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,
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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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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
Pyongyang sees advantage in resisting N-checks, says Dr Yeo
NORTH Korea might be resisting full nuclear inspections because Pyongyang saw it as an advantage when the world could not confirm that
Concessions to N. Korea likely to elicit only ‘paper promises’
POLITICAL and economic concessions to North Korea will at best secure "paper promises" from Pyongyang to give up its nuclear-development programme, a
Botswana, S’pore can develop beneficial ties : PM
SINGAPORE and Botswana in southern Africa could benefit from each other's experience despite differences in geography, economy and social structure, Prime Minister
‘Need to redefine rules’ when China, India join world trading system
NATIONS will have to redefine the rules of international economic relations when China and India integrate into the global economy.
"With their entry,