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
Britain considers releasing beavers back into the wild after they became extinct there 400 years ago, World News,LONDON – The British government is considering plans to release beavers back into the wild across England some four centuries after the dam-building mammals became extinct in Britain. The
Nike's new app launches in Southeast Asia touting exclusive and personalised content, Digital News,Known and loved, Nike is a go-to brand for most and it continues to grow in popularity with the company entering the digital scene with the launch of its very own Nike App. The app will provide me
Hong Kong's candyman turns sweets into an art form, Lifestyle News,Using a pair of scissors, a blow pipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk of molten sugar into a dragon, a talent he began honing during China's Cultural Revolution. To's shop on Cheun
Singapore's weekly Covid-19 infection growth rate rises above 1 for first time since Nov 12, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – There were 842 new Covid-19 cases as at noon on Tuesday (Jan 4), including 502 imported infections, the Ministry of Health reported in its daily update. The weekly infection g
Sing Our Song: So Near Yet So Far , Singapore News,Seated side by side, they are so close yet so far apart. That bittersweet feeling of a friend's crush gave Joanne Teo Zuo En inspiration to pen the lyrics and melody of the song \”Crush\”. 31-year-old Joanne is the budding singer-songwriter featu
