Reward 500 Tiger-coinsAs 2025 enters its final countdown, year-end reflection is more than a ritual — it’s a way to learn, consolidate, and look ahead. Lianhe Zaobao launches “Character of the Year”! What’s the Chinese character that best captures the essence of 2025?
This year’s shortlisted characters are: 甲 (60th), 爱 (AI), 威 (Authoritarian), 治 (Regulation), 新 (Lawrence Wong), 荡 (Unrest), 极 (Extreme), 颠 (Decouple), 信 (Scam), 协 (Collaboration)
Each reflects a different dimension of the world we lived through — from geopolitical shifts to personal sentiment, from AI breakthroughs to social transformation.
🀄 Candidate Characters
甲 (60th) — marks SG’s 60th year of independence, a national milestone.
爱 (AI) — “Ai” shares the same pinyin as AI, and DeepSeek’s explosive rise brought AI into everyday life.
威 (Authoritarian) — growing power competition globally.
治 (Regulation) — new policies, election cycles, and leadership renewal.
新 (Lawrence Wong) — new Cabinet, new policies, “We Before Me” governance philosophy, and Japan’s first female PM.
荡 (Unrest) — global uncertainty and turbulence, from conflicts to market volatility.
极 (Extreme) — extreme climate events and rising extremism in global politics.
颠 (Decouple) — supply chain decoupling, disruptive shocks to global order.
信 (Scam) — scams and fraud eroding trust, making integrity more precious than ever.
协 (Collaboration) — strengthened SG–Johor cooperation, especially the upcoming Special Economic Zone.
🌏 A Year of Global Shifts
2025 is a year of profound geopolitical reset and local transformation.
Singapore heads into a general election, with PM Lawrence Wong leading for the first time. Internationally, Trump returns to the White House with tariff threats, right-wing populism rises across Europe, and leadership changes sweep through Germany, Korea, and Japan.
Conflicts persist — Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine — while US-China tensions deepen. Extreme weather and natural disasters test global resilience.
At the same time, AI accelerates faster than ever. DeepSeek’s sudden emergence pushes AI from theory to daily practice, boosting productivity but also raising concerns about human displacement.
Now it’s your turn — vote and share your view:
Which character best summarises 2025 in your eyes — as a Singapore investor?
Which theme impacted your investment decisions the most this year — AI, geopolitics, or domestic policy?
If you could propose one additional character for 2025, what would it be and why?
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作为一名新加坡人，我为我们的国家深感自豪——安全、充满活力，是东南亚真正的明珠。
如果我能给2025年再加一个新词，那就是耐心。
我们的故事是一个耐心的故事，正如投资需要时间在市场中复合一样，新加坡的旅程也建立在60年的纪律、远见和毅力之上。
60+耐心=遗产
这是一个深刻的提醒，里程碑不仅仅是对过去的庆祝，而是对新加坡未来的复合承诺。
新加坡我的家和国，我深爱着你。🥰🥰🥰🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🌈🌈🌈💰💰
@Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerStars @TigerClub @CaptainTiger
Among the key themes — AI, geopolitics, and domestic policy — AI influenced my investment decisions the most. Geopolitics created noise and local policies shaped sentiment, but AI was the main force driving sector performance, valuation shifts, and my focus on long-term tech opportunities.
If I could add one more character for 2025, I’d choose “速” (speed). This year moved quickly — from policy shifts to market rotations and AI breakthroughs. “速” captures the acceleration and urgency that defined 2025 for me as an investor adapting to rapid change.
@Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerStars @MillionaireTiger @CaptainTiger
Tons of money has poured into AI and it will affects everyone life. Even our investment is going AI and Tiger has introduce AI it to helps investors to made their investments decision.
On the flip side beware of AI being used for scams and be prudent when things seems to be too good.
Geopolitics impacted my investment decisions the most this year as market swings very heavily with liberation day and subsequent favourable and unfavourable trade talks continue to swing the market. Unfortunately, as we cannot predict the outcomes of those trade talks, investment did become a bit of a gamble of what could be the potential outcome.
I would propose 金/gold for 2025 as gold rallied insanely for this year due to uncertainties. I still find it unbelievable that it managed to surge on and on with central banks and retail buyers kept buying it.
Check them in the history - “community distribution“