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President arrived in Singapore Wednesday for a state visit and Economic Leaders Meeting of APEC.
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here on Wednesday for a state visit and the Economic Leaders Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation , scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
PM Lee urges APEC members to re-commit to goals of free trade
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members to re-commit to their goals of sustaining growth, avoiding protectionism and promoting regional economic integration.
APEC marks 20th birthday but no free trade yet
Pedestrians walk under a giant APEC banner outside the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore on Monday, Nov.
Mr Lee pointing out that top universities in the US have caught up, and many in China and India are on the rise as well, at last night's gala dinner.
PM Lee treated to a 'day of joy'
PM Lee addressed the 8000-crowd at the Jurong Bird Park yesterday by greeting them with 'vanakkam', and saying that he was 'delighted' that the community had come together to support this event.
APEC leaders push for new plan
President Barack Obama and other Asia-Pacific leaders, meeting at a summit this week, will push for a new global strategy to reduce the crippling imbalances in the world economy blamed for the severe financial crisis.
Chinese President's Malaysia, Singapore visits to further ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visits to Malaysia and Singapore would comprehensively push forward China's ties with the two nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , said an official with the Foreign Ministry here Friday.
Foreign Policy: A High Profile Effort In Singapore
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gives a press conference at the Istana or Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Nov.
APEC to promote market opening at Singapore summit
Bloomberg Posted: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 2237 hrs IST Updated: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 2237 hrs IST : Shamim Adam The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will focus on 'longer-term' issues such as promoting trade and market opening as the group's members emerge from recession, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
Democratic Voice of Burma: Obama could meet Burmese premier - Joseph Allchin
United States president Barrack Obama could cross paths for the first time with Burmese prime minister Thein Sein at a summit to be held in Singapore later this month.
Longer-term issues will top the agenda when Singapore hosts the leaders' summit for the first time next week.
Malaysian National News Agency
Singapore PM Meets Former US President Bush
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday met former United States President George W. Bush at the Istana here.
Singapore PM Lee on YouTube, and an Obama note
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was made for YouTube. He speaks so well and is so comfortable on camera.
The recent announcement that several blocks in Potong Pasir have been earmarked for the Lift Upgrading Programme was heartening, but questions were asked about what was being done to win the constituency back from the opposition.
S'pore to bear fair share of collective global effort to cut CO2 emissions
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, launching the annual Clean and Green campaign on Friday, urged Singaporeans to prepare for the global challenge of climate change.
Unemployment hits 5% among Singapore residents
Unemployment is creeping up as the economy recovers in Singapore. Jobless numbers tend to lag behind economic recovery, as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said a fortnight ago, and overall unemployment is still below 3.5 percent.
AS THE 16 member nations of the fledging East Asia Summit continue to try to work more closely, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday had some suggestions to give them.
Singapore PM calls on Singapore, Netherlands to deepen ties
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday called for identifying new areas of cooperation between Singapore and the Netherlands.
PM meets Singaporean counterpart, regional representatives,
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong agreed that the two countries need to work out specific measures to develop bilateral ties in a more stable and sustainable manner in future.
Myanmar, North Korea feature at Asian summit
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, fifth from left, link hands with ASEAN leaders during group shot before the ASEAN-Japan meeting at the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit, in Cha-am of Hua Hin district, south of Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct.
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