Chinese movie star pleads not guilty to sexual assault in Australia, World News,SYDNEY – Chinese movie actor Gao Yunxiang and a producer pleaded not guilty in an Australian court on Friday (Jan 25) to charges of sexual assault, setting the course for a trial later this year, a court official said. G
Russia thanks 'real friend' Jack Ma for gift of a million masks, World News,MOSCOW – Russia has received more than a million masks and 200,000 coronavirus testing kits as a gift from Chinese billionaire businessman Jack Ma, its Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Calling Ma \”a real friend\”,
Thanks for the memories: Bus enthusiasts gather in Bukit Panjang, waving farewell to bus 971 on its last legs, Singapore News,While some Singaporeans gather in line to buy a new watch, others do so, albeit in smaller numbers and under less rowdy circumstances, to bid and wave farewell to a bus servi
Pierre Cardin, father of fashion branding, dies at 98, World News,PARIS – French couturier Pierre Cardin, who made his name by selling designer clothes to the masses, and his fortune by being the first to exploit that name as a brand for selling everything from cars to perfume, died on Tuesday (Dec
Hong Kong's financial sector faces talent crunch as expats head for the exit, China News,HONG KONG – Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and returned to Australia rather than live a moment longer with the city's strict coronavirus
ABB's robots to meet post pandemic demand for workforce that never gets sick, Digital News,ZURICH – ABB unveiled two additions to its robot family on Wednesday (Feb 24) which the Swiss engineering company expects will tap into increased demand for automated production after the Covid-19 crisis.
Stephanie Beatriz hates how bisexual people are sometimes portrayed on TV, Entertainment News,Stephanie Beatriz came out as bisexual in 2016, but she resents how various shows have peddled myths about the community over the years. Reflecting on her experience of watching one particular episode of Se
WHO says global rise in Covid-19 cases is 'tip of the iceberg', World News,Figures showing a global rise in Covid-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday (March 15), warning natio
Taiwan's Covid-19 cases reach plateau: Government, Asia News,TAIPEI – The Covid-19 pandemic in Taiwan has reached a plateau, with cases at a high but stable level, the government said on Friday, as it maintained a policy of gradually easing restrictions and letting the island live with the viru
Co-producer Lewis Hamilton says he will not appear in Brad Pitt F1 film, Entertainment News,BAKU- Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Friday said he would not appear in a film starring Brad Pitt based on Formula One that the Mercedes racer is co-producing as he does not want it to flop. Appl
