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Colin Chapman - mug shot b&w
The European Union this week is likely to approve a new code of conduct it wants rich countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, China, Singapore and South Korea to impose on their state-owned trillion-dollar wealth funds. Like Americans, the Europeans want the foreign funds, but not foreign political influence. [more]
Singapore - Stock Exchange
January 25, 2008 1435 GMT
The share prices of Chinese firms listed in the Singapore exchange rose 7.6 percent after the Beijing Daily reported Jan. 24 that the China Banking Regulatory Commission has given Chinese banks the green light to buy equity shares in the Singapore stock exchanges. [more]
Singapore Airliner
Singapore will channel its airport investment funds to the Chinese mainland’s second-tier regional airports. [more]
ECON -  China Eastern Airlines (stock photo)
China Eastern Airlines shareholders voted down a bid by Singapore Airlines and Singaporean sovereign investment fund Temasek Holdings for a stake in the partially state-owned airline on Jan. 8. [more]
Li Jiaxiang, head of China's aviation regulator
January 2, 2008 1617 GMT
China's largest and third-largest carriers are headed for a showdown Jan. 8, when China Eastern Airlines' shareholders are set to vote on a Singaporean bid for 24 percent of the firm. [more]