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People's Daily Online, 7 Apr 2011The mutual visa-free agreement for Chinese and Singaporean diplomatic, official and official ordinary passport holders will come into effect starting April 17, according to the website of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.According to sources, the "Mutual Visa-Free Agreement of the PRC Government and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Diplomatic,

Inquirer.net, 6 Apr 2011MANILA, Philippines—Singapore is sharing its expertise in public-private partnerships (PPP) with the Philippines to accelerate the latter’s infrastructure development and help attract private-sector investment.The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), an agency formed by ministries of foreign affairs and trade and industry of Singapore, is lending PPP experts.Temasek

Bernama.com, 28 Mar 2011Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Education, S. Iswaran, said the city-state could play a meaningful role in the growing needs and opportunities in these two large economies."China and India are rising economic giants within Asia and key drivers of the global economy."They constitute one-third of the world population, and contribute nearly eight per cent

Bloomberg.com, 25 Mar 2011Shoppers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney are shunning Japanese food products in supermarkets amid concerns about radiation.Across Asia shoppers are questioning the safety of food from Japan after cobalt, iodine and cesium were found in the sea near the stricken Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo. The shoppers, including Japanese living abroad, are taking

The Jakarta Globe, 20 Mar 2011The Attorney General’s Office has asked Singapore for assistance in locating fugitive graft suspect Djoko Tjandra.“We have sent a reciprocal legal aid request to Singapore,” Attorney General Basrief Arief said at a regional conference for prosecutors on Thursday.Djoko was sentenced to two years in jail and fined Rp 15 billion in connection with a 2008 embezzlement

SGGP English Edition, 20 Mar 2011Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Simon Wong has emphasised the increasing confidence of his country’s investors in trade and investment cooperation potential between the two countries.Addressing a meeting of more than 300 Vietnamese and Singaporean busineses held in Hanoi on March 18, the Singaporean diplomat cited the outstanding successes in the two countries’

Inquirer.net, 10 Mar 2011For the second time this week, President Aquino raised the territorial dispute over the Spratly islands with a member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and elicited a statement supporting the peaceful resolution of the issue.Presidential Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the "first" topic Aquino discussed with Singapore Prime Minister Lee

Philstar.com, 6 Mar 2011President Aquino will ensure the welfare of Filipinos working in Singapore when he visits the country, the Malacañang presidential palace said today."There's really a need to focus on those working in Singapore because there are many more of them there. Second, they are in need of more assistance because most of them are domestic workers. So, the issue regarding the

Inquirer.net, 4 Mar 2011MANILA, Philippines—Singapore will name an orchid breed after President Benigno Aquino III when he travels to the city state on a state visit next week, Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario told reporters in Malacañang Friday afternoon.In Singapore, Mr. Aquino will hold talks with President SR Nathan, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.“As part

Bernama.com, 3 Mar 2011SINGAPORE, March 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore are set to open a new chapter in their bilateral relationships with the settlement of the Points of Agreement (POA), said Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo."With the POA settlement, a new chapter opens in our bilateral relationship with Malaysia. We can look forward to more cooperation in different areas bringing

Xinhua, 19 Feb 2011SINGAPORE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu and Singapore Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, vowing to boost cooperation in fighting cross-border crimes.Meng also called on Singapore President S R Nathan and Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for

Nikkei.com, 18 Feb 2011SINGAPORE (Nikkei)--Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told visiting representatives of the Japan Business Federation, or Nippon Keidanren, on Thursday that he wants Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership.In his meeting with Keidanren officials touring Southeast Asia, Lee welcomed Kan's stance, saying that Japan's joining the TPP would be an important step

Focus Taiwan News Channel, 14 Feb 2011Taipei, Feb. 14 (CNA) Taiwan and Singapore will soon sign a more comprehensive aviation agreement to open their skies to each other, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said Monday.The CAA said that after Taiwan and Singapore sign the pact, there will be no limit placed on the number of flights or seats serving the Taiwan-Singapore route. Full

The Malaysian Insider, 12 Feb 2011Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad expressed confidence today that crooked bridge project linking Johor to Singapore may be revived, but only with support of the state leaders.The former prime minister admitted however that it would be impossible to push for the project if Johor leaders do not see the need for the Causeway to be replaced with a bridge. Full story

Bernama.com, 12 Feb 2011SINGAPORE, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- The Singapore government said it was relieved that the turn of events in Egypt, where President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down after nearly 20 days of revolt by Egyptians who were against his 30-year rule of the country, ended quite peacefully.However, Singapore cautioned Egyptians that "nevertheless the road ahead is fraught with many

The Malaysian Insider, 10 Feb 2011KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad offered his long-time political foe Lee Kuan Yew his own version of “hard truths,” telling Singapore’s founding father today to regard Malaysia as a competing neighbour rather than a military threat.“Malaysia has no intention to attack Singapore even if it is militarily weak. In fact we wanted to continue to supply

Monsters and Critics, 7 Feb 2011Singapore - Singapore said Monday that it was concerned by ongoing border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, calling on the two fellow members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to hold talks.'We are deeply concerned by the recent clashes and call on both countries to exercise restraint,' Singapore's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

iStockAnalyst, 5 Feb 2011Bilateral economic relations between Singapore and China are strong, and as the world continues to recover from the global economic crisis, the bilateral trade has risen more than 25 percent to 95.3 billion Singapore dollars ( about 74.5 billion U.S. dollars) in 2010, Singapore minister for trade and industry Lim Hng Kiang said here on Saturday. Full storyRelated:China,

The Malaysian Insider, 1 Fe 2011Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed has denied claims that his administration campaigned to harm Singapore’s economy by boycotting the island-state’s shipping port.“What Malaysia and Indonesia did was not sabotage but competition. In the past both countries’ goods were marketed through Singapore because its port could be used for big ships.“Realising that shipping companies

CNNGo.com, 19 Jan 2011China has announced plans to build a high-speed railway linking the southern Chinese Guangxi Zhaung autonomous region with Singapore via Vietnam, according to China Daily.The first stage of construction will link the Chinese city of Nanning with Pingxiang, a Vietnamese city near China’s border. Work on this section will commence in the second half of 2011, China Daily