Singapore Leader: East Asia Diverse
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East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore&#39;s founding father said Monday.
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SINGAPORE : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a two-day visit to Indonesia starting on Monday. He will also head to Thailand on Thursday for a two-day visit.
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SINGAPORE  - Singapore's exports expanded by 17 per cent to a record high last year, riding strong demand from China for oil and commodities and on sales of electronics and pharmaceuticals to the United States and European Union.
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By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop  For many decades, going back tolong before its independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore has depended on its northern neighbor for fresh water supplies piped in to supplement the modest resources of its island catchment area.
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Korea will have a lot to gain from closer ties with Singapore&#39;s advanced service and financial sectors, while Singapore can capitalize on Korea&#39;s efficient logistics system following the inking of the bilateral free-trade agreement, a Singaporean business
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On Sunday, German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der embarks on a five-day Asian tour to China and Japan. Economics and trade will dominate the trip, but a number of important political issues will also top the agenda.
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It will take 50 years or more for Southeast Asian nations to more closely resemble the European Union including the easing of border controls, according to Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew.
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The head of DHL express delivery in Asia is applauding efforts by Thailand and Singapore to speed up economic reforms in Southeast Asia, but he warns that if the region doesn&#39;t work better as a group, less developed nations will lag farther behind.
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore yesterday announced a partial relaxation of rules on political expression but warned that race and religion will remain sensitive issues subject to restrictions.
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Singapore&#39;s moves to encourage larger families, allow freer speech and give students more play time will help the economy as the country fends off competition from China and India for jobs and investments, economists say.
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SINGAPORE : The impact of the tsunami disaster has hit home for thousands of foreign workers in Singapore who come from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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VIENTIANEâSoutheast Asian foreign ministers on Saturday debated the formation of a new regional grouping with Japan, China and South Korea that would cover one-third of the worldâs population, officials said.
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Singapore Airlines, Asia&#39;s most valuable flag-carrier, said Wednesday it had ordered up to 31 long-range Boeing 777-300 jetliners as it expands its fleet, but was for now spurning the US planemaker&#39;s new Dreamliner 7E7.
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VIENTIANE, Laos - Southeast Asian leaders finalized visionary pacts with China and India at their summit on Monday, hoping for a pan-Asian trade bloc to rival Europe and the United States, even as the region grapples with terrorism and epidemics such as
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Singapore's new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined his vision for the city-state Sunday, vowing to deliver on his call for a more open society by easing restrictions on free speech in the famously strait-laced country.
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The Taoiseach has promoted Ireland as Asia's gateway to investing in Europe after arriving for talks today with his Singaporean counterpart.
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French President Jacques Chirac began an Asian tour with a lightning visit to Singapore, where terrorism and a potential billion-dollar jet fighter contract were hot topics of his discussions with the city-state's leaders.