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06-August-2018 Current Affairs

Singapore Host 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting 2018

Singapore Host 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting 2018

1. Prime Minister of Singapore - Lee Hsien Loong chaired the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting 2018. The main objective of this meeting is to avoid repercussions amid trade tensions between the US and its trading partners, including China, Europe-Union and Canada.
- Singapore Currency:- Singapore Dollar
- Singapore Capital:- Singapore Island
- Prime Minister of Singapore - Lee Hsien Loong

2. Indra Nooyi resign as CEO of PepsiCo's, after 12 years. Indra Nooyi appointed the CEO in the year 2006.

3. Netherlands win the Women's Hockey World Cup 2018. The Netherlands defeating Ireland in the finals by the 6-0 score.

4. For advancing research in the high education institutions, the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved 122 new research projects at a cost of Rs 112 crore under IMPRINT-2 covering Energy, Security, Healthcare, Advanced Materials, ICT and Security/ Defence domains.

5. World Badminton Championship 2018: Winner List
1. Men's Singles:- Kento Momota (Japan)
2. Women's Singles:- Carolina Marin (Spain)
3. Men's Doubles:- Li Junhui (China) and Liu Yuchen (China)
4. Women's Doubles:- Mayu Matsumoto (Japan) and Wakana Nagahara (Japan)
5. Mixed Doubles:- Zheng Siwei (China) and Huang Yaqiong (China)

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