Your 2025 in One Word: What’s Your Pick? Vote Now!
As 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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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.
As a Singaporean, I feel deeply proud of our nation - safe, vibrant and truly the jewel of South East Asia.
If I could add another new word to 2025, it would be PATIENCE.
Our story is one of patience, just as investing requires time in the market to compound, so too has Singapore's journey been built on 6 decades of discipline, vision and perseverance.
60th + Patience = Legacy
This is a poignant reminder that milestones are not just celebrations of the past, but compounding promises for Singapore's future.
Singapore my home and country, I love you dearly. 🥰🥰🥰🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🌈🌈🌈💰💰
@Tiger_SG @Tiger_comments @TigerStars @TigerClub @CaptainTiger
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.
@Tiger_SG
“甲” means Singapore entering its 60th year and smooth political transition, offering investors a stable, low-risk base amid global volatility
“爱” refers Artificial Intelligence (AI), the dominant force behind global capital growth and tech revolution, driving corporate earnings and economic restructuring for the foreseeable future
“灾”, as the proposed character for 2025, encapsulates the collective tragedies of 2025, from the deadly Hong Kong fire and severe Southeast Asia floods to the loss of celebrities, each event underscoring the fragility of life and the need for fortitude。。。
These characters capture the essence of 2025 : 甲 reflects national progress, 爱 symbolizes technological growth, and 灾 highlights global hardship, each playing a vital role, but the character that most profoundly shaped investment returns and strategy was 爱 (AI)
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@Snowwhite
“甲” signifies Singapore entering its 60th year and smooth political transition, offering investors a stable, low-risk base amid global volatility
“爱” represents Artificial Intelligence (AI), the dominant force behind global capital growth and tech revolution, driving corporate earnings and economic restructuring for the foreseeable future
“灾”, as the proposed character for 2025, encapsulates the collective tragedies of 2025, from the deadly Hong Kong fire and severe Southeast Asia floods to the loss of celebrities, each event underscoring the fragility of life and the need for fortitude。。。
These characters capture the essence of 2025 : 甲 reflects national progress, 爱 symbolizes technological growth, and 灾 highlights global hardship, each playing a vital role, but the character that most profoundly shaped investment returns and strategy was 爱 (AI)
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@Huat99
@Snowwhite
A new theme will be 忍, as we learn to Endure and Tolerate.
If 2024 was chaotic neutral, 2025 is chaotic overachiever.
So yes, my vote goes to “Extreme,” because the world clearly chose hard mode.
这一年拼的已经不只是眼光，而是耐力。行情反复、热点轮动快，真正赚钱的不是一直在冲的那群人，而是能在不确定中坚持逻辑、熬过调整的人。对我来说，2025不是一个适合激进冒险的年份，而是一个考验心态与定力的年份。
不是为了制造情绪，而是因为这一年的“秩序感”真的被打乱了。作为一名新加坡投资者，我感受到的不只是股价波动，而是全球供应链、产业方向和资本流向都在重组。脱钩不再是口号，而是体现在企业实际决策里：产线外移、区域化布局、友岸外包，这些都在改变长期投资逻辑。过去是“买全球化红利”，现在更多是“赌阵营与结构”。
Almost everyday, articles, news , online and from all Gov using the word: Uncertainty. It is true, we can see more political issues " roti prata" by US Gov... Let's continue swimming in the uncertainty world in 2026😁😁