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The Thirteenth East Asia Summit was held at the Suntec Singapore Convention from 11-15 November 2018.

The Exhibition Centre in Central Area, Singapore on November 14–15, 2018.

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World leaders gathered under driving rain in Paris on Sunday to lead global commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World War I.

Around 70 leaders including United States (US) and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin marked the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital at 11 am local time.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported in that over 100,000 people worldwide are missing due to conflicts, disasters, and migration.

This crisis affects families and communities globally.

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• Trump-Kim summit Host country was Singapore.
  
• Trump-Kim summit Date was 12 June 2018.
• Trump-Kim summit Venue(s) was Capella Resort, Sentosa.
• Trump-Kim summit Participants was United States Donald Trump and North Korea Kim Jong-un.
• Precedes: 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit.

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A summit between Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without agreement after the US refused North Korean demands for sanctions relief, the US president has said.

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Singapore has imposed Carbon Tax from 2019 to cut its green house gas emissions. 

The 27 countries with significant carbon tax include

• Argentina, Canada,
• Chile, China,
• Colombia, Denmark,
• The European Union, Japan,
• Kazakhstan, South Korea,
• Mexico, New Zealand,
• Norway, Singapore,
• South Africa, Sweden,
• the UK, and Ukraine.

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The 50th Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) was held on 29 August 2018.

It was chaired by H.E. Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore.

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In 2018, the United States imposed $60 billion in tariffs on China under President Donald Trump, citing unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft.

This move was a key part of the US-China trade war, aimed at reducing the trade deficit and pressuring China to change its economic policies.

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According to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, Norway is considered the world's first democracy. 

The Economist Intelligence Unit has published a Democracy Index since 2006, and consistently ranks Norway at the top.

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France signed an armistice with Nazi Germany on 22 June 1940 after the German invasion during World War II.

This agreement led to the German occupation of northern France and the establishment of the Vichy government in the south.

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• Hasina Wajid has served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh 5 times.
• First Term: 1996–2001.
• Consecutive Terms:
  
• 2009–2014
• 2014–2018
• 2019–2024
• Final term beginning in January 2024 and resigned in 5 August 2024
• Born: 28 September 1947 Tungipara, East Bengal, Pakistan

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026