Grow Without Growing Pains: The Singapore Logistics Giant which Robert Yap built
https://www.youtube.com/embed/9l_PXlgNy4c?rel=0 Grow without Growing Pains Book Launch Event SINGAPORE, December 2025 — Grow Without Growing Pains recounts the remarkable rise of Dr Robert Yap and YCH Group, tracing their evolution from a humble family transport business in 1955 to Singapore’s foremost homegrown logistics and supply chain powerhouse—now shaping Asia’s supply chain landscape. Blending Robert’s formative lessons […]
YCH Group Executive Chairman Dr. Robert Yap Honoured with NTUC May Day Awards 2025 – Distinguished Service (Star) Award
Singapore, 23 April 2025 – YCH Group is proud to announce that its Executive Chairman, Dr. Robert Yap, has been conferred the prestigious NTUC May Day Awards 2025 – Distinguished Service (Star) Award. This accolade recognises Dr Yap’s decade of leadership as President of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and his strong commitment to improving […]
Singapore logistics giant YCH targets four US$300m SuperPorts across Asean by 2030
Ho Chi Minh City – Singapore logistics provider YCH Group is set to invest in at least four SuperPorts – which are multimodal logistics ports – across South-east Asia over the next five years, starting with hubs in Vietnam and Cambodia. Additional projects – including those following the model of YCH’s iconic Supply Chain […]
Grow without growing pains™ – Interview with Dr. Robert Yap by the Vietnam Economic Times
Dr. Robert Yap, Executive Chairman of the YCH Group, tells VET about his experience in the ASEAN business community over 21 years, the future impact of YCH’s Vietnam SuperPort™ project and its potential to shape the country’s growth in the future. Read full interview here. https://youtu.be/YhRL1t09NqE?si=Zzx6jh91gc2NNr6q
Dr. Robert Yap Honoured with World Chinese Distinguished Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award at GCET 2024
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 26 November 2024 – Dr Robert Yap, Executive Chairman of YCH Group, has been awarded the 2024 World Chinese Distinguished Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award at the Global Chinese Economic & Technology Summit (GCET 2024) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This prestigious award recognises Dr Yap’s enduring contributions to fostering economic collaboration, advancing regional […]
Dr. Robert Yap Honoured with ASEAN-BAC Lifetime Achievement Award and Emeritus Council Member Status
Laos, 9 October 2024 – Dr. Robert Yap, Executive Chairman of YCH Group, has received the distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award and Emeritus Council Member status from the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) during the Oct. 9, 2024, annual ASEAN Business Awards Gala Night in Vientiane, Laos. Dr. Yap has served ASEAN-BAC for 21 years, both as […]
Dr Robert Yap elected as new President of ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE)
We congratulate our Executive Chairman, Dr Robert Yap, for being elected to serve as President of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE) for the term 2023–2025, in addition to his role as President of the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF). Dr Yap took over the ACE leadership from Mr Hariyadi B. Sukamdani during the 47th ACE CEO […]
Dr Robert Yap Conferred Professor of Practice by Zhejiang International Business School
From Left: Dean of ZIBS Professor Ben Shenglin, Executive Chairman of YCH Group Dr Robert Yap Dr. Robert Yap, Executive Chairman of YCH Group, has been named Professor of Practice by the Zhejiang International Business School (ZIBS) of Zhejiang University, China’s leading business school known for research activities in international business strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation, in recognition […]
