10 апреля 1944 г. в ходе Одесской операции, проведённой 26 марта — 14 апреля 1944 г., войсками 3-го Украинского фронта была освобождена Одесса. Символом освобождения города от оккупации было поднятое в тот же день над Оперным театром красное знамя.

Singapore’s total tax collection has reached a record-high of $29.9 billion for fiscal year 2009 despite the massive drop in corporate income tax at the height of the global financial crisis, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) reported on Monday.

In its 2009-2010 annual report, IRAS said that tax collection has reached $29.9 billion or a 0.2 percent increased from the previous year as the country’s population and property market continued to expand, cushioning the impact of corporate losses.

September 8, 2010 - Fifteen publicly-listed companies in Singapore have filed for their privatization this year due to low valuations, poor market following, and failure to raise funds. Most of the companies which sought for privatization are S-chips, or Chinese corporations listed on Singapore Exchange and those which have already been suspended from trading.

In an interview, Stamford Law director Soh Chun Bin said that “a significant number of shareholders feel that their companies are undervalued by the market” which prompted them to privatize their businesses.