HANGZHOU - A KEY task of the new Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) is to think of fresh ways for Singapore's companies to build themselves overseas, especially in Asia, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday.
Sharing with Zhejiang province party boss Zhao Hongzhu on Singapore's strategies to tackle the global financial crisis, Mr Lee told him that for the long term, it is critical to come up with new ideas to grow the economy.
THE first Asian Youth Games Singapore 2009 Organising Committee (Saygoc) will take the Games to the community through the first-ever Asian Youth Games (AYG) Torch Relay. The event will be held over two days and the theme is: Igniting Sporting Passion in Asia's Youth.
The relay will be held over two days - the Community Leg on June 28 and the School Leg the following day.