Off the wire
Dollar trades at lower 120 yen level in early Tokyo deals  • Singapore PM "grieved beyond words" over death of Lee Kuan Yew  • Tokyo shares open higher tracing U.S. gains  • German Bundesliga standings  • German Bundesliga leading scorers  • 4 killed in clash between Colombian army, rebels  • German Bundesliga results  • Australian PM leads tributes to Lee Kuan Yew  • Sporting beats Guimaraes 4-1 in Portuguese league  • Djokovic upsets Federer for Indian Wells title  
You are here:   Home

China mourns death of former Singaporean PM Lee Kuan Yew

Xinhua, March 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

China on Monday mourned the death of former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, calling him a statesman of unique influence in Asia.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei made the remarks in a written statement.

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, served as the country's premier from 1959 to 1990 and then as a senior minister and minister mentor. He died early Monday local time at the age of 91. Endi