Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo points at Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir's shoes as Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan stands, after they took group photos with Foreign Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi shakes hands with Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan as she welcomes him for the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Empty bins for a shoe recycling program, a joint project sponsored by Dow and the Singapore government, are seen outside a warehouse owned by Yok Impex, a Singaporean textile and shoe trader, where 10 of the original 11 pairs of shoes were traced to before leaving Singapore's borders for Indonesia, in Singapore, January 6, 2023. To Match Special Report GLOBAL-PLASTIC/DOW-SHOES REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

A worker sorts second-hand shoes at a warehouse owned by Yok Impex, a Singaporean textile and shoe trader, where 10 of the original 11 pairs of shoes were traced to before leaving Singapore's borders for Indonesia, in Singapore, January 6, 2023. To Match Special Report GLOBAL-PLASTIC/DOW-SHOES REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

A general view of the exterior of Yok Impex, a Singaporean textile and shoe trader, where 10 of the original 11 pairs of shoes were traced to before leaving Singapore's borders for Indonesia, in Singapore, January 6, 2023. To Match Special Report GLOBAL-PLASTIC/DOW-SHOES REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talks with Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan during the East Asia Summit during the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu 

Shoppers walk into the Love, Bonito flagship store at ION Ochard shopping mall, Singapore October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Yantoultra Ngui 

A view of the Love, Bonito flagship store at ION Ochard shopping mall, Singapore October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Yantoultra Ngui 

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS 

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS 

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, center, greets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS 

Singaporean President Halimah Yacob signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Sunday September 18, 2022. Jonathan Hordle/Pool via REUTERS 

Singaporean President Halimah Yacob accompanied First Gentleman Mohamad Abdullah Alhabshee signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Sunday September 18, 2022. Jonathan Hordle/Pool via REUTERS 

Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan meets Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool 

Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan meets Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool 

Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan meets Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool 

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives for the Leaders' Retreat, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Intare Conference centre in Kigali, Rwanda June 25, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol shakes hands with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol talks with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol shakes hands with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol talks with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol talks with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol talks with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol shakes hands with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, after his inauguration ceremony at new presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock shows the way to Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan before giving a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan attend a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan attend a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gestures during a press statement with Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan shake hands after a joint press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan shake hands after a joint press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan shake hands after a joint press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan approach to shake hands after a joint press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan attend a joint press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan attend a joint press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan give a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan give a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan give a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan give a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to the media during a press statement with Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan gives a press statement with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan give a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan gives a press statement with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan gives a press statement with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan gives a press statement with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan give a press statement in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan gives a press statement with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, reunites with his 6-year-old son Muhammad Ishaq bin Mohammad Faris after being separated for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Johor, Malaysia, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ebrahim Harris 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, reunites with his 6-year-old son Muhammad Ishaq bin Mohammad Faris after being separated for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Johor, Malaysia, November 30, 2021. Picture taken November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ebrahim Harris 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, uses his smartphone at a parking lot where he once lived in his car for about six months, ahead of his trip back to Malaysia after being separated from his family for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Singapore, November 27, 2021. Picture taken November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, smokes a cigarette at a parking lot where he once lived in his car for about six months, ahead of his trip back to Malaysia after being separated from his family for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Singapore, November 27, 2021. Picture taken November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, uses his phone to take pictures of Johor Bahru ahead of his trip back to Malaysia after being separated from his family for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at a walkway near the causeway in Singapore, November 27, 2021. Picture taken November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Singaporean Mohammad Faris Abdullah, 37, packs his luggage ahead of his trip back to Malaysia after being separated from his family for two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Singapore, November 27, 2021. Picture taken November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, prepares backstage before his latest show,"Kumar Unmasked", at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, in an interview before he performs his latest show,"Kumar Unmasked", at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, prepares backstage before his latest show,"Kumar Unmasked", at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, in an interview before he performs his latest show,"Kumar Unmasked", at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

People wait to enter the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands to watch Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, at his latest show "Kumar Unmasked", in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

People wait in a queue to enter the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands to watch Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, at his latest show "Kumar Unmasked", in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

People wait in a queue to enter the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands to watch Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, at his latest show "Kumar Unmasked", in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia 

People wait in a queue to enter the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands to watch Singaporean stand-up comedian, Kumar, at his latest show "Kumar Unmasked", in Singapore, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia