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Visitors at the Rain Vortex, an indoor waterfall feature at the Jewel Changi Airport mall in Singapore, on Oct. 3. Singapore Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong said the government is committed to reopening the country gradually after reimposing domestic curbs to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases. — Visitors at the Rain Vortex, an indoor waterfall feature at the Jewel Changi Airport mall in Singapore, on Oct. 3. Singapore Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong said the government is committed to reopening the country gradually after reimposing domestic curbs to deal with a surge in coronavirus cases.
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By Andrew Browne

October 9, 2021 at 10:45 AM UTC

More than an aviation hub, Singapore’s Changi airport is a tropical paradise featuring the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, a butterfly sanctuary, orchids and lush groves of fig trees—all under a soaring glass canopy.

Beyond lies one of the world’s most open and competitive economies.