Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
SINGAPORE - Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to "exert utmost efforts" to find a peaceful solution to their border stand-off at a disputed temple, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo said Sunday.
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
SINGAPORE : There's no telling how ASEAN will be hit by the looming economic slowdown in the US, even as India and China continue to growth, but the grouping must make building a robust regional political structure its key priority, said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo.
Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
News.xinhuanet.com 24 Jul 2008 SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo handed over chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Standing Committee (ASC) to Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Sahat Banditkul at the end of the bloc's annual ministerial meetings here Thursday. At the turnover ceremony, to officially pass the chairmanship from Singapore...
The Lede (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
July 25, 2008, 10:51 am Condoleezza Rice’s Yen for ShoppingBy Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, from left, on Friday in Perth, in Prague last week and with Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo on Wednesday. (Photo: From left, pool photograph by Lee Griffith; Adam Berry/Bloomberg News; pool photograph by Roslan Rahman)President Bush’s call for Americans to go shopping after 9/11 did not...
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... you can act so much more effectively in a disaster situation,” said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, who chaired this week’s series of meetings of foreign ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations. (more…)
Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, is greeted by Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo upon arrival for a dinner reception during the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore Wednesday, July 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Roslan Rahman, Pool) OK, I was trying to figure out what Condi's doing in Singapore other than the dinner parties and the dressing up,...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... to confirm there is no mass starvation, or outbreaks of epidemics," Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo told a news briefing. "But there is a need for help -- we need money, we need assistance."He said the country would need everything from clean water and building works to boats, fishing nets and buffaloes.The United Nations appealed earlier this month for more than $300 million in...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... wants to help North Korea end its isolation. The grouping's chairman, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, urged North Korea to follow the same path of economic liberalization as communist Vietnam. Earlier this month, Pyongyang agreed to disable its main plutonium-producing facilities by the end of October, and allow on-site inspections to verify the process.The chief U.S. nuclear negotiator,...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
SINGAPORE : The number of Russian tourists visiting Singapore went up to 44,000 in 2007, compared to 26,000 in 2005. The Singapore Tourism Board predicts that the number will hit 50,000 this year, according to Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo who was speaking at the reception for the 40th anniversary of Singapore-Russia diplomatic relations. Mr Yeo noted that Russians are the biggest spenders...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
SINGAPORE : The 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting held in Singapore has drawn to a close with the group pledging to see the ASEAN Charter through its implementation at the end of the year. Summing up, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said ASEAN must work towards integration which will help improve the competitiveness of each member state. But more importantly, Mr Yeo said ASEAN must stay engaged...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Pak Ui-chun (L), foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), hands the document to Singapore's Foreign Minister and current ASEAN Chair George Yeo Yong Boon, after he signed the document for accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), in Singapore, July 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Time (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... "It makes a lot of sense to conduct such exercises," said host Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo. It is important to have "a common vocabulary so that we don't misunderstand each other when we are in a hurry." The ministers gathered for the annual security conference of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its 17 partners. They cover virtually half the world — from...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... While delegates watched, Pak signed the document and turned it over to Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, the outgoing ASEAN chairman. The applause over North Korea's accession to the treaty was a contrast to the ARF's chairman's statement which welcomed a June account of its nuclear weapons programme but emphasized "the need to verify its completeness and correctness."The foreign ministers...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Last updated July 24, 2008 1:32 a.m. PTNorth Korea signs ASEAN nonaggression pactTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSNorth Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun, center, is greeted by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers, from left to right, Malaysia's Rais Yatim, Singapore's George Yeo, Myanmar's Nyan Win and the Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo after the signing...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... coordination. "It makes a lot of sense to conduct such exercises," said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, ASEAN's chairman who turned over the position to Thailand at the end of the meeting. A statement said the exercise proposal for 2009 emerged from the Philippines and United States. A disaster-hit country should facilitate assistance from other nations and international organizations...
