Section: Singapore
Chinese PM Li to meet Putin as ties deepen
MOSCOW – Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as Moscow, struggling with its deepest isolation since the end of the Cold War, seeks to deepen a key relationship.The two nations on Monday pledged to increase efforts to promote a just world order as Li and his counterpart Dmitry Medvedev signed...
Kongsberg sees billions of dollars in possible missile sales
WASHINGTON – Kongsberg Gruppen ASA says its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) and a sister missile developed to go into the bomb bay of the F-35 fighter jet could generate billions of dollars of new revenues for the Norwegian company in coming years.Walter Qvam, president and chief executive of Kongsberg, told Reuters that Russian aggression in...
Russa signs deal with China to weather sanctions
RUSSIA and China signed energy, trade and finance agreements on Monday proclaimed by Moscow as proof that a policy turn to Asia is bearing fruit and will help it to weather Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine hands popular general tricky defence job
President Petro Poroshenko on Monday turned to the popular head of Ukraine’s frontline forces in his search for a defence minister ahead of a crunch general election and high-stakes talks with Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch experts help recover MH17 victim belongings despite nearby clashes
October 13, 2014 10:47 PMHRABOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Four Dutch experts visited the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in east Ukraine on Monday to help recover personal belongings of victims despite fighting between government troops and separatist rebels nearby. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia's ruble plunges to historic low against euro
[Moscow] Russia’s ruble on Monday slumped to a new all-time low against the euro as the spillover from the Ukraine crisis and falling oil prices pummelled the economy. …read more Source: The Business...
Despite fighting, Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items
October 13, 2014 8:39 PMHRABOVE (REUTERS) – Four Dutch police experts visited the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Monday to help recover belongings and human remains despite fighting nearby in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia signs deals with China to help weather sanctions
[Moscow] Russia and China signed energy, finance and trade deals on Monday hailed by Moscow as evidence a policy turn towards Asia will help it weather Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Business...
Kerry meets Egypt’s Sisi to press democracy
CAIRO – US Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to press the former military leader to adopt greater democratic reforms.Fresh from a day-long donors conference in Cairo which raised some US$5.4 billion (S$6.9 billion) in pledges to help the Palestinians and the Gaza Strip, Kerry was to...
Five countries set to join world’s ‘top table’
UNITED NATIONS, United States – Years of campaigning for a seat at the world’s “top table” come to a head this week when elections are held to the UN Security Council, which decides on such weighty matters as sanctions, war and peace.Five seats are up for grabs in the 15-member Council, where the elected countries will...
