Taylor Swift steals show at Asian summit as Singapore defends tour stop dealRod McGuirk, Associated PressTaylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit as Singapore’s leader defended his tiny country’s lucrative concert deal that could cause bad blood with neighbouring nations. Singapore is a key member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a 10 nation bloc known as ASEAN. Its three-day summit was expected to focus on member Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis and conflicts in the South China Sea. Ms Swift is performing six concerts from March 2nd to March 9th in Singapore, and some southeast Asian neighbours have complained that the Singapore deal deprives them of the tourism boom her concerts bring to hosts. The Singaporean leader confirmed on Tuesday that Ms Swift was provided with “certain incentives” in exchange for making Singapore her only southeast Asian destination on her Eras Tour.

Source: Irish Independent March 06, 2024 04:23 UTC