$Million Minister: Learn Pinoy + Viet!

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Manufacturing will remain key sector for S'pore despite competition: Trade Minister
By Joanne Chan | Posted: 14 August 2010 2037 hrs

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SINGAPORE : Manufacturing will remain an important growth engine for Singapore in years to come, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang.

And the country has to play on its strengths as it faces external pressures such as cheaper labour costs.

Mr Lim's comments came during a People's Association forum on the economy on Saturday.

Singapore was able to carve a niche for itself in the early years by going against convention and choosing an export-oriented strategy.

But it's getting tougher to "strike out on a different path" as the world is now closely watching one another, said Mr Lim.

So when faced with growing competition, Singapore has to build on strengths that others find difficult to replicate.

"We can compete with China based on trust and quality. For example, I've opened up two very big infant formula factories in Singapore. Nobody would invest in an infant formula factory in China," said Mr Lim.

Mr Lim was part of a four-member panel who engaged 150 youths on the issue of Singapore's economic health in the next 10 years.

The panel also encouraged the young entrepreneurs in the audience to look beyond Singapore for new opportunities, not just in markets such as China and India, but also within the region.

"If you can pick up regional languages - Malay, Vietnamese, Tagolog - I think this is also where you build up your competitive positioning," said the Trade Minister.

The dialogue also touched on helping the low-income in Singapore and nurturing more entrepreneurs. - CNA /ls

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

What is the purpose of knowing so many languages if we continue to spread our legs for FTrash ? Are we going to compete for jobs in these countries ?

Learn Pinoy ? Does not he know that Philippines is the 'Sick Man of SEA' ?

 

[myfoot123]

[COLOR="_______"]This is the reason why PAP is the most hateable PARTY in the world. Worst than any beast you could named. First they cry-father-cry-mother about mandarin pulling down Student English standard and was about to scrap mandarin rating to help student focus on English. If not for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce who came into protest to scare the shit out of LHL, people would think Mandarin is not important by now. While the saga remains fresh in recent months, PAP NOW tell us that Tagalok and Vietnamese we must also learn too. FXXK PAPpy!!![/COLOR]

 

[borom]

...................... Nobody would invest in an infant formula factory in China," said Mr Lim. Vietnamese, Tagolog - I think this is also where you build up your competitive positioning,"

Hopefully the PRC will response to that .
So why import so many hundreds of thousands of PRC and let them work here-since you say they are people who poisoned infant formulas ?

Why Tagalog and Vietnamese-tell me one thing the Filipinos and Vietnamese have a good reputation for. How about Thai, Khmer, Laos?

 

[Ramseth]

Learning Viet is good. I've learned some Viet. Elementary, xin chao, tam biet and stuff like that. My Viet tutoress very good. Tutor until go up mattress. Tagalog I don't know, Pinoy gals all so short, adjust mattress and pillows also difficult.

 

[Received_by_Kings]

It's maybe a suggestion. But no. Though acceptance must be given to people speaking their own language but learning those languages are like striving to learn hangul - low and no class.

Can't lower the self any further.

 

[Equalisation]

Pinoy and Viet ..... ptttuiiiii ...may they fuck back to their villages ....:(

 

[Ramseth]

Pinoy and Viet ..... ptttuiiiii ...may they fuck back to their villages ....:(

Uruguay gals best, but wait first, I still haven't learned to speak Spanish.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Old man can tell Chinese people to learn English. How come this lackey now telling us to learn viet and tagalog?