10 nations in region to fight marine pollution jointly
TEN nations in the South-east Asian region will soon work together to keep their waters pollution-free.
Asean countries, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos
Author: Derwin Pereira
Ships now more vulnerable to attack
Navies of the West declining in numbers, says Jane's Fighting Ships.
COMMERCIAL ships are becoming more vulnerable to hostile action because the navies
Navy slowly recovering its poise
RUSSIAN CASE
RUSSIA is well on its way to re-establishing its military and industrial power at a time when its free-market economy is
Boycott will end when ties improve, says Anwar
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MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that the ban on British companies was not indefinite and would be
Greater rapport between East and West needed
KL to study regional link to Nafta too: Anwar
THERE should be greater rapport and dialogue between East and West on equal terms,
Anwar to the West : Stop lecturing and hectoring developing countries
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MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday told the West to stop lecturing and hectoring developing countries.
"Give us
Vice-PM Li says China and world need each other
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CHINA needed the world and the world needed China, the Chinese Vice-Premier, Mr Li Lanqing, said yesterday.
"China's development
Suzhou project : How it all began – SM Lee
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SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday recounted how the idea of the Suzhou industrial township project in China
‘Change in India will not be as dramatic as China’s’
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INDIA would change but the transformation would not be as dramatic as China's, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Hanoi banking on education to modernise economy
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VIETNAM is banking on education and training for its workforce to modernise its moribund command economy.
"In the coming
China-watchers optimistic about country’s growth and switch to market economy
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DESPITE serious problems of high inflation, massive unemployment and loss-making state enterprises, a panel of China-watchers yesterday was
Three call on PM Goh
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THREE CALL ON PM GOH: Three visiting leaders who attended The Asia Society's international business conference here met