Asia
DANDONG (LIAONING) - SINGAPORE will help North Korea in economic matters where it can, although the Republic is neither a big player in North-east Asian politics nor a party in the six-nation denuclearisation talks.
South-east Asia
BANGKOK - A FRUSTRATED United Nations chief said yesterday that he was meeting key donors and Myanmar's neighbours to weigh options for speeding up aid to cyclone victims, including a possible international summit.
Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S Deputy Premier Najib Razak yesterday denied in Parliament accusations of corruption, and alleged links to the murder of a Mongolian woman, that have dogged him despite repeated denials.