Kiet : China’s claim over oilfield unacceptable
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VIETNAM yesterday dismissed China's claim of sovereignty over the Blue Dragon oilfield in the Vietnamese continental shelf as
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Asean ‘in for a great future over next decade’
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THE doyen of Asia's management consultants, Mr Washington Sycip, yesterday gazed into the crystal ball and pronounced a
Vietnam wants to get back into mainstream of S-E Asia
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VIETNAM is anxious to get back quickly into the mainstream of South-east Asia to develop its war-torn economy.
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South-east Asian countries are upbeat and raring to go
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'Dominoes' have become 'dynamos': Jaya
SOUTH-EAST Asian countries are in a confident mood and their leaders, no longer looking
Regional trade, investment the focus of next Apec meet
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THE next Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Indonesia in November would focus on regional trade and investment,
US will not use labour standards to hinder developing countries : Wolf
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ASSISTANT US Trade Representative Ira Wolf said yesterday that the United States would not use Western labour standards
New govt to study S’pore economy and constitution
THE new South African government will send official teams to Singapore to study its economic and constitutional structure, a top African National
Asian heads, businessmen to meet at S’pore forum
ASIAN leaders will get feedback on the problems international businesses face in their dealings with the region at a high-profile conference to
Asian scientists suggest ways to reduce conflict in South China Sea
SCIENTISTS from 10 Asian countries said yesterday that they had adopted proposals aimed at reducing the potential for conflict in the South
Singapore offers to host first meet of new trade body
SINGAPORE has offered to host the first ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) - an international body with more muscle
No radical changes in South Africa, investors told
INVESTORS looking at South Africa can be assured that there will be no radical changes in the country's economic policy after its
SIA stops flying over Afghanistan airspace
Risk of being hit by surface-to-air missiles in worsening civil war cited as reason.
COMMERCIAL airliners, including Singapore Airlines, have stopped flying over