Obama to Host Singapore PM to Mark 50 Years of Ties, Promote TTP

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations with Singapore, the country’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is joining President Barack Obama at a state dinner in the White House on Tuesday evening — the first held for a Singaporean leader since 1985. The two leaders are also scheduled to discuss the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) where both nations are partners. The pact includes 10 other countries but is stalled in US Congress. Lee spoke at the U.S. Chamber of...

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