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Daily Briefing: PM Lee's Chinese New Year message; Gangnam Style gets a twist
Daily Briefing: PM Lee's Chinese New Year message; Gangnam Style gets a twist
Plus Singaporeans' out of the ordinary New Year treats.
Korea's GDP accelerated to 1.5%
Thanks to strong inventories and consumption.
China's trade growth in January surprises analysts
Export and import jumped 25% and 28.8% respectively.
Malaysia's import to decline by 1.1%
But its overall trade outlook still remains positive.
Morgan Stanley predicts stagflation will still haunt Singapore in 2013
Below-trend growth, above-trend inflation.
Chart of the Day: Here's how Singapore's fertility rate lags other countries
Baby boomer generation will ditch workforce by 2025.
Population should be capped at 6M: NMP Laurence Lien
Or else social identity will be threatened.
Top 3 areas where Singaporeans intend to cut-back expenses
Consumer confidence declined 3 points in Q4 2012.
Singapore International Chamber of Commerce claims local talent pool is 'stretched'
It's jeopardizing Asia-Pac's business hub.
Japan must brace itself for JPY 100-200b deficit
And trade balance is no better picture.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector's rebound could be a one-off
Even tech has to be cautious.
China's inflation to slip 2.2% in January
Here are 4 reasons why this downtrend will not draw rate cuts.
1 in 5 Singaporeans pessimistic about job security
Check what’s Singaporeans’ top concern.
Foreign firms start pulling out of Singapore: AmCham survey
While 15% mulls over relocating elsewhere.
Indonesia's GDP growth slowest in 2 years
Its 6.1% growth is lower than consensus.
Singapore inflation moderated in 2H
2012 inflation fell below 5%.
Vietnam's industrial production surged 21.1% in January
Export turnover also gained momentum.
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