TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – Taipei plans to make it easier for people from Hong Kong to stay in Taiwan, the latest show of support for those fleeing a government crackdown on dissent in the Asian financial hub. Officials plan to allow people from Hong Kong and Macau who are studying and working in Taiwan to extend […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – The missile North Korea fired off its east coast on Tuesday was a newly developed hypersonic missile, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday (Sept 29). North Korea fired the missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South Korea […]
TOKYO – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its new leader on Wednesday (Sept 29) in a poll that will have important ramifications for the country’s future. Whoever wins in the race to succeed Mr Yoshihide Suga will likely be sworn in as Japan’s 100th Prime Minister when Parliament convenes on Oct 4. […]
SINGAPORE – Five more people have died from Covid-19 complications in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (Sept 28). They comprised four Singaporean men aged between 69 and 79, and a 77-year-old Singaporean woman. Two of them were unvaccinated, while one was partially vaccinated. The other two were inoculated against the virus. All […]
TAIPEI – Newly elected chairman of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Eric Chu has sparked an uproar on the island with his response to a congratulatory message from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader, for the first time in a message to a leading KMT member, on last Saturday (Sept 25) spoke of his hopes […]
SINGAPORE – Fewer marital unions and births took place in Singapore last year as some Singaporeans postponed their marriage and parenthood plans due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Government’s annual Population in Brief report released on Tuesday (Sept 28). There were 19,430 citizen marriages in 2020, down 12.3 per cent from 22,165 in […]
SINGAPORE – Fewer marital unions and births took place in Singapore last year as some Singaporeans postponed their marriage and parenthood plans due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Government’s annual Population in Brief report released on Tuesday (Sept 28). There were 19,430 citizen marriages in 2020, down 12.3 per cent from 22,165 in […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP’s) healthcare advisory panel – which includes infectious diseases specialist Paul Tambyah – has come up with an alternative strategy to tackle the pandemic. Part of its plan involves stopping the testing of asymptomatic individuals outside of contact tracing, so that Singapore’s healthcare resources can be concentrated on those […]
MANILA (REUTERS) – A Bill to raise the minimum age of sexual consent in the Philippines from 12 to 16 has moved closer towards becoming law, after senators approved its final reading. The Bill aims to protect children from rape and other forms of sexual abuse, and was backed by 22 senators on Monday (Sept […]
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thai authorities on Tuesday (Sept 28) rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from floodwaters that have already inundated 70,000 homes and killed six people in the country’s northern and central provinces. Tropical storm Dianmu has caused flooding in 30 provinces, with the country’s central region the worst hit, the Thai Disaster Prevention and […]