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“I had not yet found my calling in public service,” Wong, who was then at the Ministry of Finance at the turn of the millennium, said in a media interview.
Lee, 72, announced on Monday that he will end his 20-year rule and hand over to his deputy Lawrence Wong on May 15.
SINGAPORE — Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will step down on May 15 and hand over the power to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, the Prime Minister's Office said on Monday.
Wong, 51, who became deputy prime minister in 2022 after he was chosen by his peers to lead them, has not had the same length of apprenticeship as Lee or the latter’s predecessor, Goh Chok Tong.
MELBOURNE -- Australia and Southeast Asia face shared risks as tensions rise over the South China Sea and Taiwan, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Monday, warning the potential fallout from the China-U.S. rivalry could be "devastating" to the region.
SHANGHAI -- It's well past lunchtime on a weekday, but the Xiandelai restaurant in a rundown area a few blocks from Shanghai's historic riverfront is still full. Its staff rush to serve up plates of sticky rice cakes topped with pork rib and other hearty fare that until very recently had long been out of fashion.