BEIJING: China said on Tuesday (Mar 28) that its new ambassador to North Korea has taken up his post, in a sign the North is reopening amid reports it has been suffering heavily from the COVID-19 pandemic and food shortages. Wang Yajun will help in the development of the traditionalContinue Reading
The fact that Saudi Arabia entered a rapprochement deal with Iran and chose China to broker it came as a surprise to many international observers. The agreement, officially called the Joint Trilateral Statement, was signed in Beijing on March 11 and begins the process of restoring diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran. Those ties were […]Continue Reading
Daniel Chia and his team are set to join the firm’s longstanding partner law firm, Prolegis, in Singapore.Continue Reading
Here is your reminder that there is just one week left to vote.Continue Reading
There is just over a week left to enter the 27th iteration of our flagship awards.Continue Reading
The increase in ERP rates affects earlier time belts at several expressway gantries.Continue Reading
The chain of events that led to Khong Siak Meng David’s deportation to Singapore began with a conviction for overstaying and working illegally in Shanghai.Continue Reading
The escaped animal had been on the loose for weeks, prompting an island-wide search.Continue Reading
NANJING, China: People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are ethnically Chinese and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday (Mar 28) at the start of a historic visit to China that Taiwan’s ruling party has criticised. Ma, in office from 2008 to 2016,Continue Reading
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A manhunt is underway for an armed robber who fled with about 40 stolen gold necklaces from a shopping mall in Thung Song district on Monday night.Continue Reading