SINGAPORE – For doctors and other medical professionals, interacting with patients can sometimes be more of an art than a science. Communicating effectively and empathetically requires experience, not just medical knowledge. A new joint study by researchers from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) aims to offer a […]
An Australian man will have his hands and legs amputated after what seemed like a simple sore throat became a near-death experience. Mr Jason Miller, 48, had developed a sore throat on the plane ride home from a family holiday in the Philippines last month. As his condition worsened rapidly, the ferry operator was admitted to […]
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said on Wednesday that it would shut down a Japanese-funded foundation created to help Korean women who were forced to work in brothels for Japan’s military during World War II, essentially voiding a 2015 agreement between the countries that was supposed to put the painful issue to rest. South […]
SHANGHAI (AFP) – A crowd gathers at a Shanghai hospital, queuing for remedies made with plant mixtures and animal parts including scorpions and freeze-dried millipedes – medicines that China hopes will find an audience overseas. With a history going back 2,400 years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is deeply rooted in the country and remains popular […]
SEOUL/TOKYO (AFP, REUTERS) – South Korea on Wednesday (Nov 21) announced the formal shutdown of a controversial Japanese-funded foundation created to help former wartime sex slaves, prompting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to say that Seoul’s action risked damaging ties. “If international pledges are broken then forging ties between countries becomes impossible and as a […]
SINGAPORE – Three Singaporeans appeared in court on Wednesday (Nov 21) over their alleged roles in a bribery case linked to an Indonesian Embassy official, involving more than $92,000. Freelance translator Abdul Aziz Mohamed Hanib, 63, was charged with 19 counts of corruption while insurance agent James Yeo Siew Liang, 47, faces 18 charges for […]
SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the 2019 Year of the Boar Almanac coins on Wednesday (Nov 21). It is the third issue in the Singapore Fourth Chinese Almanac Coin Series, which is issued over a span of 12 years, from 2017 to 2028. Each year’s issue depicts a zodiac animal in […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese prosecutors are considering bringing a case against Nissan Motor Co after Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s arrest on suspicion of financial misconduct, the Asahi Shimbun daily said on Wednesday (Nov 21). Ghosn, one of the global car industry’s best-known leaders, was arrested on Monday after Nissan’s internal investigations found he had allegedly engaged […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The Trump administration on Tuesday (Nov 20) said that China has failed to alter its “unfair” practices at the heart of the United States-China trade conflict, adding to tensions ahead of a high-stakes meeting later this month between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The findings were issued in […]
KABUL (NYTIMES) – The bombing of a crowded religious gathering in Kabul on Tuesday (Nov 20) killed at least 50 people, Afghan officials said. Mr Wahid Majrooh, the spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said that in addition to those who were killed, at least 75 people were wounded in an explosion at the […]