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IT TAKES JUST 8 WEEKS TO FIND A JOB IN SINGAPORE
Singapore Remains Easy Place to Find New Job... READ MORE›
THESE COMPANIES ARE AT RISK IN A U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR
Lead American firms in the MSCI U.S. index earning most of their sales from China, Morgan Stanley's Garner said... READ MORE›
EXPEDIA READS YOUR MIND (AND FACE) TO BEAT RIVALS
The travel company Expedia is trying to read my mind... READ MORE›
FOR DRIVERLESS CARS, A MORAL DILEMMA
Their findings present a dilemma for car makers and governments eager to introduce self-driving vehicles on the promise that they'll be safer than human-controlled cars... READ MORE›
KENYAN WOMEN URGED TO WITHHOLD SEX IN VOTE DRIVE
Mishi Mboko, the women's representative for the coastal city of Mombasa, says it was the best strategy to shore up opposition votes... READ MORE›
TRUMP INAUGURATION COMPARED TO 'TWILIGHT ZONE'; SCOTTISH NEWSPAPER SAYS TRUMP PRESIDENCY AMOUNTS TO ALTERNATIVE PRESIDENT
It identified the plane as a Turkish Airlines Boeing 747-400, but the company said it belonged to another Turkish firm, ACT Airlines... READ MORE›
CHINA HAS MORE BUBBLES IN STORE FOR 2017
China's Great Money Ball Has More Bubbles in Sight for 2017... READ MORE›
CHALLENGES AHEAD IN XI'S BID TO REFORM CHINA'S MILITARY
Ongoing Challenges The next wave of PLA reforms, planned for 2017, will likely focus on revamping human resource management and training at the operational level... READ MORE›
WILL ARCTIC TRADE PROMPT CHINA TO BUILD AN 'ICE-WATER NAVY'?
In addition to Canada, the Arctic takes in the northern reaches of Russia, Alaska, Greenland an autonomous Danish territory and Scandinavia... READ MORE›
CHINA VOWS TO CONTAIN CORPORATE DEBT LEVELS AS INFLATION HEATS UP
I don't think there's an inflation issue in China, it's an asset bubble, said Commerzbank senior emerging market economist Zhou Hao in Singapore... READ MORE›
AFP PROBE LINKS TO VEXED MALAYSIAN FUND 1MDB
Federal police are assisting foreign law enforcement agencies with investigations into whether Australian companies have links to troubled Malaysian fund 1MDB... READ MORE›
EXXONMOBIL AND IRAN DID BUSINESS UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE NOMINEE TILLERSON
That business connection is likely to surface Wednesday at a confirmation hearing for ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee... READ MORE›
THE BEST AND WORST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD FOR ON-TIME PERFORMANCE
It's the capstone to the company's year-round efforts to track delay and cancellation patterns for airlines across the globe... READ MORE›
CHINA IS PLANNING A NEW, RELAXED APPROACH TO GROWTH
China has the space to accommodate slower growth and six percent expansion annually is sufficient to maintain employment, the person said... READ MORE›
MACEY & SONS TAPS INTO GROWING ART MARKET IN HONG KONG
The founder of the Hong Kong-based boutique auction house Macey Sons is developing new ways to feed that need... READ MORE›
ASIA'S MILLIONAIRES ARE BUYING INTO EUROPEAN SOCCER
Uncorrelated investments are sexy to most people at the moment, said Anthony S. Casey, investment manager for football finance note at Swiss-Asia in Singapore... READ MORE›
SINGAPORE'S SUBSONIC EYE PLAYING HAPPY MUSIC FOR SAD PEOPLE
In business-driven Singapore, art is rarely considered a career choice... READ MORE›
PRICES ARE RISING ACROSS THE GLOBE. THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT?
Central banks will need to tread carefully as they steer monetary policy that constrains rising prices without choking off fragile growth... READ MORE›
IN ZIMBABWE A FIRST LADY EXERTS HER POWER
According to American diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, Ms. Mugabe was engaged in the illegal mining of diamonds in eastern Zimbabwe... READ MORE›
CHINA'S EPIC SHORT SQUEEZE IS BACK AS YUAN RALLY BURNS BEARS
The onshore yuan gained 0.7 percent to 6.8830 per dollar in Shanghai on Thursday, while the rate in Hong Kong extended its two-day advance to 2.5 percent... READ MORE›
YUAN PARES RECORD RALLY AS GOLDMAN SAYS NOW'S THE TIME TO SELL
The Chinese currency will probably drop to 7.3 per dollar by December, emerging-market strategists led by Kamakshya Trivedi in London predicted in a note dated Thursday... READ MORE›
RECORD LEVELS OF OVERCROWDING AT HOSPITALS REMAIN FOR SECOND DAY IN ROW
Elsewhere, there were 30 people or more on trolleys in hospitals in Waterford, Galway, Kilkenny, Portlaoise, Mullingar and both the Mercy and University hospitals in Cork... READ MORE›
TAXI DRIVER CAUGHT WITH COCAINE TWICE IN A YEAR KEEPS HIS LICENCE
A Dublin taxi-driver who was caught with cocaine in his car twice within a 12-month period following a sting operation can continue working as a cabbie... READ MORE›
ANZ SELLS SHANGHAI RURAL STAKE FOR $1.3 BILLION
ANZ said the sale would boost its tier-I capital ratio by about 40 basis points... READ MORE›
YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS AS ANIME HIT DOMINATES 2016 BOX OFFICE
South Korea A sluggish start for South Korea's box office in 2016 increased anxiety in an already pressured film industry... READ MORE›
THIS IS WHERE THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID EXPATS LIVE
Lifestyle, however, suffered for some upon moving to Asia as 30 percent of expats in Singapore and 50 percent in Hong Kong reported a decline in work-life balance... READ MORE›
LONDON BOSSES ENJOY THE MOST 'EGO SPACE' OF THE WORLD'S FINANCIAL CENTRES
Europe's other financial centres, Frankfurt and Paris, emerged as more egalitarian than London, with their space ratio at 67pc and 50pc respectively... READ MORE›
SINGAPORE DEFAULTS SEEN AS BELLWETHER FOR 2017 ASIA DISTRESS
Singapore's commodities-related defaults could turn out to be the canary in the mine... READ MORE›
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The rise of Donald Trump On Nov. 8, Republican Party candidate Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election... READ MORE›
GIRL, 10, DIES AFTER FALLING ILL ON TORONTO-TO-LONDON FLIGHT
TORONTO AP -- A 10-year-old girl died has died after falling ill aboard a trans-Atlantic Air Canada flight... READ MORE›
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ENGLAND MANAGER SAM ALLARDYCE FOR SALE
During Allardyce's meetings with the reporters he also The issue of third party ownership in football has been described as slavery ... READ MORE›
THE OUTLAW OCEAN SEA SLAVES THE HUMAN MISERY THAT FEEDS PETS AND LIVESTOCK
After offloading fish for about 10 minutes, Som Nang said he asked the captain why Mr. Long was chained... READ MORE›
CHINA SEIZES US NAVY UNDERWATER DRONE IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF SOUTH CHINA SEA
The Pentagon says a Chinese warship has seized a US Navy underwater drone collecting unclassified data in international waters in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
YVR NAMED BEST AIRPORT IN THE WORLD
Vancouver International Airport has been awarded the 'best airport in the world' designation by the CAPA Centre for Aviation... READ MORE›
RINGGIT DIPS TO WEAKEST LEVEL SINCE 1998 ASIA FINANCIAL CRISIS
You will now receive the Game Plan newsletter While capital flight is unavoidable, foreign investors will return when things stabilize, Johari said in Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE TO U.S. OVER AID
President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying bye-bye America... READ MORE›
CHINESE AIRLINES ARE FLOODING THE WORLD WITH SUPER-CHEAP AIRFARES
The 43-year-old Boston resident and her friend saved hundreds of dollars last year choosing China Southern Airlines Co... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS MARCH IN MALAYSIAN CAPITAL CALLING FOR PM NAJIB TO STEP DOWN
So I'm here to protest against our prime minister, said artist Fahmi Reza, holding a poster of a clown-faced Najib... READ MORE›
ADAM SALEH REMOVED FROM PLANE 'FOR SPEAKING ARABIC'
YouTube star Adam Saleh says he was forced off New York-bound plane with a friend after speaking Arabic on the phone... READ MORE›
AND THE WORLD BUILDING OF THE YEAR IS...
Keep cool and carry on how architects are redefining stadium design... READ MORE›
WHY FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION STILL EXISTS IN MODERN SINGAPORE
According to her, all the Malay Muslim girls in Singapore she knows have undergone this procedure... READ MORE›
MANHATTAN'S DEAD RABBIT IS NAMED THE WORLD'S BEST BAR
Manhattans Dead Rabbit Is Named the Worlds Best Bar... READ MORE›
AIRASIA PLANE MISSING WITH 162 ABOARD
On July 17, another Malaysia Airlines flight, also a Boeing 777, was shot down over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine while on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›
ASIAN VIEWERS GIVE NOD TO CLINTON AFTER FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Donald Trump says Japan and South Korea can develop nuclear weapons?... READ MORE›
CHINA INSTALLS WEAPONS SYSTEMS ON ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS
AMTI said it had been tracking construction of hexagonal structures on Fiery Cross, Mischief and Subi reefs in the Spratly Islands since June and July... READ MORE›
WORLD'S BIGGEST REAL ESTATE BINGE IS COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU
A frenetic gathering of brokers, developers and other real estate professionals all jockeying for the attention of Chinese buyers... READ MORE›
FLASH CRASH OF THE POUND BAFFLES TRADERS WITH ALGORITHMS BEING BLAMED
S P 500 Index futures expiring in December rose 0.1 percent, while a gauge of Asian equities lost 0.2 percent... READ MORE›
THE OUTLAW OCEAN TRICKED AND INDEBTED ON LAND ABUSED OR ABANDONED AT SEA
Continue reading the main story Mr. Andrade agreed to sign up, handed over about 200 in processing fees and left for Manila, 220 miles north of here... READ MORE›
CHINA TAIWAN AND A MEETING AFTER 66 YEARS
I don't think anyone in Taiwan wants to rock the boat with China, the diplomat said... READ MORE›
CHINA IS TRANSFORMING SOUTHEAST ASIA FASTER THAN EVER
China's investment is transforming its smaller Southeast Asian neighbors like never before while helping turn Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar into bigger destinations for its exports... READ MORE›
FORGET KOBE BEEF: THESE ARE THE CULT STEAKS EVERYBODY WANTS RIGHT NOW
Once upon a time, it was enough to impress people with your fancy steaks just by saying Kobe and Wagyu... READ MORE›
DEBRIS IS THOUGHT TOCOME FROM MISSINGMALAYSIA JETLINER
The investigators noted that no other Boeing 777 was known to be missing suggesting that the piece was part of the missing aircraft... READ MORE›
ANZ'S DBS DEAL MARKS LATEST RETREAT FROM ASIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT
DBS bought Societe Generale's Asian wealth-management division in 2014 and is said to be considering a bid for ABN Amro Group NV's private-banking business in the region... READ MORE›
AIRASIA FLIGHT FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE LOSES CONTACT
AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07 24hrs this morning, the airline said... READ MORE›
'BUDGIE NINE' ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA, ASK FOR 'PRIVACY' AND 'RESPECT'
Jack Walker, staffer to Australia's Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne, remained behind with his father John Walker on Thursday night... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA'S FIRST FAMILY ARE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AS DAVID CAMERON FLIES IN
As david cameron arrives to talk trade malaysian prime minister najib razak's bank accounts his wife's handbags and her son's hollywood deals are making the headlines... READ MORE›
'SUPERMOON' LIGHTS UP SKY AROUND THE WORLD
The supermoon reached its brightest in Asia on Monday evening... READ MORE›
SINGAPORE IS BEATING HONG KONG IN ASIA'S FINTECH RACE
Almost 90 percent of fintech investment in Asia-Pacific this year bypassed both Hong Kong and Singapore and went directly into China, according to the Accenture study... READ MORE›
SUPERSONIC IS COMING BACK. WILL THE AIRLINES BUY IT?
In response to skeptics, Boom touts its design as a radical update of the troubled Concorde, which was operated by only two airlines over 27 years... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA PM URGES WORLD TO ACT AGAINST 'GENOCIDE' OF MYANMAR'S ROHINGYA
Najib said the rally at a stadium in Kuala Lumpur would send a strong message to Aung San Suu Kyi's government that enough is enough ... READ MORE›
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TRUMP AND PENCE'S OPPOSITION TO SYRIAN REFUGEES IS BASED ON A HUGE LIE
He pointed to proxies of the Islamic State militant group infiltrating Europe in the guise of refugees and gestured to the attacks in Paris in November... READ MORE›
CLINTON IS NOW BEATING TRUMP IN 5 MUST-WIN BATTLEGROUND STATES
She was also ahead in Pennsylvania 45 to 39 percent, Florida 45 to 43 percent and North Carolina 44 to 42 percent ... READ MORE›
POLICE SEARCH FOR CULPRITS AFTER NAKED DONALD TRUMP STATUE IS STOLEN IN MIAMI
MIAMI - Police in South Florida say they have a person of interest in the theft of a naked Donald Trump statue... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP DITCHED BY HISPANIC SUPPORTERS AFTER 'INHUMANE' IMMIGRATION SPEECH
Donald Trump's Hispanic supporters listened to his speech on immigration... READ MORE›
TRUMP OUTLINES HARDLINE POSITION ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IN SPEECH
He spoke hours after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto told Trump in a face-to-face meeting in Mexico City that Mexico would not pay for it... READ MORE›
TRUMP: THE ART OF THE MAN
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IN NEW AD AIRED ON TV, CLINTON ATTACKS TRUMP'S OUTREACH TO BLACK VOTERS
Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the bigotry of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing... READ MORE›
BREXIT LEADER NIGEL FARAGE TOLD TRUMP VOTERS TO 'STAND UP TO THE ESTABLISHMENT'
Brexit leader Nigel Farage urges Donald Trump voters to 'stand up to the establishment'... READ MORE›
TRUMP LOSES BID TO END TRUMP UNIVERSITY LAWSUIT BEFORE TRIAL
In a July 22 hearing, Curiel tentatively denied the bid by Trump to dismiss the lawsuit in California, one of three over the defunct Trump University venture... READ MORE›
TRUMP LAWYERS TO URGE DISMISSAL OF UNIVERSITY CASE IN U.S. COURT
The cases against Trump University have regularly cropped up during the presidential campaign... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S RNC ADDRESS COULD MARK THE START OF AN AMERICAN REVIVAL
Donald Trump needed to give the speech of his life-he did that, and much more... READ MORE›
MALAYSIA WARNS OF PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK
Authorities in Malaysia's capital have credible information about a planned terrorist attack amid concern about growing support for Islamic State among Muslim extremists across south-east Asia... READ MORE›