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Bodies' arrival 'sobering reminder,' Obama says

President Obama said Thursday that watching the arrival of 18 flag-draped cases containing bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan was a "sobering reminder" of U.S. sacrifice as he prepares to decide on sending more troops there.

CNNMoney: Tycoon wants mini-Vegas casinos worldwide

American billionaire and gambling tycoon Sheldon Adelson said Wednesday he wanted to set up variations of Las Vegas-style strips around the world, with Asia alone having room for several more casinos.

Lee Hsien Loong Talkasia Transcript

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Dynasty returns to Singapore helm

Singapore has sworn in the son of founding father and architect Lee Kuan Yew as the state's new prime minister in a colorful ceremony.

Singapore buys into Malaysia telco

Malaysia says it has sold a nine percent stake in dominant telephone firm Telekom Malaysia for $766 million to a group of offshore investors that includes Singapore's Temasek.

Rage against off-shoring is very real

To rephrase my opening sentence of last week: Seldom have so many been so angry at a writer they felt understood so little.

Fortune: What Pacific Century? For years the futurists declared that Asia would rule the world economy in the 21st

Judging from the confident forecasts by a chorus of experts, the Pacific Century should be dawning about now. Nearly 30 years ago, futurist Herman Kahn argued that by the year 2000, Japan was sure ...

Fortune: A BLUNT TALK WITH SINGAPORE'S LEE KUAN YEW HE'S A MODEL FOR CHINA AND THE NEW HONG KONG, BUT HE INSISTS THAT

Lee Kuan Yew is not one to shy away from controversy, whether by expounding on the superiority of Asian values or hounding his critics in court. But lately Singapore's senior minister and the succe...

Fortune: THIS SON JUST MIGHT DESERVE TO RISE

If he weren't the boss's son, Lee Hsien Loong probably wouldn't be a minister of Singapore at the age of 33. But he almost certainly could have made it into the cabinet eventually. The son of Prime...

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