国际英语资讯:Singapore committed to free flow of goods, services and capital: Deputy PM
<p><span word="SINGAPORE">SINGAPORE</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 20-- <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Heng">Heng</span> <span word="Swee">Swee</span> <span word="Keat">Keat</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="outlining">outlining</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="COVID">COVID</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fractious">fractious</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="COVID">COVID</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="flows">flows</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="up">up</span>."</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="because">because</span> "<span word="such">such</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>", <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="Thirdly">Thirdly</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sharpen">sharpen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span>.</p><p><span word="Heng">Heng</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="finalizes">finalizes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="R">R</span>&<span word="D">D</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, 20 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 14 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> ) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biomedical">biomedical</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>.</p><p><span word="Heng">Heng</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="broadcasts">broadcasts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p>
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