SINGAPORE – Four more men have died of dengue, bringing the total deaths this year to nine as of July 20. The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency said in a joint reply to media queries on Monday (July 29) that there were 8,020 dengue cases reported to MOH as of July […]
Vietnam’s customs authority has confiscated 125 kilograms (275lbs) of rhino horns worth up to €3.5m. The state-run Vietnam News reported that the 55 pieces of horn were concealed inside plaster blocks in an air shipment. They were discovered on Thursday. According to the authority, the shipment was declared as non-taxable material to avoid customs check […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media said on Sunday the United States has shipped several million tonnes of soybeans to China since the two countries’ leaders met in June, although U.S. government data shows that the volume was much less. The U.S.-China trade war has curbed the export of U.S. crops to China, with soybean […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore will continue to develop the skills of its local workforce and invest to boost the potential of the best in the country while, at the same time, welcome talent from overseas to work alongside Singaporeans in globally competitive teams. Both are part of a five-prong talent strategy outlined by Minister for Trade […]
At least 20 people have been killed in an attack targeting the Kabul office of vice-presidential election candidate Amrullah Saleh. Fifty other people were injured in the attack on the Green Trend office in the capital on Sunday. The violence came on the first day of campaigning for Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential elections. Mr Saleh, who […]
PHNOM PENH (REUTERS) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday (July 29) that an additional US$40 million (S$55 million) would be spent on weapons from China to modernise the Southeast Asian country’s military Cambodia’s military ties with ally China have been under increased scrutiny after concerns expressed by the United States and a […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s military is holding exercises this week in waters near Taiwan, China’s maritime safety agency said, days after Beijing reiterated it is ready to fight if there is any move towards independence for the self-ruled island. The agency did not say when the exercises would be held or what type of forces […]
BEIJING – China has condemned the recent ‘horrendous incidents’ in Hong Kong, and reiterated its firm support for the city’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam. In a rare press conference held in Beijing on Monday (July 29), the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, which has cabinet-level authority over the former British colony, said the incidents […]
A teenager who accused a ruling party lawmaker of rape in 2017 has been seriously injured in a road accident in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state. The 19-year-old was travelling in a car with her lawyer and two relatives when it hit a lorry on a state highway. The two female relatives of the girl […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday after Iran described emergency talks on a multi-party nuclear agreement with a group of signatories as “constructive”, suggesting an easing of tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures were up 23 cents, or 0.4%, at $63.23 a barrel by 0054 GMT. Prices rose 1.6% last week. […]