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To build positive friendships, how can we treat our friends/ peers of other nationalities?

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To build positive friendships, how can we treat people of different Nationalities?

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How does Singapore takes initiative to foster diplomatic ties with other countries?

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An open mindset and eagerness to venture beyond our shores enables Singaporeans to capture opportunities in the region and beyond...

Our value proposition is building connections across cultures and economies, and we must strengthen this.

Openness is not new to Singapore. In fact, it is core to our identity and values.

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1) What are your takeaways about the importance of openness at the personal, community and/or national level?

2) Knowing the importance of 'openness', how can I continue to demonstrate openness in our daily lives?

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Singapore works together with other smaller countries to unify and amplify their needs to bigger countries, in the process, building trust within smaller countries while making deals with big countries.

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Singapore has organised the annual Fealac Journalists' Visit Programme (JVP) since 2000. To

date, there have been 21 editions of the JVP involving 122 journalists from across Latin America.

The latest one took place in October 2023

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Singapore’s participation in the Commonwealth includes the Commonwealth Youth Programme

that, for example, showcases and celebrates the achievements of young people in driving

democracy and development; and promotes the professionalisation of youth work by

supporting youth work education and training.

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We can build positive friendships by being open-minded and welcoming to people of other nationalities. We must respect their ways and customs. By doing so we can learn a lot about them and build strong friendships with people from different cultures.

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we definitely should not judge them on nationality or stereotypes or race or culture or looks or wealth of their nation

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We must be welcoming towards them as they take time to understand our multi-ethnic and diverse country.

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we must be a positive community and not judge people by their nationalities and their race

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we should treat everyone equally.No matter what we have to trwat everyone the same as us and treat guide them if they have any difficulties. we should also not judge them as we do not jnow why some of them came herdue to experiences

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we look at things in a different perspective like something can be considered rude in there culture while in our its not so we have learn about them and not to judge them or ignore them just get to know them for who they are and look in a different perspective no matter who they are we are all equal in the end

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We can build a positive community and be welcoming to people from other nationalities. We should always respect them and should'nt judge them even if they do something differently from how we usually do it.

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we can build positive friendships by being good listeners to our foreign friends such as people who came internationally or exchange students, we need to make them feel welcome no matter the race, we must treat them with respect no matter their culture its all equal so this is how we could build positive friendships to people with different nationalities. This also applies to all our friends in our school who are of different race of us.

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Singapore has organised the annual Fealac Journalists' Visit Programme (JVP) since 2000. To

date, there have been 21 editions of the JVP involving 122 journalists from across Latin America.

The latest one took place in October 2023.

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Singapore has organised the annual Fealac Journalists' Visit Programme (JVP) since 2000. To

date, there have been 21 editions of the JVP involving 122 journalists from across Latin America.

The latest one took place in October 2023.

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Singapore’s participation in the Commonwealth includes the Commonwealth Youth Programme for example, showcases and celebrates the achievements of young people in driving democracy and development; and promotes the professionalisation of youth work by

supporting youth work education and training.

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We can play 'The Singaporean Dream' card games or write cards to each other. we can ask them to come over to our country and do some fun activites like hiking or bringing them around Singapore

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By fostering mutual respect and understanding, you can create meaningful and lasting friendships across cultures.

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Singapore's foreign policy includes active participation in groupings that

strengthen links between countries and regions. Not all of them involve the big nations, and some have niche goals.

Examples: Forum of Small States, Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation, The Commonwealth

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we should learn about other peoples culture and respect it. Iffah Nasyrah, 16. She said: “We learnt interesting facts,

like how there were holes at the side of narrow alleys for servants to enter so that the high-class folk could easily pass through" we shouldn't treat someone better or worser because of their race

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treat everyone the same regardless of the differences dont be rude and be nice respect them and their privacy at all times

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Singapore has organized the annual Fealac Journalists' Visit Programme (JVP) since 2000. To

date, there have been 21 editions of the JVP involving 122 journalists from across Latin America. Singapore also works together with other smaller countries building their trust to build their relationship.

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1. We must always respect both our friends and strangers

2. Respect our friends and strangers.

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1. celebrate their talents

2. respect one another

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1.it is very important

2.respect everyone

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I learnt that we must be open because it allows everyone to be welcomed and get used to the Singaporean culture.

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1. be nice to everyone

2. respect everyone

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1) it is important to be open at the personal, community and or nation level so that we are able to communicate with one another

2) i can continue demonstrating openness daily by always being nice to them despite our different culture.

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we should be kind and open-minded to all of our friends and never be judgemental

when our friends are struggling we should help them

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1. We should be kind to others.

2. We can make more friends and actively help others.

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1.We must respect our friends from our country or overseas

2.We can respect and help our friends or overseas friends

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be very good to ppl

dont disrespect anyone for being difrent

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we must respect everyone and not make fun

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1) Openness allows individuals to grow. Being open to feedback, new ideas, and different perspectives helps us become more empathetic, self-aware, and adaptable.

2) Listen actively – Genuinely try to understand others’ perspectives, even if you don’t agree with them.

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Singapore practised a policy of being “friends with everyone”. Singapore also helped other nations to remain on the global stage.

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1.Openness widens our visions by providing us with better understandings of different people, cultures and nations.

2.Try to be open-minded and bond with social groups of different nations.

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1.Have a different perspective of other culture

2.repect one another