Faced with a cloudy economic outlook, Hong Kong is casting a keen eye on action taken in Singapore, a fellow open economy buffeted by external forces - and an old rival.Thursday offered a good look. Finance Minister Heng Swee...
It is where cries for help are increasingly emitted. In this city throbbing with both smartphones and intensity, more and more young people are posting suicidal thoughts on Facebook.But suicide prevention bodies are frustrated that they cannot reach out...
NAYPYITAW - Myanmar's armed forces commander-in-chief stressed on Sunday the need for the military to remain a political force just days before a democratically elected government is set to take power for the first time in 56 years.Senior General...
After living in Shanghai for nine years, Mr Teng Yiye, 38, and his family moved to a small town in neighbouring Jiangsu province in late 2014. It takes Mr Teng about an hour to drive to Shanghai to attend...
Amid the bustle of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Danish tourist Rebaz Kaka feels safe enough to snooze by his backpack while waiting for his flight out of Bangkok."I feel secure," the 21-year-old student tells The Sunday Times. "But sometimes when I...
Indonesia has beefed up security at its airports, with more intensive checks on those entering the terminals and increased patrols. The measures extend beyond the terminal buildings to carparks, cargo areas and even nearby access roads.The Transportation Ministry had...
NORTHERN SMOG has affected aviation services in Mae Hong Son province, resulting in Kan Air cancelling its two morning flights between Chiang Mai and the province since March 19.The airline has reduced it advance ticket-booking service to a daily...
Move is aimed at better managing crowds and dealing with counterfeit entry passesThe Walt Disney Co's $5.5-billion theme park in Shanghai will be selling entrance tickets nearly 11 weeks before it opens in an aim to better deal with...
In recent weeks, a new trend called "A4 waist challenge" has swept the Chinese social media, where women were holding a piece of A4 paper vertically to cover their waists, in a way to show off their trim waistlines.Here,...
Nations will look to boost relations and deepen collaboration in many sectors, diplomats sayPresident Xi Jinping's visit to the Czech Republic this month will be "a dream moment" to deepen bilatural relations.The Chinese leader will arrive in Prague on...
