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- Foods Weight in Consumer Price Index High in Korea
Weight of food prices in the domestic consumer price index was found to be twice those of the United States and the European Union and also heavier in comparison to those of other Asian nations such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, indicating the
- Hyflux wins Algerian desalination deal
Algeria Energy Company (AEC) has chosen Singapore's Hyflux to build a new desalination plant at Magtaa, in Oran region, western Algeria. The total contract value is US $468 million. The facility will have a capacity 500,000 m3 of drinking water per day
- Five Power troops begin Malaysia training exercise
Hundreds of Australian defence personnel have arrived in Malaysia for a series of exercises with a number of allies.Personnel from New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and the United Kingdom are also taking part in Bersama Shield 2008.During the event the
- Asian stocks mostly up on oil price ease
helped by an easing in oil prices from record levels, but the Chinese market slipped back in the wake of the deadly earthquake in Sichuan province. Hong Kong and Taiwan both rose nearly two percent, while South Korea and Singapore posted gains of roughly
- Singapore shares outlook - Lower in cautious trade
SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore shares are expected to open lower on Wednesday with investors exercising caution following a mixed performance on Wall Street after oil prices hit a new record, reviving concerns about consumption and economic
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Founded as a British trading colony in 1819, Singapore joined Malaysia in 1963, but withdrew two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries, with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest) and with per capita GDP above that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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AFP - The Russian and European space agencies have signed a deal to build a six-seat manned spacecraft to travel to the Moon, a Russian space official said Wednesday.
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