by Laurie Chen, with Matthew Walsh in Tianjin BEIJING, CHINA — Beijing’s sudden pivot away from containing COVID-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the...
HONG KONG, CHINA — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday asked Japan to remove restrictions on direct flights from the city, which were imposed following the explosion...
SINGAPORE— Just within a month, another HDB maisonette at Toh Yi Drive in Bukit Timah has over taken the previous record holder, as the most expensive...
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE — A Malaysian businessman convicted of masterminding a stock scam that wiped S$7.8 billion (US$5.8 billion) off Singapore’s exchange was sentenced on Wednesday to...
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Wednesday (28 Dec) that the country will maintain its prevailing Covid-19 rules towards incoming...
by Julien Mivielle PARIS, FRANCE — Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change warnings are increasingly becoming reality and...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Japan announced on Tuesday (27 Dec 2022) that travellers from China will now be required to present a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival...
JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA — Suspected of being abused and tortured by others, a four-year-old boy under critical care at a hospital, was pronounced dead at 6.40...
BANGKOK, THAILAND — A top Thai conservation official was arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday, with police saying he was caught receiving a bribe and that...
TOKYO, JAPAN — Japan will require COVID-19 tests on arrival for travellers from mainland China from Friday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after Beijing announced it...
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Tsai Ing-wen, President of ROC Taiwan announced the decision to extend Taiwanese military conscriptions from the current four months to one year starting...
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the...
SINGAPORE — A GrabFood delivery rider never expected he would lose a whole day worth of hard-earned money within just two minutes for having his bike...
SINGAPORE — A family who went camping at Pasir Ris Park on Saturday(24 December) was shocked to discover a foetus located near barbecue pit and reported...
by Matthew Walsh BEIJING, CHINA — Chinese reacted with joy and rushed to book flights overseas Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap mandatory COVID quarantine...