Singapore’s COVID-19 cases top 30,000 with 614 new infections reported
Foreign workers inside Avery Lodge dormitory along 2D Jalan Papan SINGAPORE: The number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday (May 22),...
Cricket: BCCI won’t push for World Cup postponement to open IPL window
[caption id="attachment_1605" align="alignnone" width="856"] FILE PHOTO: The shadow of a man falls on a backdrop with the logo of the India's cricket board BCCI before...
China to encourage Taiwan’s people to promote ‘reunification’
[caption id="attachment_1555" align="alignleft" width="694"] FILE PHOTO: China's Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a joint news conference at the 8th trilateral leaders' meeting between China, South...
IOC’s Coates says Tokyo Olympics face ‘real problems’ due to COVID-19
[caption id="attachment_1589" align="alignnone" width="820"] FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee member John Coates attends the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 135th Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, January 10,...
Japan central bank in US$279 billion loan boost for small firms
[caption id="attachment_1573" align="alignnone" width="762"] The Bank of Japan has warned the economy could shrink as much as five percent in the year to March 2021...
China says illegal hunting and trading of wild animals will be severely punished
[caption id="attachment_1566" align="alignnone" width="707"] The highly endangered pangolin may get a reprieve from coronavirus after a Chinese ban on trade in wild animals over the...
Drive to succeed: The endless golf dominance of South Korea’s women
[caption id="attachment_1608" align="alignnone" width="746"] Ko Jin-young won two major titles last year including the Evian Championships. [/caption] SEOUL: When South Korea's domestic women's golf tour...
Kim Jong Un keeping low public profile in May: Analysts
[caption id="attachment_1563" align="alignnone" width="809"] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central...
China’s military budget growth slows to 6.6%
[caption id="attachment_1551" align="alignnone" width="758"] Military delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after a meeting ahead of National People's Congress (NPC), China's annual session...
Three women crushed to death in Sri Lanka stampede for US$8 handout
A policeman stands guard outside a warehouse where three women were crushed to death in a stampede while waiting to receive a cash donation in...