China to offer visa-free travel to its own 'Hawaii', Travel News,Beijing – China unveiled plans Wednesday to permit visa-free travel to its southern island of Hainan, as Beijing pushes international tourism to the tropical destination in another step to open up the region. The new policy w
Malaysia imposes restrictions in capital as Covid-19 cases rise, Malaysia News,Malaysia on Wednesday (May 5) imposed movement restrictions in the capital Kuala Lumpur due to a rising number of Covid-19 infections, adding to lockdowns that have been implemented across the country. The capital will be
Toll rises from rain storms in China as student bus plunges into reservoir, Asia News,A bus carrying high school students plunged into a reservoir in southwest China on Tuesday, as days of torrential rain triggered flood warnings across large parts of the country and disrupted the first day of natio
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November, China News,Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. China has four Covid-19 vaccines
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe drought, World News,BOOLIGAL, AUSTRALIA – From abandoned baby kangaroos to wallabies being blinded by the sun and koalas having to go walkabout to look for eucalyptus leaves, Australia's exotic wild animals are struggling to adapt to a crippling
Too close for comfort? Joe Biden, Beyonce spark personal space debate, World News,NEW YORK – Megastar Beyonce and former US Vice-President Joe Biden found themselves on opposite sides of a heated debate over personal space on Monday (April 1), sending social media into fits over how close is too clo
TFX Millenia Walk: Singapore's largest gym boasts its own obstacle race course, Lifestyle News,There are so many gyms in the city that the title of 'Singapore's largest commercial gym' actually has some kind of significance. Officially opened by homegrown fitness brand True Group
More Boy Scout sexual abuse victims than previously reported: Lawyer, World News,More than 12,000 members of the Boy Scouts of America have been victims of sexual abuse since 1944, a number higher than previously known, a New York lawyer said Tuesday. Jeff Anderson, who represents victims of sexual
Pilot says lightning caused deadly Russian crash landing, World News,The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow's busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to the emergency landing. Investigators were on Monday working to understan
Why is New Orleans' coronavirus death rate twice New York's? Obesity is a factor, World News,The coronavirus has been a far deadlier threat in New Orleans than the rest of the United States, with a per-capita death rate twice that of New York City. Doctors, public health officials and avai
