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The national flag of Singapore flies against the financial skyline lining the edge of the Singapore River on Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Singapore. U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on upcoming June 12, Trump announced in a Tweet Thursday May 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Singapore ties with U.S., North Korea make city-state summit site

By Annabelle Liang - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks on the phone aboard Air Force One during a flight to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address a joint gathering of House and Senate Republicans, in this file photo from Thursday, January 26, 2017. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) **FILE**

Trump thanks Singapore PM for hosting nuke talk with Kim Jong-un

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chul, director of the United Front Department, which is responsible for North-South Korea affairs (left), and Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong, on his arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il later and secured the release of three American prisoners ahead of a planned summit between Kim and President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matthew Lee, Pool)

The Latest: Trump announces details of NKorea summit

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Customers eat nasi uduk, which is Indonesian style steamed rice cooked in coconut milk dish, at street food stall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Judges on a popular British cooking show are being ridiculed for ignorance of Asian food after insisting the chicken in a Malaysian contestant's rendang curry should have been crispy. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

British show’s take on rendang curry riles Southeast Asians

By STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Singapore court imposes hefty fines for Airbnb rentals

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Park leads Founders Cup; 54-year-old Davies in contention

By JOHN NICHOLSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, April 27, 2017, file photo, visitors look at a display booth for Qualcomm at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. On Monday, March 12, 2018, President Donald Trump blocked Singapore-based Broadcom's takeover of U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on national security grounds. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump blocks Broadcom takeover bid for Qualcomm

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2017, file photo, Sergio Garcia from Spain tees off on the 2nd fairway during the third round of the DP World Tour Championship golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Masters champion Garcia made four early birdies to take the third-round lead at the Singapore Open on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, as organizers rushed to finish the tournament on time after three days of weather delays. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

After long day, Garcia wins Singapore Open by 5 strokes

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, photo, Spain's Sergio Garcia practices for the Singapore Open golf tournament in Singapore. Garcia kicked off his 2018 season in style on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, shooting a 5-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Singapore Open. (Kyodo News via AP)

Garcia shoots 66 to share clubhouse lead at Singapore Open

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Romania's Simona Halep makes a backhand return to Australia's Destanee Aiava during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

WTA signs lucrative 10-year deal to move finals to China

By JUSTIN BERGMAN - Associated Press

Chart to accompany Rahn article of Dec. 19, 2017.

How can Honduras prosper?

By Richard W. Rahn

In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, file photo, an Uber car drives through LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Uber data breach spurs probes in Singapore and the Philippines

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The Latest: Singapore teen blogger released from US custody

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FILE - In this May, 12, 2015, file photo, Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee speaks to reporters in Singapore. A federal immigration appeals court has sided with a Chicago immigration judge's decision to grant asylum to the teenage blogger from Singapore. Attorneys for Amos Yee said Tuesday Sept. 26, 2017, they'd received a Board of Immigration Appeals decision agreeing that the 18-year-old had fear of being persecuted upon return to Singapore.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Singapore teen granted asylum released from US custody

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Utah’s governor in Singapore, Vietnam for trade mission

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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2017 file photo. the damaged port aft hull of the USS John S. McCain is visible while docked at Singapore's Changi naval base in Singapore. Divers have recovered the remains of all 10 sailors who went missing after the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker collided near Singapore last week, the U.S. Navy said Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Navy recovers remains of missing sailors from USS McCain

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, an unidentified body recovered by the Royal Malaysian Navy is transferred to a U.S. Navy helicopter off the Johor coast of Malaysia, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The commander of the Navy's 7th Fleet will be removed after a series of warship accidents in the Pacific this year, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)

The Latest: Sea search suspended for sailors from USS McCain

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In this Aug. 21, 2017, photo provided by U.S. Navy, tugboats from Singapore assist the Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) as it steers towards Changi Naval Base, Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. The U.S. Navy ordered a broad investigation into the performance and readiness of the Pacific-based 7th Fleet after the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker in Southeast Asia. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy via AP)

US says some remains of sailors found on USS John McCain

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, navy sailors cover an unidentified body on to the deck of KD Lekiu frigate after it was recovered in the waters off the Johor coast of Malaysia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of Navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship's collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing. (Royal Malaysian Navy via AP)

The Latest: Ohio man among 10 missing sailors

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In this image provided by the Ministry of Defence Singapore, Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel conduct a search and rescue operation for missing U.S. sailors over waters east of Singapore, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The U.S. Navy ordered a broad investigation Monday into the performance and readiness of the Pacific-based 7th Fleet after an early morning collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters which left a number of U.S. sailors missing and others injured. (Ministry of Defence Singapore via AP)

The Latest: Families name 3 of the missing sailors on McCain

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