SINGAPORE, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese Film Festival in Singapore kicked off on Saturday, featuring five movies produced by Chinese film makers and artists, including those based in Hong Kong. The selection include It's Love, a film directe...
SINGAPORE, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A Singapore start-up firm has devised an innovative application to allow phone users to have access to their positioning information within buildings, where traditional global positioning system has often proved inaccur...
SINGAPORE, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The over 60 nursing homes in Singapore, especially those run by voluntary welfare organizations, are facing a bed crunch, local daily Straits Times reported on Sunday. The newspaper found in a check with 20 homes that mo...
By Scott Stearns White House 04 May 2007 U.S. President George Bush and the prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, met at the White House Friday to talk about security in South East Asia and the war in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 17 January 2007 Lee Kuan Yew (file photo) Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore, is visiting Vietnam. Many people in Vietnam admire Mr. Lee for building Singapore into a modern, developed nation, and they see t...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 13 September 2006 Singapore's restrictions on protests by civic groups at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund next week have drawn criticism from Bank officials, as well as from activist groups....
By Barry Newhouse Bangkok 07 August 2006 Media rights advocates are criticizing the Singapore government's recent decision to close what it described as a loophole in its restrictive media laws. Several foreign news organizations now face more strin...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Singapore 07 May 2006 Lee Hsien Loong With his sweeping election victory Saturday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has completed a long apprenticeship as the son of hi...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Singapore 06 May 2006 Singapore's ruling People's Action Party won Saturday's general election with a landslide victory, securing a strong mandate for the two year old leadersh...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Singapore 05 May 2006 Lee Hsien Loong waves to supporters during a rally in the financial district of Singapore, May 3, 2006 The Singapore elections Saturday are being seen as...
