Singapore PM Lawrence Wong at Forbes Global CEO Conference 2026 | Full dialogue

CNA1 hour ago45:06

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence spoke on the AI boom, jobs, effects of US tariffs and ministerial salaries in a wide-ranging chat with Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Singapore on Thursday (Oct 8). "No boom is forever. At some point, there will be a correction. And we don't know when it will happen, or how it will happen, we don't know who the casualties will be when it happens,” said Mr Wong on AI. “So our approach is to make good use of this window of opportunity now, where there is external demand, capitalise on it, build new capabilities and create better jobs for Singaporeans.” Read more: https://cna.asia/3VUwmlm Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia

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