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Simon Tay
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2009
Asians to see if Obama was worth the wait
SINGAPORE — Come the middle of this month, almost all the key players of Asia will meet in Singapore at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which will include other Pacific leaders plus U.S. President Barack Obama.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2009
More challenges await Hillary Clinton in Asia
SINGAPORE — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is again scheduled to travel to Asia this month to meet foreign ministers at the ASEAN Regional Forum, and to visit India. On her first Asian trip in February, she provided a welcome contrast to the past with her openness to others' views, her willingness...

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