Singapore Roundup

Singapore Roundup
S’pore, Japan to boost Asean integration
SINGAPORE and Japan signed a memorandum of discussion (MOD) to enhance the existing Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st century (JSPP21). Under the Enhanced JSPP21 MOD, the two countries will strengthen their support of Asean integration by providing more human resource development programmes in the areas of trade and investment facilitation, information and communications technology development, and energy security.

US visa application fees to rise in Jan

APPLICATION fees for a US non-immigrant visa will rise to S$196.50, and US$355 for an immigrant visa, from Jan 1. The increases are said to be caused by rising costs in visa processing. Procedures for payment of the fees however remain unchanged - and applicants for non-immigrant visas will still have to obtain a cashier’s cheque from a local bank.

Database to help with cancer research

A TEAM of scientists under Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*Star) and Germany’s Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry have completed a cancer genome analysis and profiling of protein tyrosine kinase alterations found in over 400 human cancer cell lines and primary tumour tissue. The information from the three-year-long project is expected to serve as a valuable resource for cancer researchers as well as facilitate the development of new cancer drugs.
Source : Business Times - 15 Dec 2007

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