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J. Stapleton Roy, the former US ambassador to China, Indonesia and Singapore speaks during the first meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations-US Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in Manila on May 21, 2012. Senior officials of the US and Southeast Asian nations begin a dialogue in Manila amid a month-long maritime standoff between host country the Philippines and China over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The poorly armed Philippines has been stressing its defence ties with close ally Washington to help bolster its position against China which claims all of the South China Sea, even up to the coastlines of its Asian neighbors.
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In September 2009, Singapore’s overall unemployment rate peaked at 3.3%. This is not only lower than the peak global unemployment rate recorded in 2009 (6.2%) but the global pre-crisis unemployment rate (5.4%) that has been reported by ILO. This is a testament to the resilience of the Republic’s business environment.More quotes »
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Singapore Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent
out at this stage," the ministry said. "If it materializes, there will be considerable downsides for the global economy and Singapore's externally oriented industries."Singapore relies on manufacturing, finance and tourism to provide the island nation of 5.2 Read more »
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Social media stress? There's an app for that
in Asia: growing stress about time spent maintaining a presence on social networks.JWT surveyed 900 19-26 year olds in China , Singapore and the United States and found that more than half considered it too time-consuming to keep up with all their social media Read more »
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. 1Q profit jumps
in Singapore and improvement at its properties in Sin City and Pennsylvania .The Las Vegas-based company with resorts in Macau, Singapore and elsewhere reported net income of $489.9 million and revenue that jumped to a company record of $2.76 billion.Excluding Read more »
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Awaiting Gaga, Asia sees more live music than ever
Chew, an information technology consultant in Malaysia who snapped up $120 seats to watch Lady Gaga's show in neighboring Singapore within 30 minutes after tickets went on sale."Some of these shows are like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm expecting lots Read more »
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Oil hovers above $104 after US crude supply jump
for a fourth week, suggesting demand remains weak.Benchmark oil for May delivery was up 17 cents to $104.37 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange . The contract rose $1.27 to settle at $104.20 in New York Read more »
