Schwab sizes up the mood in America towards free trade, and the likelihood of a US-Asean FTA
ASIA INTERVIEW
WHAT has the US-Singapore FTA accomplished so far for both sides and what more needs to be done?
The Singapore-US FTA has
United States
No-show by US leaders hints at shift in focus of White House
CONDOLEEZZA RICE TO SKIP ASEAN FORUM
Asean on the backburner as Iraq, Middle East take centrestage in final months of Bush presidency
UNITED States-Asean
Bush postpones meeting with Asean leaders
US PRESIDENT George W. Bush has postponed a summit with Asean leaders, scheduled for September in Singapore, to a “future date’’, the
Race for party nomination will be over by February
AMERICANS will know who will hold the Democrat and Republican presidential tickets in the dead of winter next year.
By next February, the
Hillary leads the Democrats, Republicans fight for an edge
2008 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Rudy Giuliani is now leading Republican race for 2008.
The implosion in the McCain campaign has sparked fresh interest in
S’pore ‘one of the few in Asia taking terrorism seriously’
SINGAPORE is one of the few countries in Asia that are dealing “very aggressively” with the threat of terrorism.
Mr Richard Lawless, the
China’s covert military build-up ‘sows distrust’
Pentagon’s top Asia expert says US is forced to assume the worst.
CHINA’S secrecy about its military build-up is sowing distrust in Washington
Anti-US feelings ‘rising worldwide’
Pew poll reveals similar drop in popularity for China and Russia.
THE US image continues to take a beating in many parts of
Bush likely to lose fast-track trade power
Domestic politics and protectionism to prevail; setback for Doha Round.
US PRESIDENT George W. Bush’s power to negotiate trade deals looks likely to
US lawmakers pushing for apology from Japan
Democrats under domestic pressure to pass resolution on sex slave issue.
US LAWMAKERS in an unprecedented move yesterday were expected to endorse a
Americans fed up with Congress and Bush
Polls show that public confidence is at lowest ever as disillusionment over Iraq grows.
AMERICANS are fed up with a new Democrat-controlled Congress
Once bitter foes, US and Vietnam sign trade pact
THE United States and Vietnam – once bitter enemies on the battlefield – have taken another major stride in their relations with