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To go with AFP story 'China-economy-labour-EU-Africa-Asia,FOCUS' by Sebastien Blanc A photo taken on February 3, 2012 shows Jing Liying, who has a husband working as a labourer in Cameroon and two sons working on construction sites in Singapore, as she stands in the village of Lujiazhuang, Hebei province. In a small village south of Beijing, working-age men are in scant supply and the arid fields nearby are tended mostly by the elderly and women. Many have relatives toiling away overseas in countries such as South Korea, Mauritania, Sudan or Israel, earning from 7,900 to 11,000 USD annually. The dangers faced by migrant workers abroad came under the spotlight last week when dozens of Chinese labourers were kidnapped in Egypt -- and subsequently released -- and Sudan, where they remain held by rebels.
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Given the strong performance of both its Macau and Singapore gaming properties in 2011 it is no surprise to see Las Vegas Sands and Sands China holding the top two spots in the GBGC 50 Index. The company has also reported a better performance from its US operations too.
SlutWalk Singapore has been granted the police permit, but we have sent in an appeal to Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean to have it waived
With regret, one of these measures to contain costs involves reducing the employee headcount at MF Global Singapore. We have therefore ceased the employment of over 80 individualsMore quotes »
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Park Electrochemical subsidiary expands in Kansas
Long Island in 1954, Park has manufacturing facilities on the Island and in Connecticut, Arizona, California and Kansas; and in Singapore, China and France.The newly expanded Kansas plant, in Newton, north of Wichita, is operated by subsidiary Park Aerospace Read more »
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RESEARCH ALERT-OCBC upgrades Noble to hold, ups target price
Feb 7 (Reuters) - OCBC Investment Research has upgraded its rating on Singapore-listed commodities firm Noble Group Ltd to hold from sell and raised its target price to S$1.46 from S$1.02. By 0213 GMT, Noble shares were up 2.4 percent at S$1.475. Noble Group 2/6/12 from Reuters Read more »
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Singapore Stocks May Ease On Profit Taking
7:00 PM ET (RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has finished higher now in back-to-back sessions, collecting almost 40 points or 1.3 percent en route to a six-month closing high. The Straits Times Index finished just above the 2,940-point plateau, and now 2/6/12 from RTTNews Read more »
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Blanket EDL toll detrimental to progress in Johor
and the Cabinet will review this matter and arrive at a sensible and fair solution. To those who make frequent trips to Singapore for their livelihood, this massive toll would only drive them to move to the island republic since the commuting cost would become 2/6/12 from The Star Malaysia Read more »
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Sampling the cuisine at Resorts World Sentosa
Feb 7 — We did an almost lightning sweep of the eateries at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore recently. We started from our base at the Hard Rock Hotel where we were staying and moved easily around the resort, and Universal Studio. I waded into the thick, 2/6/12 from The Malaysian Insider Read more »
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Singapore Stocks-May drift lower; Noble in focus
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Singapore shares may drift lower on Tuesday after U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on lingering certainty about the euro zone's debt crisis, with Greek leaders delaying bailout talks. Singapore-listed commodities firm Noble Group Ltd may 2/6/12 from Reuters Mobile Read more »
