WASHINGTON - A Chinese fighter plane has been spotted on a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea, the first such sighting in a year and the first since US President Trump took office, a US think tank reported...
Will traditional local delights such as Ang Ku Kueh and Teochew pastries disappear one day? There are over 40 items inscribed in the UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding? What are governments around the...
Seoul - Embattled Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects profits to jump by half in the first quarter, despite a smartphone recall fiasco and the arrest of its de facto head. The forecast will come as welcome news to the...
BANGKOK - Thai police on Friday reported 22 attacks, including at least five small bomb blasts, in Muslim-majority southern Thailand only hours after King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new constitution on Thursday as a step towards ending military rule. There...
Seoul - South Korean prosecutors Friday accused the heir to the Samsung business empire of embezzling funds, committing perjury and playing a key role in a corruption scandal that led to the ouster of former President Park Geun-Hye. A bound...
Spending too much time on our mobile devices brings a slew of potential health problems, including worsening eyesight or disrupted sleep due to direct and prolonged blue light exposure from phone displays, or 'text claw', where users' fingers feel...
SHENZHEN - China's prestigious Peking University has acquired a campus in the city of Oxford in the country's effort to boost the global standing of its top universities. The university in late February bought the Boars Hill site for £8.8...
King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed yesterday Thailand's new Constitution that is expected to further strengthen the military's hold on power and pave the way for elections to be held late next year. Analysts said the promulgation would help bring investor confidence...
NEW DELHI/KANPUR, INDIA - India's $3 billion (S$4.21 billion) plan to clean the holy Ganges river is badly behind schedule with large stretches contaminated by toxic waste and sewage, forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, according to government...
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered Filipino troops to deploy on unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by Manila, in a move that could provoke rival claimants including Beijing. In a surprise announcement, Duterte told...
