Singapore bars ex-Megaspeed executive Alice Huang from re-entry
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has barred Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive, from re-entering the country and issued her a stern warning. The ministry said the investigation did not concern espionage. Singaporean authorities had held her passport for eight months after seizing it in June 2025. Investigations into Megaspeed and six other individuals, begun in February 2025, remain ongoing. In the United States, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department has not reached a conclusion on whether she was a Chinese spy. A fifth person faces 41 charges in a related fraud case involving servers that may have held Nvidia chips.
Key facts
- Singapore's trade ministry estimated chips physically delivered there were under 1% of Nvidia's revenue.
- Nvidia's revenue linked to Singapore rose to 22% in the quarter ending July 2025, from 8% in 2023.
- President Donald Trump said it has not been determined whether Alice Huang was a spy; intelligence officials doubt she spied for Beijing.
- Singapore asked the US Justice Department and FBI for help, but a source said it received no meaningful support from Washington.
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Why it matters
The probe concerns servers that may have contained Nvidia chips, with alleged transactions totalling about $390 million.
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First published from CNA, The Times of India, South China Morning Post, Bangkok Post and The Jerusalem Post