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MALCOLM TURNBULL IS FACING BIG CHOICES, BUT PICKING BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND XI JINPING ISN'T ONE OF THEM
Malcolm Turnbull is facing big choices, but picking between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping isn't one of them... READ MORE›
WHY RELYING ON CHINA TO STOP NORTH KOREA MAY NOT WORK
Officials in Beijing and Washington point out that China has taken some measurable steps on North Korea... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S MUFG SEEKS $1.8 BILLION BANK DANAMON STAKE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA PUSH
Japan's MUFG seeks 1.8 billion Bank Danamon stake in southeast Asia push sources... READ MORE›
BRITISH ROYAL COUPLE MISS SCHOOL VISIT IN SMOG-HIT NEW DELHI
New Delhi authorities closed schools to protect children from the soaring air pollution... READ MORE›
CHINA'S ONLINE SHOPPING FESTIVAL PROMOTES E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
The upcoming online shopping festival in China is promoting the e-commerce development of Southeast Asia, said Zhejiang Online on Nov. 8... READ MORE›
TRUMP SEEKS $6 BILLION TO COUNTER NORTH KOREAN MISSILES, MEND NAVY SHIPS AND UP FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN
The Trump administration is seeking nearly 6 billion to pay for urgent missile defense improvements to counter the threat from North Korea, increased U.S... READ MORE›
MILLIONS OF LEAKED FILES SHINE LIGHT ON WHERE THE ELITE HIDE THEIR MONEY
Setting up companies offshore is generally legal, and corporations routinely do so to facilitate cross-border transactions such as mergers and acquisitions... READ MORE›
CHINA DEVELOPMENT BANK OFFERS RUSSIA TRANSIT-ROUTE FINANCING
A representative of China Development Bank said that loans could be allocated under the guarantees of Russian state-owned banks... READ MORE›
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE UPENDS TRADITIONS IN PURGE OF RIVALS
Prince Alwaleed has been a vocal supporter of the crown prince's plans to attract outside investors to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
DOMINANCE THEORY: WHAT'S BEHIND SAUDI CROWN PRINCE'S PURGE OF ROYAL RIVALS
The arrests, ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman without formal charges or any legal process, were presented as a crackdown on corruption... READ MORE›
HK SURVEY: MORE WOMEN ADMIT TO HAVING ONE-NIGHT-STANDS THAN MEN
Percentage of Hong Kong females having casual sexual relationships also significantly higher than in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand... READ MORE›
APPLE'S IPHONE X HITS THE SPOT AS LONG LINES RETURN FROM SYDNEY TO SHANGHAI
It's beautiful bro, what a feeling, I'm excited, builder Bishoy Behman, 18, told Reuters after picking up two iPhone X as the first in line... READ MORE›
US REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE 'HISTORIC' TAX CUT PLAN AS DONALD TRUMP PROMISES 'GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT'A
The estate tax would also be eliminated after six years, benefiting wealthy families like Mr Trump's... READ MORE›
TRUMP CALLS NEW TAX PLAN A 'BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS PRESENT'
President Trump on Thursday called the tax reform plan unveiled by House Republicans a big beautiful Christmas present for the American people... READ MORE›
LONG LINES ARE BACK AT APPLE STORES FOR IPHONE X
Apple is known for creating hype around each new iPhone launch... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS BROADCOM IS MOVING HEADQUARTERS TO U.S. FROM SINGAPORE
Broadcom Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan joined Trump Thursday in the Oval Office for the announcement... READ MORE›
PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA SEEN SUPPORTING YUAN AROUND TRUMP VISIT
China is leaving nothing to chance during next week's visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, and will likely fortify the value of the yuan... READ MORE›
DID OBAMA'S STIMULUS HURT THE PLANET? HOW TRUMP COULD REVIVE HOMEGROWN SOLAR
Receiving the biggest chunks of 48C stimulus funding were American manufacturers of polycrystalline-silicon, the key ingredient in most of the world's solar cells... READ MORE›
SINGAPORE BANS MUFTI MENK FROM ENTERING COUNTRY
Singapore has banned Mufti Ismail Menk, a renowned Islamic preacher, from entering the city-state, with the government contending that his views promote religious discord... READ MORE›
RAZER CEO TO BECOME A BILLIONAIRE WITH LI KA-SHING BACKING
After raising funds from Asia's biggest investors, including Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte, Razer Inc... READ MORE›
MISS UNIVERSE MALAYSIA TO WEAR NASI LEMAK DRESS
But the icing on the cake sambal on the rice? may be the nasi lemak condoms made by Malaysian contraceptive maker Karex... READ MORE›
MAN FINDS SNAKE WRAPPED AROUND BIRD CAGE
Large snakes are not uncommon in Singapore, which has abundant wildlife... READ MORE›
ASIA STEPS UP WAR ON FAKE NEWS
Fake news also thrives in social networks as users depend on other users not only for their information supply, but also for verification... READ MORE›
FOREIGN JOURNALISTS CHARGED OVER PARLIAMENT DRONE FLIGHT
Myanmar police have charged two foreign journalists and two Burmese with breaking import laws after they flew a drone near the country's parliament... READ MORE›
JOHNS HOPKINS TAKES MISSION TO LEBANON, AROUND THE WORLD
I am sure the affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine International will be fruitful to our physicians, nurses, staff and especially our patients... READ MORE›
HONG KONG'S SKY-HIGH PRICES MAKE IT TOO RISKY FOR SAVILLS
Hong Kong is highly, highly expensive, Kiran Patel, who helps manage 18 billion as chief investment officer at Savills Investment, said in an interview in Singapore... READ MORE›
WHAT'S THE BEST PASSPORT IN THE WORLD? IT'S NOT THE US
It is the first time an Asian country has had the most powerful passport in the index's history... READ MORE›
APPLE ACQUIRES NEW ZEALAND WIRELESS CHARGING COMPANY
Apple joined the industry body that develops the Qi wireless charging standard, the Wireless Power Consortium, in February... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN BLOGGER AASIM SAEED SAYS HE WAS TORTURED
Aasim Saeed was one of a group of five liberal social media activists who were abducted in Pakistan in January 2017 before being released after several weeks... READ MORE›
SINGAPORE: NO MORE CARS ALLOWED ON THE ROAD, GOVERNMENT SAYS
There were more than 600,000 private cars in Singapore at the end of 2016... READ MORE›
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REMAINS OF 10 SAILORS WHO DIED IN NAVY COLLISION ARE FOUND
The Navy has promised a thorough investigation of the McCain and Fitzgerald collisions... READ MORE›
WHO RETHINKING NAMING ROBERT MUGABE AS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
Although Mugabe will not have an executive role, his appointment risks overshadowing the work undertaken globally by the WHO on non-communicable diseases, he said... READ MORE›
10 SAILORS MISSING AFTER U.S. DESTROYER COLLIDES WITH OIL TANKER OFF SINGAPORE
The guided-missile destroyer, the John S. McCain, was passing through the Strait of Malacca on its way to a port visit in Singapore at 5 24 a.m... READ MORE›
PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE EXPECTING 3RD CHILD
Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their third child, Kensington Palace said today... READ MORE›
HALIMAH YACOB NAMED SINGAPORE'S FIRST MALAY PRESIDENT
Yacob is Singapore's first ethnic Malay president in 47 years... READ MORE›
IN VIETNAM, THE BEST EDUCATION CAN LEAD TO WORSE JOB PROSPECTS
In university, we only received heavy theoretical training and a lot of Ho Chi Minh's ideology with communist party history, the 25-year-old said... READ MORE›
TOP NAVY ADMIRAL ORDERS FLEETWIDE INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING LATEST COLLISION AT SEA
Ten sailors aboard the USS John S. McCain were still missing, with parts of the ship flooded... READ MORE›
PANDIT SAYS 30% OF BANK JOBS MAY DISAPPEAR IN NEXT FIVE YEARS
All of that is going to make processes easier, said Pandit, who was Citigroup's chief executive officer from 2007 to 2012... READ MORE›
US NAVY SHIP AND OIL TANKER COLLIDE NEAR SINGAPORE
The US Navy 7th Fleet later issued a statement saying the USS John S McCain had now arrived at Singapore's Changi naval base... READ MORE›
US NAVY CREW MONITORING NORTH KOREA SAYS SHIP IS A 'FLOATING PRISON'
There is a serious morale problem on one of the US Navy's missile cruisers charged with keeping North Korea at bay, according to a new report... READ MORE›
WORLDWIDE AIRPORT CHAOS AFTER CHECK-IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS CRASH
Travellers have reported problems at London Gatwick, Charles de Gaulle in Paris, Reagan Airport in Washington DC, Changi in Singapore, Johannesburg and Zurich... READ MORE›
COMMANDER OF NAVAL FLEET TO BE RELIEVED OF DUTY FOLLOWING COLLISIONS
Admiral Aucoin, a highly decorated naval aviator, has commanded the fleet since September 2015... READ MORE›
FATIGUE AND TRAINING GAPS SPELL DISASTER AT SEA SAILORS WARN
Seasoned officers and Navy studies have long warned of the perils of sleep deprivation, which sailors say is chronic... READ MORE›
HEARD THE ONE ABOUT ASIAS COMEDY SCENE? FIRST, YOULL NEED A PERMIT
Heard the One About Asias Comedy Scene First Youll Need a Permit... READ MORE›
DURIAN DNA REVEALS STINKY SECRETS OF THE 'KING OF FRUIT'
Until this study, nobody had cracked the durian genome, said Professor Teh... READ MORE›
SCIENTISTS FIND THE DURIAN'S SMELLY SECRET
One of nature's smelliest secrets may have been revealed, thanks to a dedicated team of durian-loving scientists in Singapore... READ MORE›
RUSSIA TELLS US, N KOREA 'HOT HEADS' TO CALM DOWN
The additional sanctions on Pyongyang, including on its shipping and trade networks, showed Trump was giving more time for economic pressure to weigh on North Korea... READ MORE›
DIVERS SEARCH COMPARTMENTS FOR 10 MISSING SAILORS
USS John S. McCain Divers search compartments for 10 missing sailors... READ MORE›
INDONESIA PUSHES BACK ON CHINAS MARITIME CLAIMS
A military buildup and maritime skirmishes involving Chinese boats suggest a more aggressive posture by Indonesia in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
NAVAL VESSELS SHADOWY BY INTENT ARE HARD FOR SHIPS TO SPOT
Naval Vessels, Shadowy by Intent, Are Hard for Commercial Ships to Spot... READ MORE›
BODIES OF ALL 10 SAILORS MISSING ON USS JOHN S. MCCAIN HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
Read more Navy names 10 sailors missing since McCain collision, begins recovery operation The USS John S. McCain was struck in some of the world's busiest waters... READ MORE›
MUGABE MAY BE STRIPPED OF CONTROVERSIAL WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ROLE AFTER OUTCRY
However, the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he is rethinking his appointment of Mr Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAS NUCLEAR ARSENAL THREATENS CHINAS PATH TO POWER
Beijing has made little secret of its goal to replace the United States as the major power in Asia, but North Korea presents a nettlesome challenge... READ MORE›
NAVY TO REMOVE 7TH FLEET COMMANDER AFTER DEADLY CRASH, OFFICIALS SAY
The damaged port aft hull of USS John S. McCain, is seen while docked at Singapore's Changi naval base on Aug. 22, 2017 in Singapore... READ MORE›
CHINA EXPORTS ITS BIKE-SHARING REVOLUTION TO THE U.S. AND THE WORLD
Coming soon to a city near you Dockless bikes have transformed China and are catching on around the world... READ MORE›
S&P CUTS CHINA'S CREDIT RATING, CITING RISK FROM DEBT GROWTH
S P also lowered Hong Kong's credit rating, a move that reflects the strong linkages between the financial hub and mainland China, the firm said... READ MORE›
DUTERTE SUPPORT TUMBLES AS MINORS DIE IN PHILIPPINE DRUG WAR
Duterte's son has denied involvement in drug smuggling as part of a Senate probe... READ MORE›
REMAINS OF 'SOME' SAILORS FOUND ON U.S. NAVY DESTROYER DAMAGED IN COLLISION
The search for other missing sailors from the USS John S. McCain was ongoing... READ MORE›
BAGGAGE HANDLER 'SWAPPED HUNDREDS OF TAGS'
Tay Boon Keh has been charged with 286 counts of mischief, according to the Straits Times newspaper... READ MORE›
GOOD US-CHINA RELATIONS BENEFIT REGION, WORLD
Lee made the remarks in joint statements with US President Donald Trump, who will kick off his first Asia trip next month since assuming the presidency... READ MORE›