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Jet Li...of Jet Li) announced that Jet Li had indeed become a Singaporean citizen. He was said to have chosen Singapore to for its education system for his two daughters. By moving to Singapore Jet Li is following in the footsteps of Chinese... In this article: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Fearless, One Foundation, Huo Yuanjia, Hong Kong, Lethal Weapon 4, and Fist of Legend |
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IMDb News | November 12, 2008
Chinese Outraged At Gong Li's Decision To Renounce Citizenship
...of China's leading actresses for more than two decades, appeared to be in jeopardy after she renounced her Chinese citizenship and became a Singapore citizen on November 7. As reported by Agence France-Presse, the French news agency, the...
In this article: Gong Li, Chen Kaige, Farewell My Concubine, Memoirs of a Geisha, Agence France-Presse, Tobacco, Curse of the Golden Flower, and Red Sorghum
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 11, 2008
Memoirs of a Geisha actress Gong Li 'defects' to Singapore
Memoirs of a Geisha actress Gong Li 'defects' to Singapore Chinese actress Gong Li has become a Singapore citizen, sparking fierce debate in her former home country. Last Updated: 1:31AM GMT 12 Nov 2008 Gong, who starred in Memoirs of a...
In this article: Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha, Sohu, Tobacco, Switzerland, US, and China
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The Hindu - News | November 09, 2008
Chinese actor Gong Li becomes Singapore citizen
...Straits Times reported on Monday. Gong, 43, was sworn in with 149 other new Singapore citizens, holding her fist to her chest as she recited the country's pledge, the newspaper said. Gong, who starred in 2005's 'Memoirs of a...
In this article: Gong Li, Straits Times, Miami Vice, Memoirs of a Geisha, and China
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Gong Li
Gong Li Gong Li (; born December 31, 1965) is a China -born film actress with current nationality in Singapore. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with...
In this article: Gong Li, Zhang Yimou, Farewell My Concubine, Ju Dou, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Central Academy of Drama, The Story of Qiu Ju, Red Sorghum, and Hollywood
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Daily News Egypt | January 12, 2009
Chinese starlet's beach photos spark heated debate
...for actions deemed shameful to the country. In November, actress Gong Li's decision to become a Singapore citizen sparked a similar debate, with many branding the 43-year-old a traitor. However, many came to Zhang's defense, saying the...
In this article: Zhang Ziyi, Vivi Nevo, China, China Daily, Gong Li, Caribbean, France, and US
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Independent.co.uk - World | November 11, 2008
Outrage as China's leading lady defects to Singapore
...Ghee Community Club in the island state, which has a large Chinese community. Her husband is the Singapore businessman Ooi Hoe Seong, whom she married in 1996. Angry webizens said Ms Gong was betraying her Chinese roots. "She earned enough...
In this article: Gong Li, China, China Film Group, Catherine Deneuve, Memoirs of a Geisha, Tobacco, Zhang Yimou, Helen Mirren, and Raise the Red Lantern
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Singapore (; Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர், Cingkappūr), officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying 137 km north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At 710.2 km2, Singapore, a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast Asia, is by orders of magnitude larger than Monaco, San Marino, Andorra and Vatican City, the only other surviving sovereign city-states.
Before European settlement, the island now known as Singapore was the site of a Malay fishing village at the mouth of the Singapore River. Several hundred indigenous Orang Laut people also lived along the nearby coast, rivers and on smaller islands. In 1819, the British East India Company, led by Sir Stamford Raffles, established a trading post on the island, which was used as a port along the spice route. Singapore became one of the most important commercial and military centres of the British Empire, and the hub of British power in Southeast Asia.
During the Second World War, the British colony was occupied by the Japanese after the Battle of Singapore, which Winston Churchill called "Britain's greatest defeat". Singapore reverted to British rule in 1945, immediately after the war. Eighteen years later, in 1963, the city, having achieved independence from Britain, merged with Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak to form Malaysia. However, the merger proved unsuccessful, and, less than two years later, it seceded from the federation and became an independent republic within the Commonwealth of Nations on August 9, 1965. Singapore was admitted to the United Nations on September 21 of that year.
- Name:
- Singapore
- Capital:
- City of Singapore
- Motto:
- "Onward, Singapore"
- Government type:
- Parliamentary republic
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Founding Date:
- September 16, 1963
- Formations:
- Merger with Malaysia
- Area:
- 710.2
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $238.755 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 4th
- GDP (nominal):
- $181.939 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 22nd
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $38,972
- Time Zone:
- SST
- Currency:
- Singapore dollar
- Demonym:
- Singaporean
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- SGD
- Country Calling Code:
- +65
- ccTLD:
- .sg
- Anthem:
- Majulah Singapura
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