Chinese President Xi Jinping decided to halt Ant's IPO, reports Wall Street Journal, Money News,NEW YORK – China's President Xi Jinping personally decided to pull the plug on Ant Group's US$37 billion (S$50 billion) initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday
African swine fever outbreak spreading widely in Vietnam, Asia News,HANOI – An African swine fever outbreak is spreading widely in Vietnam and is hurting the local farming industry, forcing the culling of three times the number of hogs culled last year, the government said on Thursday (Nov 25). \”The
Bhutan king treks across mountains to hold down Covid-19 fatality count, Asia News,KATHMANDU – Wearing a baseball cap and knee-length traditional Gho robe, carrying a backpack, Bhutan's king has walked through jungles infested with leeches and snakes, trekked mountains and quarantined several t
Father takes 6 flights over Christmas to spend time with flight-attendant daughter, World News,This might just be the sweetest gift from a father to daughter this Christmas. In the spirit of spending time with family this holiday season, an American man booked multiple flights with Delta Air Lines o
China bans imports of pigs from Indonesia due to African swine fever, China News,BEIJING – China's customs said it has banned imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Indonesia due to African swine fever. The deadly disease has swept across China itself since being first detected i
Picture emerges of well-to-do young bombers behind Sri Lankan carnage, Asia News,COLOMBO – Details began to emerge in Sri Lanka on Wednesday of a band of nine, well-educated Islamist suicide bombers, including a woman, from well-to-do families who slaughtered 359 people in Easter Sunday bomb attacks
China plans to extend curbs on international flights until June 30: US embassy, China News,BEIJING – Chinese civil aviation authorities plan to extend until June 30 their curbs on international flights imposed to restrain the spread of the coronavirus, the US embassy in Beijing said in a travel advi
Sky's the limit for Japan's pint-sized Olympic skateboarding hope, Asia News,Sky Brown is not your typical nine-year-old. Born to be wild, the freckly Japanese schoolgirl is already the world's youngest pro skateboarder, videos of her shredding have gone viral and, for super-duper kic
Singapore becomes a global cruise leader, for now, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world’s cruises its tourism body said on Wednesday (April 7), owing to the roaring success of its “cruises to nowhere” at a time of crisis in the industry globally. Cruises h
China's 'national flag baby' raises flag, captivates millions, China News,XIAN, China – Feng Jianhan, 9, puts on his olive-coloured army uniform, cap and white satin gloves each morning, and goosesteps across his living room. As the national anthem plays in the background, he stands b
