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Singapore's Prime Minister meets editor-in-chief of China's Xinhua News Agency
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong , He Ping, editor-in-chief of China's Xinhua News Agency and Chinese Ambassador to Singapore Zhang Xiaokang pose for a group photo in Singapore Nov.
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A paradigm shift in Singapore: yet Apec offers no clear answers
Departments International Issues A paradigm shift in Singapore: yet Apec offers no clear answers by Ramzy Baroud November 25, 2009 Like scores of journalists, I attentively listened as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his closing remarks, and for the last time answering journalists' questions.
PM Lee to attend CHOGM in Trinidad and Tobago
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago from Friday.
AFTER a two-year hiatus, the popular Ren Ci charity show will be back on TV screens in January - without its former star attraction, Buddhist monk Ming Yi.
'In recognition of Singapore's strategic role, President Obama has invited Prime Minister Lee to attend the Global Nuclear Summit in Washington next year, as part of an international effort to address this most immediate and extreme threat to global security,' he added.
'Living in a multiracial and multi-religious society, it is important for us to promote activities which foster harmony and understanding.
Good day, sunshine, when Obama smiles
Barack Obama's got a smile that can light up a newspaper, leave alone television and computer screens.
Bilingual Education Was Wrong, Lee Kuan Yew Says
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Tuesday admitted that Singapore's insistence on bilingual education has been wrong.
Buddhist community helps to keep society harmonious: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, speaking at the opening of the S$12 million new building of the Singapore Buddhist Federation on Friday, said he is confident that the Buddhist community here will help maintain a harmonious, cohesive and compassionate society.
Singapore defamation case threatens press freedom
The Dow Jones Company-owned Far Eastern Economic Review magazine and its editor Hugo Restal had published an article critical of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
Photo of the day: Obama joins hands with Asian leaders
Ledger Live for Friday November 13th, 2009 - Ledger Live with Brian Donohue. On today's show: We explore the tricky business of town consolidation in New Jersey.
Now what do the Copenhagen climate talks mean?
Obama and other leaders acknowledge the U.N. conference next month will not produce a final agreement.
Singapore and Finland hope to boost economic and social ties
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted a lunch on Wednesday for his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen.
Obama says world urgently watching US-China talks
US President Barack Obama, right, is served tea during his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at Istana in Singapore, Sunday, Nov.
APEC faces 'challenges' in seeking free trade area: draft statement
Leaders of Pacific Rim economies will seek to establish a free trade area in the future while recognizing the ''challenges'' to achieving such a goal, a draft of their joint declaration showed Saturday.
Singaporean firms pleased with trade environment
Singaporean enterprises are content with the trade and investment environment in Viet Nam and will continue to expand trade relations with the country, said Singaporean President Sellapan Rama Nathan to President Nguyen Minh Triet.
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (front row C) speaks surrounded by APEC leaders
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other APEC leaders concede there will be no legally binding deal at Copenhagen.
Apec seeks new balance of power
The Apec summit, now starting in Singapore, brings together leaders from dozens of nations and major world powers.
'In this world, the challenges are shared they affect many countries,' said Mr Lee , at the opening of the Apec CEO Summit at the Suntec City Convention Centre yesterday.
While in Singapore, President Triet will also visit the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Stele at the Asian Civilisations Museum and Fusionopolis.
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