Singapore Leader: East Asia Diverse
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East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore&#39;s founding father said Monday.
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VIENTIANE, Laos Asia excels at airbrushing its cities for international events. Build a road here, relocate hawker stalls there, close adult entertainment spots and, presto, you&#39;ve overhauled a city&#39;s complexion for a few days.
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Vietnamese leaders on Thursday met with leaders from Asian and European countries who are attending the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5). While meeting with Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroya, ...
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Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that Singapore will not change its long-held&quot;one-China&quot; policy, and if Taiwan provokes a conflict, Singapore will not support Taiwan.
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong-based New Star International Investment Products (Asia) Ltd. is all set to expand its operations to Taiwan and Singapore next
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Singapore students are among the top performers in both mathematics and science, according to an international study. More than 360,000 students from 49 countries participated in the third Trends in International
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Southeast Asia has taken another step towards creating a European-style economic marketplace. A series of anticipated new free-trade agreements could help the region compete with economic powerhouses India and China.
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An economic and political integration in Asia based on the European Union model is unlikely at this stage because the region is too diverse, the president of the Asian Development Bank said.
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Singapore&#39;s new leader yesterday tried to mend fences with China, saying the city-state would back Beijing if Taipei ``provoked&#39;&#39; armed conflict across the Taiwan Strait.
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SINGAPORE  - Singapore's exports expanded by 17 per cent to a record high last year, riding strong demand from China for oil and commodities and on sales of electronics and pharmaceuticals to the United States and European Union.
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SINGAPORE intends to promote Islamic banking products to expand its reputation as a financial hub, and will collaborate with countries such as Malaysia and Brunei in this area.
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Singapore's new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined his vision for the city-state Sunday, vowing to deliver on his call for a more open society by easing restrictions on free speech in the famously strait-laced country.
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Singapore&#39;s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday night delivered his first National Day Rally speech since he was sworn in as the country&#39;s third Prime Minister.
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SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines, Asia&#39;s fourth-largest carrier, said on Wednesday that it had chosen Boeing to supply as many as 31 new long-range jetliners, a deal that could be worth more than $7 billion to the US aerospace company.
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A well-known Singaporean doctor was in the country recently to promote the idea of using stem cells from umbilical cord blood as an alternative to bone marrow transplantation.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, which has the potential
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Video-game developers, manufacturers, publishers and players from around the world will gather in Singapore in September for a convention expected to be the region's largest.