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“ The size of China makes it impossible for the rest of Asia, including Japan and India, to match it in weight and capacity in about 20 to 30 years. So we need America to strike a balance. ”
Walker's World: Obama's China problem
United Press International
“ Taiwan goes to America to get its technology, which then transits to China. If they take back Taiwan, it becomes Chinese without the same freedom of access to U.S. technology and research labs. So why kill the goose that lays the golden eggs? ”
Commentary: Playing with fire
United Press International
“ I suppose it is a start (the relaxation), but given Singaporeans' psyches I don't expect people to go overboard and start having a free flow of discussion. The main reason is that people here just don't care. They place much more of a premium on how the society is managed, whether people have jobs, whether they are safe than on freedom of expression ”
Will Singaporeans embrace changes?
United Press International
“ Lee advocated a certain ideal. He encouraged Singaporean to spend more time with their family, to strike a better balance between family life and work, but I'm not very optimistic it will work out this way ”
Will Singaporeans embrace changes?
United Press International
“ He picked up from me a certain way of thinking, certain logic, certain cut of mind ”
Lee Kuan Yew says his son is ready to lead
United Press International
“ Let's try and help the Americans in whatever way we can to solve this problem, because if they get into serious trouble and cannot maintain the framework of security and stability in East Asia, we are in trouble ”
Minister urges Asians to aid U.S. in Iraq
United Press International
“ I think at some time, your government will have to reconsider its position and decide, let's play economics as economics and let's play politics as politics ”
Analysis: Taiwan to lose out in FTA race
United Press International
“ In order to upgrade our manufacturing sector, grow new services activities, and help more entrepreneurs to succeed, our economy must be as flexible as possible, and our costs as low as possible. One vital area needing restructuring is our wage system and labor costs ”
Analysis: Singapore mulling new safety net
United Press International
“ The seniority-based wage structure may no longer be sustainable and may well be hurting the re-employment prospects of older workers who suffered retrenchment. Even though we have introduced flexible wage system, our present flexibility is over-dependant on the end-of-the-year bonus adjustment ”
Analysis: Singapore mulling new safety net
United Press International
“ This will in turn make our economy resilient and competitive ”
Analysis: Singapore mulling new safety net
United Press International
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