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(2 June)   The unemployment rate in the 17 EU countries that use the euro is expected to reach 20 million by the end of the year, according to forecasts from the Eurostat statistics office, offering the currency bloc little hope of a quick exit from recession. Unemployment across the 17 EU countries that use the euro hit another... 

(30 May)   Singapore's plan to impose licensing fees on news websites will further stifle the press in the city-state's already claustrophobic media atmosphere, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. "These licensing fees shut another door to public discussion," said Bob Dietz, CPJ's Asia program coordinator. "The... 

(30 May) - A Chinese leader recently warned about the erosion of Hong Kong's competitiveness and mentioned Singapore. The Lion City has been competing with Hong Kong as a base for company headquarters. I heard that another local company - a Japanese-capital one - has just moved there with the entire staff of about 10 people,...