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In Beijing, Mr Lee will call on and be hosted to dinner by Mr Xi, MFA said. He will also meet Mr Wang Huning, chairman of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. When in Shanghai, Mr Lee will meet with the city’s leadership, MFA said. He will also meet overseas Singaporeans in the Chinese financial hub. As of June 2023, Singapore was Shanghai’s largest foreign investor. Cumulative actual investments reached US$25.99 billion in the first half of 2024. As of end-2022, Shanghai was also Singapore’s second-largest investment destination in China, behind Jiangsu province. Mr Lee…
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AR Rahman and wife divorce
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BEIJING: Beijing said on Tuesday (Nov 19) that the head of a Myanmar ethnic minority armed…
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