1 2026, down sharply from 11.4% in the previous quarter. MTI said the slowdown was partly offset by higher output in electronics, transport engineering and precision engineering, which helped counter declines in medical devices, general manufacturing and chemicals.
On a quarterly basis, seasonally adjusted manufacturing output contracted 4.9%, reversing a 4.5% gain in Q4 2025.
Construction, by contrast, strengthened. The sector rose 9% year-on-year, compared with 4.6% in Q4 2025. MTI attributed the upturn to both public and private construction. Versus the previous quarter, construction output increased 3.7%.
The services-producing sector expanded 4.7% year-on-year. MTI highlighted wholesale–retail trade and transportation and storage as “bright spots”, growing 6.7% year-on-year, roughly in line with 6.8% in Q4 2025.
High value-added services remained resilient, including information–communications, finance–insurance and professional services, which grew 3.9% year-on-year. MTI said this was underpinned by strong demand for technology and digital solutions, alongside solid performance in banking and insurance.
Within the services group, accommodation–food services, real estate and administrative and support services rose 2.3% year-on-year, slower than 2.9% in Q4 2025. MTI noted that all subsectors in this group posted growth, with real estate leading on the back of stable development by developers.
In Vietnam, figures released by the General Statistics Office at the start of April showed Q1 2026 GDP grew 7.83% year-on-year. Agriculture, forestry and fishery rose 3.58%, contributing 5.60 percentage points to GDP growth. Industry and construction expanded 8.92%, contributing 44.08%, while services grew 8.18%, contributing 50.32%.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
