4Vote!
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Singapore's economy is set to grow by around three percent in 2010 after suffering its worst ever recession this year, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Monday. Lee, 86, now an adviser to the cabinet of his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, cautioned Singaporeans against expecting a return to high growth rates soon because of the island's heavy dependence on exports...
5Vote!
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Screenshot from a video released by the White House While his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been busy meeting up with former US President George Bush , Singapore's ever so feisty and sprightly 86 year old Minister Mentor 1 Lee Kuan Yew has gone halfway around the globe to meet US President Barack Obama 2 in Washington ahead of his debut Asian tour that will include China, Japan, South...
3Vote!
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
SINGAPORE: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will make an official visit to Singapore on Thursday prior to attending the APEC Leaders' Meeting this weekend. This is one of President Yudhoyono's first bilateral visits since his inauguration last month which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attended. Singapore's Foreign Ministry said these visits reflect the warm ties between the two...
3Vote!
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | yesterday
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to re-commit themselves to building up the post-crisis landscape.
3Vote!
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
SINGAPORE: With more public education and discussions about death, demand for palliative care in Singapore will grow, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said to 560 guests at the 40th Anniversary of the Assisi Hospice on Sunday evening.
11Vote!
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Yukio Hatoyama, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Medvedev and Yudhoyono, and will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and ASEAN summits. Increasing U.S. exports to a region expected to grow by more than 7 percent next year will be an important topic, said Michael Froman, deputy...
3Vote!
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... APEC might actually be more effective at promoting trade than previously thought.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of host Singapore said the organization should try to find "possible pathways toward the long-term vision" of a free-trade area in the Asia-Pacific."It will be a bumpy ride," he wrote in an invitation letter to other leaders. "We need to explore new growth paradigms and take our...
3Vote!
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... will begin on Tuesday evening with a welcome reception attended by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. - CNA/so
5Vote!
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... 20.Other bilaterals during the trip include a November 15 meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and separate bilateral meetings later the same day with Medvedev and with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The leaders will all be in Singapore for a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group, or APEC.On November 17, during the Chinese leg of his trip,...
3Vote!
www.oikono.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
(Grindelwald, Switzerland) I will be heading to Singapore next week for the APEC CEOs Summit, where I am scheduled to meet Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong, President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhyono and APEC Ambassador Michael Tay. I read Michel Tay’s profile and found it fascinating. Ambassador Tay served as Singapore’s ambassador to Russia and [...]
4Vote!
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... APEC might actually be more effective at promoting trade than previously thought.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of host Singapore said the organization should try to find "possible pathways toward the long-term vision" of a free-trade area in the Asia-Pacific."It will be a bumpy ride," he wrote in an invitation letter to other leaders. "We need to explore new growth paradigms and take our...
5Vote!
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... APEC might actually be more effective at promoting trade than previously thought.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of host Singapore said the organization should try to find "possible pathways toward the long-term vision" of a free-trade area in the Asia-Pacific."It will be a bumpy ride," he wrote in an invitation letter to other leaders. "We need to explore new growth paradigms and take our...
7Vote!
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... APEC might actually be more effective at promoting trade than previously thought.Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of host Singapore said the organization should try to find "possible pathways toward the long-term vision" of a free-trade area in the Asia-Pacific."It will be a bumpy ride," he wrote in an invitation letter to other leaders. "We need to explore new growth paradigms and take our...
3Vote!
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has indicated that another round of stimulus package will not be the solution as Singapore emerges from the post-crisis landscape.
3Vote!
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
SINGAPORE: China's President Hu Jintao will make a three-day state visit to Singapore next week at the invitation of Singaporean President S R Nathan, in conjunction with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. During his stay from November 11 to 13, Mr Hu will meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and jointly witness the signing of a number of bilateral agreements. He will also call on President...