Monday, July 07, 2008
   
 
  blogs  
 
yournews
   
Video Finance Features Weather Travel Discussion TV Shows
CNA Live    | About Us 
 
  Home ›
 
Singapore News

 
 

George Yeo's first visit to North Korea
By Tan Hui Leng, TODAY | Posted: 10 May 2008 0809 hrs

 
 
Photos  of

   
 

SINGAPORE: Foreign Minister George Yeo will make his first official visit to North Korea from Saturday to next Wednesday at the invitation of his counterpart, Mr Pak Ui Chun. Mr Yeo will be accompanied by his wife and a business delegation from Singapore.

The business mission is organised by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and supported by the Singapore Business Federation. It is led by IE Singapore's deputy chief executive Ted Tan.

The delegation comprises eight companies from the textile, infocomm technology, business services, infrastructure services and transport and logistics industries. There will also be two trade associations represented.

Total bilateral trade with North Korea reached S$83.7 million last year. Imports from the country amounted to S$1.6 million, while exports were S$82.1 million.

Top traded goods include tobacco-related products, refined petroleum products, paper articles, ship and aircraft stores, as well as fresh and dried crustaceans.

Singapore established diplomatic relations with North Korea in 1967. Singapore companies had begun venturing to the communist country since its economy started opening up in 2002. Notably, corporate law firm Kelvin Chia Partnership opened a Pyongyang branch in 2004.

In February this year, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong — while on a trip to South Korea — was in Gaesong in North Korea visiting an industrial complex that is run as a joint venture with South Korea.

During his visit, Mr Yeo will tour Gaesong City and Nampo Port as well.

After North Korea, Mr Yeo is headed to China from May 14 to 18, where his first stop will be Dandong County in Liaoning Province, to meet local leaders. Mr Yeo will then go to Beijing and meet Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and other senior Chinese leaders. -
TODAY/ac

 

 



Other singapore News
Orange Ribbon Celebrations mark racial harmony in Singapore
Outstanding young S'poreans honoured at youth award ceremony
MHA says no intelligence or info to suggest Mas Selamat is in Indonesia
Measures to manage traffic congestion are about trade-offs
PA Water-Venture centre opens at Sembawang Beach
Top tourist spots recognised for manpower development efforts
Local filmmakers include more Chinese dialects in recent works
'Uniquely Singapore' placed 7th overall in clipper race
Some 2,000 people participate in fundraising event at Botanic Gardens
10,000 participate in Citi-MILK Run to raise funds
Korean artist's novel work on display in Singapore
500 people go bald to raise money for children with cancer

 


Advertisements

 
Affiliate Sites:
 
About Us  |  Contact Us  |  Advertise with Us  |  Terms & Conditions