Prospect for Southeast Asia not gloomy: Lee Hsien Loong, XINHUA

From: Xinhua (China) | Date: October 22, 2002 | Copyright information


Xinhua (China)

10-22-2002

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lee
Hsien Loong has reaffirmed that the prospect for Southeast Asia is not
gloomy and the region can once again become a vibrant part of Asia.
When delivering a key-note speech to the three-day Morgan Stanley
Asia-Pacific Summit 2002 here Tuesday, the deputy prime minister said,
"Although the media impression is that Southeast Asia has stagnated since
the ...

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