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Tourism between China, Singapore expects to recover

STORY: Tourism between China, Singapore expects to recover DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourism promotion STORYLINE: From the ice-filled landscapes in the northern part of China to classical gardens in the south, authorities from several provincial-level regions of China have come to Singapore for tourism promotion. On Sunday, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang jointly held a tourism promotion event at the China Cultural Center in Singapore. On Thursday, Suzhou brought Kunqu Opera and Pingtan, a traditional musical and oral performance art, to Singapore, as a part of its tourism promotion event. Local tourism workers said that the recovery of tourism between China and Singapore will help the two peoples to enhance mutual understanding. Singapore is ready to welcome Chinese tourists and Singaporeans are also looking forward to visiting China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Singapore

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5 Singaporeans missing at Cambodia boat race

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Five Singaporeans are missing in Cambodia's Tonle Sap after an annual boat race (in photo) began in Phnom Penh on Nov. 23, a senior police official said Nov. 24. The water festival is a three-day event recalling the long history of a Cambodia that defeated enemies using boats and the biggest festival in which farmers have the chance to visit the city after months of hard work in the rice fields.

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Singapore sushi king dreams of selling sushi to N. Korea

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singaporeans flock to Sakae Sushi, Singapore's largest sushi chain, whose founder Douglas Foo hopes to expand his chain of conveyor-belt sushi restaurants to N. Korea.

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Singaporeans try out bullet train operation in simulator

A father and his child experience East Japan Railway Co.'s bullet train operation in a simulator during a railway seminar in Singapore on Jan. 23, 2015. A group of Japanese companies aims to win contracts for a planned high-speed train project linking the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and the island republic of Singapore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singaporeans drink outdoors before ban

Singaporeans drink alcoholic beverages on a river bank in a bustling area in the city-state on March 31, 2015, on the eve of the enforcement of a law to ban outside drinking after 10:30 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singaporeans mourn Lee's death

Citizens of Singapore pay their respects to the coffin of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, at parliament on March 25, 2015. Lee, who ruled Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and is credited with transforming the city state into one of Southeast Asia's most advanced economies, died March 23 aged 91. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 Singaporeans missing at Cambodia boat race

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Five Singaporeans are missing in Cambodia's Tonle Sap after an annual boat race (in photo) began in Phnom Penh on Nov. 23, a senior police official said Nov. 24. The water festival is a three-day event recalling the long history of a Cambodia that defeated enemies using boats and the biggest festival in which farmers have the chance to visit the city after months of hard work in the rice fields. (Kyodo)

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Singapore PM Lee's brother Lee Hsien Yang

Photo taken in Singapore on June 28, 2020, shows Lee Hsien Yang (C), the estranged brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Lee Hsien Yang, who has joined the opposition Progress Singapore Party, will not run in the July 10 general election but has called on Singaporeans to vote for the opposition to end the ruling People's Action Party's supermajority.

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Singapore defense minister recalls Japanese invasion in WWII

Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen reminds Singaporeans of Japan's invasion of the country in 1942 as he stressed the importance of defending the nation in a speech to mark the 50th year of compulsory military service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hello Kitty collectibles heat up Singaporeans

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A boy with bags of ''Hello Kitty'' and her partner ''Dear Daniel'' poses for the camera outside a McDonald's hamburger outlet in Singapore on Jan. 14, as other fans form long queues behind him to get ones for themselves. McDonald's restaurants started offering the cartoon cat collectibles in a special promotion that began Jan. 1.