Singapore President Nathan visits China

President Nathan visit to China from August 16-23. A statement from Singapore's Foreign Ministry said he will visit Beijing and Shanghai. While in Beijing, President Nathan will call on President Hu Jintao and be hosted to dinner by Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Jia Qinglin. While in Shanghai, he will visit the World Expo in support of the Singapore Pavilion. He will also meet the Overseas Singaporean communities in Beijing and Shanghai. President Nathan will be accompanied by Mrs Nathan and senior officials from the President's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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This is news that link with the previous news. According to, this weekend, President Nathan visiting theroof-top garden at the Singapore Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Singapore has created an attractive pavilion for the World Expo but it can still learn from other countries' exhibits, he said

In my opinion, this is good for relationships between Singapore and China. Especially, in foreign affairs. Moreover, when president is going to meet oversea Singaporean in Beijing and Shanghai is a great psychology because it is show to singaporean in oversea that Singapore president always think about them, mean Singapore government still care, do not forget!!

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Thai Foreign Minister in Singapore

When talk about political, I always have no comment or idea because I do not interesting in political news. So I am try my best about this type of news.

This weekend Mr. Kasit Piromya, Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Minister is going to Singapore on Saturday for a two—day visit(August 21-22). He is here for the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new Royal Thai Embassy. During his visit, Mr Kasit will be hosted to lunch by his Singapore counterpart George Yeo, and he will also meet members of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Defence and Foreign Affairs as well as visit the Tuas South Incineration Plant to update himself on Singapore’s waste management practices.

In my opinion, Thailand and Singapore are in South East Asian together. So this is good for two government keeping connection.

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Singapore Casino

Are you gambling? If you would like to seek for your fortune. As you know in Asia, we have Macau, Hong kong, and Singapore where are well know place for gamble. Today I have newer place for you to go. Singapore just open a new casino resort(the traditional casino center). They are already set to knot out Las Vegas in the next two years (by 2012). Forecasters are all looking to upgrade their expectations in this industry following better-than-expected for second-quarter results for Genting Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa, one of two casino-resorts in the city. Singapore opened it is doors to gamblers earlier this year with two resorts as the government looked to become more varied it is sources of economic revenue. The gaming table is waiting inside the Marina Bay Sands casino. Singapore's government would like to earn moer and more money in each quarter. In addition, they want this casino to become Asian gambler option.

In my opinion, for me I do not like gambling. However. I think some people like it because it is fun and they want to play game chance for money. On other hand, you can lose lots of money because gambling too.

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Growth in Singapore's non-oil domestic exports

If you going to do business in Singapore, you would get benefit form your business for sure. Singapore is the one country in Asia which economic is growing ever Singapore is small country but their business fill is large for businessman who wants to invest.

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 18 percent in July on an on-year basis, slower than the 28 percent rise in the previous month, latest official data showed on Tuesday.According to latest figures released by the trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore, the healthy increase was due to electronic and non-electronic NODX increase.Electronic NODX increased by 26 percent in July on a year-on- year basis, after the 44 percent rise in the previous month. Non- electronic NODX grew by 14 percent, after the 21 percent rise in the previous month.On a year-on-year basis, NODX to all of the top ten NODX markets increased. In particular, NODX to the Europe Union, by 26 percent, 35 percent and 35 percent respectively.On a month-on-month seasonally adjusted basis, non-oil domestic exports (NODX) decreased by 3.9 percent in July, after the previous month's marginal 0.1 percent decline.

In my opinion, this is a good news for Singapore that non-oil domestic exports grew because in every business companies or countries want their own business to grown up in every month and year.

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Singapore’s CleanTech Park to be Ready by 2030

When I saw this news, I am feeling wow!!! this park is very cool. I never thought this park going to be on this earth. There is a really high-tech park because it is Singapore’s first eco-business park for companies involved in clean technologies and sustainable urban solutions. The park is separate with 3 places and the development will take over 20 years. Phase 1 will commence in July 2010 and will provide about business park land when completed in 2018. Phase 2 will be developed from 2019 to 2025, and Phase 3 from 2026 to 2030. The Clean Tech Park(CTP) will house a working population of 20,000 when it is fully built by 2030. This is Singapore’s masterplan, the CTP will be developed as the most sustainable eco-business park in Singapore with the implementation of green strategies and its emphasis on retaining the natural environment and biodiversity. The green strategies in the Clean Tech Park include:

1. Stormwater management ; The stormwater within CleanTech Park will be channelled into a central wetland.

2. Sky Trellis; it will be constructed between adjacent buildings and covered with plants. It can open spaces between buildings, it can reduce heat gain by the buildings from the environment.

   
   

3. Conservation of Green Zones; conservation zones are demarcated areas within CTP where trees and plants are conserved.

4. Protection of biodiversity; animals such as the birds and butterflies to remain within CTP.

5. Designated Green Corridors; it is green areas between the buildings and land parcels within the park.

6. Building a Green Community; CTP will nurture the fist green business community and environment such as recycling and car pooling programmes.

7. Green Features that reduce demand on resource utilization;using recycled and green materials for infrastructure development.

In my idea, there is a good park that buil to help the environment. One day I am going to visit this park. I think Singapore is a small country but they are a huge detail in everything. They are trying to make their own country as a better place for citizens and visitors. Moreover, I hope Thailand will have a good plan like as Singapore does for their citizen.

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Go Green!

This week, I'm going to talk about environment in Singapore. Then I was thinking in Thailand, we have waste problem so I think in Singapore have the same waste problem as Thailand. So, I am going to focus on urban waste. Nowadays waste issue is one of the cause of global warming,so today Singapore is trying to management waste problem. Professor Jim Swithenbank has experience about waste management over 80 participants from the industries and public agencies. Prof Swithenbank’s presentation affirmed the importance of integrating the waste management process in climate mitigation efforts. So the way to low-carbon environment is the active recovery of materials and energy to reduce the environmental burden from high consumption patterns. There are called the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, is necessary to conserve resources and reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill. Waste being largely carbon neutral, has similar calorific value as raw material, and could serve as feedstock to power the energy cities need. Next, energy recovery is the next step and could be achieved through combined heat and power (CHP)system,cogeneration in short, or even tri-generation system which recovers waste heat for cooling. This is reflect on Singapore’s situation. Singapore’s energy-intensive industries and power generators look to be in the best position to exploit both cogeneration and tri-generation capabilities.

In my opinion, I think these 3Rs is good process to help management waste problem. In Thailand we also use 3Rs to recover waste then make waste to energy. I think manage the waste, it is a way to help to decrease the global warning. Go green!

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Sony Singapore debuts BRAVIA LX900 3DTV

Everyone enjoy to use new and high technology. Television is the one that everyone have at home, today Sony Singapore have open new BRAVIA LX900 3DTV. They are proudly to debut it is first full HD 3D television BRAVIA for the home, LED backlight technology and built in Wi- Fi access, the LX900 make the generation of home entertainment, perfect for uncompromising AV.The BRAVIA LX900 features Sony’s most advanced motion technology.To the viewer compared to a conventional 50Hz TV for ultra-smooth sports and action scenes. Motion-flow 200Hz PRO uses Image Blur Reduction to enhance the picture for crisp, detailed images, and with innovative backlight blinking activated it creates an authentic cinematic feel. Moreover, Sony’s innovative 3D technology works with Active Shutter glasses to consecutively project right eye and left eye images in Full HD. This 3D technology creates a unique sense of depth with objects appearing to leap out of the screen.

In my idea, this is very high new technology for television. Besides, Sony is very big band to invest in new technology and try to product for sell and it is make people cannot wait to use Sony product. My family is the one that support Sony because their product is high quality and good price that people can get their product.

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