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- Int'l community pledges more aid to China
Spain to deliver emergency aid to China Japanese rescue team arrive in quake-hit area China accepts quake rescue offers from Russia, ROK, Singapore Vietnam financially helps Chinese earthquake victims Related Channel News · 7.8 Richter scale earthquake
- Survey: U.S. No.1 in world competitiveness
Asian tigers Hong Kong and Singapore ranked just behind the United States, as they did last year. Switzerland rose two places to fourth, while Luxembourg rounded out the top five most competitive national economies, said the Lausanne, Switzerland-based,
- Foreign rescuers at work in China quake area
0 A Japanese team began work in Sichuan province, the first time the Chinese government has accepted foreign professionals for a domestic disaster rescue and relief operation. They were followed by rescue workers from Russia, Singapore and South Korea,
- Singapore restaurants showing empty seats
There was a lower turnover in Singapore restaurants after the Lunar New Year celebration, dropping the countryâ??s catering figures to US$289.2 million. The catering trade has fallen by 3.1 per cent over March last year, partly due to higher food
- Singapore's All-Business Class Flights Start
Singapore Airlines has launched the first all-Business Class flights from North America to Asia. Singapore Airlines flight SQ 21 offers service between New York and Singapore. The newly reconfigured Airbus A340-500 replaces the two-class, 181-seat
- Foreign teams arrive in China quake zone--Xinhua
CHENGDU, China -- Rescue workers from Russia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan arrived Friday in the area of China's devastating earthquake after Beijing let foreign teams assist in relief, state media said. Specialists from the countries landed Friday
- State councilor: China grateful for Singapore's quake aid
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met here Friday with visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yong-Boon Yeo, expressing appreciation for Singapore's aid for earthquake victims. Yeo, on behalf of the Singaporean
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