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SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Weak prices hamper electronics
After experiencing rapid growth last year, demand for semiconductors and some consumer goods has...
EAST ASIA: Trade deals challenge multilateralism
Bilateral trade accords are on the ascendant, marking a shift from a regional emphasis on...
East AsiaSINGAPORE/CHINA: Top executives face charges over CAO
China Aviation Oil's (CAO) suspended chief executive, Chen Jiulin, appeared in a Singaporean...
SingaporeINTERNATIONAL: Investment regime takes shape
Investment rules are not on the agenda of the current Doha Round of global trade talks. Instead,...
InternationalSINGAPORE: Casinos pose Lee with political dilemmas
The government's decision last month to build the resorts will help rejuvenate the tourist...
SingaporeASEAN: Splits dilute moves to punish Rangoon
Washington yesterday urged the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) to issue sanctions...
AseanSINGAPORE: Jobs growth to slow after strong recovery
The economy added 32,700 new jobs in the last quarter of 2004, the highest level of job creation...
SingaporeSINGAPORE: Economy recovers strongly in 2004
The economy grew 8.4% in 2004 -- its fastest pace in four years, the government said today.
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