SINGAPORE – A 14-year-old girl who was playing at the mirror maze attraction at Canopy Park in Jewel Changi Airport suffered a cut on her face that required nine stitches. A spokesman for Jewel confirmed the incident, which took place around 5.15pm on Wednesday (June 19). “First aid was immediately administered by the attraction ranger […]
The recent disappearances of two high-profile Chinese citizens have once again focused international attention on China’s legal system and its use of secret detentions. First to vanish was A-list actress Fan Bingbing, who appeared in the X-Men and Iron Man film franchises. She was not seen in public for months over the summer and went […]
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean government apologized on Thursday for a security lapse that allowed a North Korean fishing boat to spend two and a half days in its waters without being noticed. “What has been revealed so far is enough to cause deep concern among the people,” Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said. […]
(REUTERS) – The US trade war with China is reportedly pushing Apple to restructure its production chain. The Nikkei Asian Review says the iPhone maker is exploring the idea of moving up to 30 percent of its suppliers’ production capacity from China to Southeast Asia. And it says that even if the trade dispute were resolved, […]
SINGAPORE -Singapore has become the first country outside Australia to host the Asia Pacific’s largest autism learning event. More than 1,700 delegates from Singapore and 30 other countries attended this year’s Asia Pacific Autism Conference (Apac) at Resorts World Sentosa on Thursday (June 20). Chairman of the Australian Advisory Board on Autism, which convened the biennial […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong property prices have risen so high some desperate house hunters are now prepared to do the once unthinkable and buy a “haunted” home. Over half the respondents in a REA Group survey published on Thursday (June 20) said they would consider purchasing a haunted apartment. Around 65 per cent […]
HONG KONG – Hong Kong on Thursday (June 20) braced itself for an escalation and civil disobedience as the clock ticks towards a 5pm deadline for embattled leader Carrie Lam to respond to protesters who threatened more action unless she met their demands over a divisive extradition bill that had been suspended. A message circulating […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged on Thursday but signal its readiness to ramp up stimulus if global risks threaten the country’s economic expansion, nodding to the widening fallout from the U.S.-China trade war. The BOJ is under pressure to respond to growing risks […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate at a record-low 6.50% on Wednesday, as expected, holding back from signaling looser policy because of doubts on economic reforms. Otherwise, the scenario outlined by policymakers was one of anemic economic growth and high levels of economic slack putting downward pressure on inflation at […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Himalayan glacier melt has doubled over the last 40 years, according to new research made possible by declassified cold war era satellite imagery. The 650 glaciers under study in parts of China, India, Bhutan and Nepal were found to be melting at the rate of about 0.43m of water a year […]