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›

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›

THE TOP OVERSEAS NEWS STORIES OF 2016

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›

SINGAPORE TEEN CRITIC HELD IN US WHILE APPEALING FOR ASYLUM

Refugee Convention was designed to protect, and Human Rights Watch hopes the U.S. will recognize his asylum claim, he said in a statement... READ MORE›

TOP 2017 PICKS FOR ASIA'S EMERGING MARKETS

Currencies Mizuho Bank Ltd.'s Tokyo-based emerging-markets trader Masakatsu Fukaya likes India's rupee and Indonesia's rupiah... 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›

A YOUTUBE PRANKSTER WAS THROWN OFF A PLANE. NOW THERE'S A CAMPAIGN TO BOYCOTT THE AIRLINE

Delta Air Lines asked YouTube star Adam Saleh and his friend, Slim, to exit a flight heading to New York Wednesday morning... READ MORE›

U.S. YOUTUBE FAVE SAYS HE, FRIEND KICKED OFF DELTA FLIGHT FOR SPEAKING ARABIC

Saleh was born and raised in New York City... READ MORE›

2016'S BEST AND WORST PERFORMING HEDGE FUNDS

Distressed-debt hedge funds, mostly concentrated in energy-related bets, profited from the rally in oil prices this year, returning 12 percent on average... 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›

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›

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›

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›

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›

PROTESTERS CALL FOR MALAYSIAN LEADER TO RESIGN

Among the speakers was former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 91, who once chose Mr. Najib as prime minister but now criticizes his former protege's government as corrupt... READ MORE›

AL JAZEERA WINS TOP PRIZES AT ASIAN TV AWARDS

Al Jazeera English has won the Cable Satellite Channel Of The Year award as well as the Network Of The Year at the Asian TV Awards... READ MORE›

FURY AS AIRASIA FAMILIES SHOWN LIVE FOOTAGE OF FLOATING BODIES BEING RECOVERED FROM MISSING PLANE

Similar footage was later picked up by other channels and broadcast around Indonesia and South-east Asia... READ MORE›

GARUDA KICKS OFF JAKARTA-MUMBAI FLIGHT

State-owned airline company Garuda Indonesia launched the Jakarta-Mumbai flight on Monday as part of the national flag carrier's program to strengthen air connectivity with India... READ MORE›

AIRASIA TO LAUNCH SALE OF STAKE IN LEASING ARM, SAY SOURCES

They said AirAsia has hired Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and RHB Bank to handle the sale, and expects to complete it by early next year... READ MORE›

INDONESIA FOREST FIRES MAY BECOME WORST ON RECORD

That will be a double catastrophe, said Lim Teck Wyn, who organized a protest march to Indonesia's embassy in Kuala Lumpur over the haze... READ MORE›

BEATEN-DOWN AIRASIA TAPS INVESTORS TO TAKE COMPANY PRIVATE

Exclusive Beaten-down AirAsia taps investors to take company private - sources... READ MORE›

MH370 PASSENGERS FAMILIES WANT MORE ANSWERS

Many relatives also said they want to go to Reunion Island, yet neither Malaysia Airlines nor Malaysian authorities have contacted them to facilitate the journey... READ MORE›

WING PIECE FOUND ON REUNION BEACH TRIGGERS MH370 SPECULATION

Angry next of kin have criticized Malaysia's handling of the plane's disappearance, and have questioned the choice to focus the search on the southern Indian Ocean... READ MORE›

WING PIECE FOUND ON REUNION BEACH TRIGGERS MH370 SPECULATION

Angry next of kin have criticized Malaysia's handling of the plane's disappearance, and have questioned the choice to focus the search on the southern Indian Ocean... READ MORE›

ARE SCOTLAND YARD OFFICERS BEING ARRESTED JUST FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT RACISM?

He was also one of a minority of passengers who were not flying on AirAsia, choosing a rival budget airline instead... READ MORE›

ANGER GROWS OVER FLIGHT TRACKING LESSONS NOT LEARNT AS INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES CONCLUDE THE PLANE IS ON THE SEABED

At a press conference in Surabaya, AirAsia's chief executive, Tony Fernandes, said We really can't speculate until we find the aircraft... READ MORE›

AIRASIA: OFFICIALS CONFIRM DEBRIS IS FROM MISSING JET

Mystery still surrounds Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared March 8 without a trace en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard... READ MORE›

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