SINGAPORE-Shortly after her arrival at the Istana on Monday( Aug 23), United States Vice-President Kamala Harris was presented with a spray of purple-pink orchids named in her honour. The hybrid flowers – a trademark show of Singapore’s orchid diplomacy – came with an official “ birth certificate ”, which Ms Harris accepted with a laugh.“ Well, I’m pleased to welcome this orchid into the world, ” she said, as she and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posed for photos with the lushly flowering Papil
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2021-08-23 00:00:00.0