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Singapore expects Nvidia to comply with United States export controls and Singapore’s laws, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has said in response to queries about Chinese start-up DeepSeek possibly acquiring advanced Nvidia chips through intermediaries in Singapore.

“We expect US companies, like Nvidia, to comply with US export controls and our domestic legislation.

“Many of our customers have business entities in Singapore and use those entities for products destined for the US and the West.

MTI noted in its statement that Nvidia has stated in its filing that “most shipments associated with Singapore revenue were to locations other than Singapore, and shipments to Singapore were insignificant”.

But in reality, the risk of a lost license — coupled with ease of viewings — makes a buyers' agent worth taking on for most.

(To caveat the entire piece, everything here is only possible if you have a good and experienced property agent who is motivated to look after you.

A buyer's agent is familiar with the documentation though, and is trained to notice non-standard clauses and subtle variations that could affect you.

A buyer's agent can make the difference between having to move just once, and moving twice.

Most have seen the Mercedes-Benz public buses plying Singapore roads, but what about Mercedes-Benz waste collection trucks?.

"Singapore is indeed a rich country, even their waste collection truck is a Mercedes-Benz," read his video caption.

The waste collection truck is called the Mercedes-Benz Econic and has been around since 2020.

It is not the first time this waste collection truck has garnered attention online — a video shared to Reddit in June 2023 called the waste collection truck "chio" and like a "luxury bus".

One boy in Zizhong County in the Sichuan province of China caused a methane explosion when he threw one into a septic tank on Jan 30.

Videos from bystanders show a large crater in the ground in the aftermath, with a large amount of soil displaced.

Just last Monday (Jan 27), a young girl set off a firecracker on top of a manhole cover in Dazu, Chongqing Municipality, also causing a methane explosion.

Back in February 2023, two children did the same in Luohe, Henan Province, which led to the manhole cover shattering.

This caused her walking stick to be momentarily trapped between platform screen doors.

A 15-second clip of the incident circulating online shows the woman trying to squeeze through the closing platform screen doors.

The man in the train holds open the train doors for the woman and the man to enter the cabin.

A commuter had wedged a walking stick between the platform screen doors, which prevented both the screen doors and train doors from closing.

Liam Payne's TV show Building the Band has been given the go-ahead to air on Netflix later this year.

Now, it's been slated to air in 2025 and a report suggests the family was "surprised" by the announcement.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "They spoke with Liam's family as they didn't want to progress the project without taking their feelings into consideration.

He was doing what he did best as a true boy band star.

Financial markets have been whipsawed by the rapid-fire but still not fully clear developments on Trump's tariff plans, with currency trading showing particular volatility.

"President Trump's tariffs will tax America first," said Matthew Holmes, public policy chief at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would "wait with a cool head" for Trump's tariff decision and was prepared to continue a border dialogue.

Sheinbaum previously said Mexico also would retaliate, arguing Trump's tariffs would cost 400,000 US jobs and drive up prices for US consumers.

No Chinese New Year celebration is complete without bak kwa.

But outside of the Lunar New Year period, do people still buy bak kwa even when there is no special occasion to eat it?.

Another popular option all year round is bak kwa on a stick, where meat is cut into small pieces and skewered onto bamboo sticks.

Even overseas, Bee Cheng Hiang has consumers purchasing their bak kwa for gifts, no matter the occasion.

During almost 32 hours of non-stop negotiations that ran into Friday evening, the parties finally managed to agree on these measures and other sticking points.

De Wever presented the pact on Friday evening to King Philippe, but gave no details to reporters waiting outside the Royal Palace in Brussels.

"De Wever has informed the king of the government pact agreed among by the parties of the future coalition," the king's office said in a statement.

In Belgium, where the federal government is always formed through coalitions, political parties have consistently refused to include Vlaams Belang due to its anti-immigrant and anti-EU stance as well as its aim to split up the country.

Sora recently revealed that her husband had died over six months ago, while she was pregnant with their son Skye.

Sora also has thousands of vinyl records belonging to her late husband displayed in her living room.

'An Unfinished Painting'.

There is also a giant painting that Sora and her husband worked on displayed in the hallway.