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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make an Official Visit to China [Guangzhou (Guangdong Province), Bo'ao (Hainan Province) and Beijing] from 27 March to 1 ...

Prime Minister Lee will also have meetings with Chairman of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, and Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee Yin Li. The theme of this year’s BFA Conference is “An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges.” Prime Minister Lee will also have a meeting with Secretary of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee Feng Fei. Prime Minister Lee will also meet Singaporeans in Guangdong.

PM Lee will give a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Hainan. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dr Balakrishnan made a three-day visit to Beijing in February, [where he met his counterpart Qin Gang.](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/vivian-urges-china-to-resume-flights-and-connections-to-that-of-pre-covid-19-times) Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean will be Acting PM from Wednesday to Saturday. [Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen visited Xi’an later in Novembe](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-should-be-stabilising-force-in-asia-ng-eng-hen) [r](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-should-be-stabilising-force-in-asia-ng-eng-hen) and met his counterpart Wei Fenghe. PM Lee will also meet Hainan party secretary Feng Fei. In Guangdong, PM Lee will meet and be hosted to lunch by Guangdong party secretary Huang Kunming, as well as meet Singaporeans there. PM Lee will also give a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Hainan and meet Singaporeans in Guangdong on his first trip to China since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a six-day official visit to China from Monday to Saturday, according to a statement released by the ...

China and Singapore are in very good relations and the cooperation covers various extensive fields. He will also meet Chinese leaders in Beijing, the Prime Minister's Office said. As one of the foreign leaders who has visited China frequently, Lee's upcoming visit to China will further push bilateral relations and cooperation to a new level and play an exemplary and leading role in bilateral exchanges in the region and beyond, said analysts.

Mr Lee will visit Guangzhou, Bo'ao and Beijing at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, the Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday. Advertisement.

SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to China from March 27 to April 1. During Mr Lee’s absence, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be the Acting Prime Minister from March 27 to 28, and Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean will be the Acting Prime Minister from March 29 to April 1. PM Lee to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during visit to China

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be making an official visit to the People's Republic of China from Mar. 27 to Apr. 1, 2023 at the invitation of China's ...

In PM Lee’s absence, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will be the Acting Prime Minister on Mar. He will also deliver a speech at the event. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be making an official visit to the People’s Republic of China from Mar. He last visited China in April 2019 for the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. 1, 2023 at the invitation of China's Premier Li Qiang, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced on Mar. 27 and Mar.

Yoav Gallant is sacked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after opposing the controversial shake-up.

The leader of the opposition, Yair Lapid, described Mr Gallant's sacking as a new low for the government, while Mr Gallant himself has described the planned legislation as an "immediate and tangible danger" to state security. The leaders of the protest accuse Mr Netanyahu of behaving like a dictator and destroying the security of Israel. The plan to limit the powers of the judiciary led to months of protests.

The political crisis engulfing Israel deepened on Sunday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, who had opened up ...

At the moment of truth he collapsed under the pressure of the media and the protesters. But lawmakers can abstain or be absent, bringing down the number of votes a law needs in order to pass. “Gallant gave in tonight to blackmail and threats from all those anarchists who call for resistance and use the [Israel Defense Forces] as a bargaining tool,” Gvir tweeted. “Gallant was elected by the votes of right-wing voters and in practice promotes a left-wing agenda. An official in Netanyahu’s office said the Prime Minister had lost confidence in Gallant, adding that he had not cleared the comments in advance and had “thus sabotaged efforts to reach a solution.” Universities in Israel will go on strike starting Monday, they announced, and the country’s largest labor union and business leaders said they would hold a press conference on Monday morning. Opponents say the plans threaten the foundations of Israeli democracy. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to remove Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from his post,” the statement read. Some military reservists have pledged to pull out of their service in opposition to the plans, which critics say would undermine the independence of the judiciary. “When the house is on fire, you don’t ask who is right, but pour water and save its occupants,” Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar tweeted. “Tonight Netanyahu put politics and himself above security.” Large crowds blocked a main highway in Tel Aviv, and some protesters lit fires.

Prime Minister Netanyahu fired his defense minister, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely ...

"The prime minister will be forced to bow his head before the law and comply with the provisions of the law." That declaration prompted the attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, to warn that Netanyahu was breaking his conflict of interest agreement by entering the fray. "I believe it is my duty to ensure that Israel remains a beacon of democracy and freedom in the world." A growing number of Israeli reservists, including fighter pilots, have threatened to withdraw from voluntary duty in the past weeks. It also seeks to pass laws that would grant parliament the authority to override Supreme Court decisions with a basic majority and limit judicial review of laws. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country and prompted growing discontent within the ranks of the military.

Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday spoke out against prime minister's plan to overhaul country's judicial system.

“The feeling that a lot of Israelis have is that … they’re not against the changes but the way it’s being done.” A growing number of Israeli reservists, including fighter pilots, have threatened to withdraw from voluntary duty in the past weeks. “He was asking that a vote be taken on Independence Day in Israel, which is April 26. Demonstrations also took place in Jerusalem, Beersheba and Haifa. “The prime minister of Israel is a threat to the security of the state of Israel,” Lapid wrote on Twitter.

The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he will move ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul Israel's judicial system — a plan that ...

The Movement for Quality Government said the court had given Netanyahu and the attorney general a week to respond. "The prime minister will be forced to bow his head before the law and comply with the provisions of the law." Netanyahu and his allies say the plan will restore a balance between the judicial and executive branches and rein in what they see as an interventionist court with liberal sympathies. The government also plans to push for parliamentary authority to override Supreme Court decisions with a basic majority and limit judicial review of laws. Gallant cited the turmoil in the ranks of the military over the plan. On Saturday, he called for a pause in the controversial legislation until after next month's Independence Day holidays, citing the rift's threat to Israel's national security.

JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country on Sunday night in a spontaneous outburst of anger after ...

“The prime minister will be forced to bow his head before the law and comply with the provisions of the law.” That declaration prompted the attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, to warn that Netanyahu was breaking his conflict of interest agreement. Instead, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close confidant of Netanyahu, is spearheading the overhaul. Netanyahu’s dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signaled that the prime minister and his allies will barrel ahead this week with the overhaul plan. A growing number of Israeli reservists, including fighter pilots, have threatened to withdraw from voluntary duty in the past weeks. It also seeks to pass laws that would grant parliament the authority to override Supreme Court decisions with a basic majority and limit judicial review of laws.