CNA visited villages in the Hebei province to find out the situation on the ground, after China abruptly relaxed its zero-COVID policy in early December last year.Continue Reading
Authorities plan to counter the menace of fake news and disinformation ahead of the election scheduled for May in partnership with popular platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, according to the Election Commission (EC).Continue Reading
There is no home to go back to, said one Singaporean who moved to the country’s capital Kyiv to live with his Ukrainian wife.Continue Reading
The West may come away unimpressed – but convincing them was never likely the main goal for Beijing.Continue Reading
E.U. and ASEAN look into new cross-country trade mechanisms to facilitate digital trade, as ethnic Tamils in Myanmar are denied Burmese citizenship. Meanwhile, Indonesia awaits the implementation of a new controversial criminal code. Plus, Christopher Hale’s upcoming book dives into Singapore’s recent history
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Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer who underwent extensive plastic surgery to make himself look Korean and evaded capture for three months.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: If you’ve received a suspicious message – whether it’s on WhatsApp, Telegram or via SMS – you can soon check if it could be a scam. All you have to do is to send a screenshot of it or copy its text into a WhatsApp bot – a new productContinue Reading
TOKYO – Kazuo Ueda used his big moment in the spotlight on Friday to assure Bank of Japan watchers he’s no Peter Pan. One of the cringiest moments of predecessor Haruhiko Kuroda’s 10 years as BOJ governor came in 2015, when he spelled out his strategy to reanimate Asia’s second-biggest economy. “I trust that many […]Continue Reading
Australia’s defence minister aims to reassure Thailand that plans to acquire a new fleet of nuclear submarines would enhance “collective security” in the region after neighbouring countries voiced concerns.Continue Reading
Singapore’s total fertility rate has been falling for many years. The previous low was 1.1 in 2020.Continue Reading