Singapore, April 28 -- Singapore is negotiating concessions for pharmaceutical exports to the US while ensuring it still has access to high-end AI chips from the American market, said Singaporean Trade and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

Gan had a call on April 25 with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, who expressed concern about export controls of chips "not just to Singapore, but generally" and wanted to explore "creative solutions" to strengthen bilateral trade.

Gan explained to Secretary Lutnick about Singapore's export control system and affirmed that Singapore does not condone companies taking advantage of their presence in Singapore to undermine U.S. export controls.

He highlighted that pharmaceuticals, a commodity th...