Taiwan says won't let China firms 'pull a fast one' to get into market, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan will not allow Chinese companies to \”pull a fast one\” by using indirect methods to bypass rules and regulations to operate in the island's market, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Tues
Singapore tightens border measures from Dec 3, halts further easing of social measures over Omicron fears, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – The relaxation of social measures will be paused, and travellers entering Singapore will face stricter rules from 11.59pm on Thursday (Dec 2), as the country acts to
'There's no one left': Violent floods sweep bodies from cemetery in France, World News,SAINT-DALMAS-DE-TENDE, France – Corpses from a cemetery in southern France were swept down a mountainous valley by a violent storm, with some believed to have washed up on Italy’s Mediterranean shor
Woman admits to putting used sanitary pad in kettle at 5-star hotel in China, China News,It's bad enough that some people boil their underwear in hotel kettles. If that hasn't put you off hotel kettles yet, this might do the trick — staff at one 5-star hotel in China reported finding a use
Sea the world with the top 5 seafood restaurants in sunny Singapore, Lifestyle News,Taste the sea on your lips – literally. There are so many seafood restaurants in Singapore it is impossible to choose my favourite. But if I really had to narrow it down, then the 5 recommended below would definitely
Blast at South Korea's Lotte Chemical shuts naphtha cracker; injures 31 people, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea's Lotte Chemical has shut its naphtha cracker after an explosion at the plant in the southwestern city of Seosan, which injured 31 people, the company said on Wednesday. The explos
Indian police shoot dead 4 men suspected of raping vet, Asia News,BENGALURU – Indian police shot dead four men on Friday (Dec 6) who were suspected of raping and killing a vet in the southern city of Hyderabad last week, a local police official told Reuters. The men had been in police custody. The m
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides climbs to 68, Asia News,JAKARTA – At least 68 people have been killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes after floods and landslides hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, an official said Saturday (Jan 26). Some 6,700 people in 14 districts ha
18 killed in India as truck slams into overcrowded bus, Asia News,LUCKNOW – At least 18 people were killed and 10 injured after a speeding truck rammed into an overcrowded double-decker bus in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh early on Wednesday (July 28), a local official said. The incid
Two South Koreans dead, several aquatic athletes hurt in nightclub collapse: Official, Asia News,SEOUL – Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes attending world aquatic championships, were injured when a structure collapsed in a nightclub in the city of Gwangju early on Saturda
