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CHILE: Focus of trade talks shifts to Asia
Chile has shifted the focus of its trade negotiations to Asia, and plans to take advantage of its...
ChileHONG KONG/SINGAPORE: Shanghai may sway fund rivalry
Hong Kong has traditionally been the leading centre for international fund management activities...
Hong KongSINGAPORE: Competitiveness problems hurt employment
The unemployment rate for 2003 reached 4.7% year-on-year, up from 4.4% in 2002, the government...
SingaporeSINGAPORE: Wage reform challenges 'social contract'
Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Leung on February 27 forecast a budget deficit of up to 2 billion...
SingaporeSINGAPORE: Wage reform poses social contract dilemmas
In his budget speech on February 27, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Leung forecast a budget...
SingaporeSINGAPORE: Fourth quarter growth bolsters outlook
GDP expanded by 1.1% year-on-year in 2003, the government said today.
SingaporeBOSNIA: Al-Qaida threat remains controversial
Enes Besirbabic, general secretary of the Standing Military Committee, said yesterday that...
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Rising numbers prompts aviation plans
Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday said that ASEAN has drawn up a roadmap for an...
