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1.  Singapore: Singapore's total employment has grown for the first time this year, with more companies hiring. Sound bites of Halimah Yaacob, deputy secretary-general, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Andrea Ross, managing director of Robert Walters and Jonas Ang, vice-president of human resource (Asia Pacific), Kelly Services. (00:01:59)

2.  Singapore: Demand for Build-To-Order or BTO flats remains strong.  (00:04:18)

3.  Singapore: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has opened the Clean and Green campaign with a call on Singaporeans to prepare for the global challenge of climate change. Sound bite of PM Lee. (00:04:55)

4.  United States: US President Barack Obama has described Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew as a 'legendary figure of Asia'. Sound bites of US President Barack Obama and MM Lee. (00:07:18)

5.  China: A Chinese website has been created by China's Ministry of Public Security to help families track down kidnapped children. Sound bite of Wang Bangyi, father reunited with child. (00:09:47)

6.  Singapore: Some of the latest military innovations have been unveiled at the Defence Technology Prize Award Ceremony. Sound bites of Roger Lim, programme manager (land systems), Defence Science and Technology Agency and Quek Tong Boon, chief defence scientist, Ministry of Defence. (00:15:00)

7.  Singapore: The first batch of 200 000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine has arrived in Singapore. (00:16:38)

8.  Singapore: The People's Association (PA) has started offering mahjong classes in English. (00:17:07)

9.  South Korea: Internet regulators meeting in Seoul have approved domain names in characters other than the Latin alphabet, such as Chinese and Arabic. Sound bites of Rod Beckstrom, president and chief executive, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and Korean internet user. (00:17:46)

10.  Business: United Overseas Bank (UOB) booked a 5% increase in third quarter earnings from a year ago to $500 million. (00:18:53)

11.  Business: Business sentiment among manufacturers in Singapore has improved. (00:19:19)

12.  Business: Here are the market numbers. (00:19:50)

13.  Sports: Update on Day Two of the Barclays Singapore Open golf tournament. Sound bite of Daniel Chopra, leader of round two, Barclays Singapore Open 2009. (00:23:30)

14.  Sports: Results of the S-League. (00:24:58)

15.  Singapore: Singapore will showcase locally designed furniture at next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. (00:25:40)

16.  Singapore: APEC delegates can also expect a cultural dining experience at the Esplanade. (00:26:09)

17.  Singapore: Feature on the 'We are One' charity project which uses Lego to personify the generosity of Singaporeans. Sound bites of students and Gurmit Singh, lead actor of Phua Chu Kang. (00:26:47)