Millions of Chinese are in limbo as cash-strapped developers halt construction. Some of them may have already been touched by tragedy. The programme Insight uncovers their stories.Continue Reading
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: The growing threat of climate change means that more ecosystems now find themselves on the brink of catastrophe. In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.Continue Reading
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: The growing threat of climate change means that more ecosystems now find themselves on the brink of catastrophe. In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday (Oct 1) for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula 1 world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming after finishing only eighth fastest in damp conditions. Leclerc clocked 1 minute 49.412 seconds in his Ferrari to top the timesheets 0.022 seconds aheadContinue Reading
General Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of the US Air Force in the Pacific, said North Korea’s possession of such a weapon was especially unsettling because, unlike other powers, Pyongyang did not consider nuclear arms to be strictly deterrents – kept but never used. “They’ve threatened to use those weapons against theirContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The US Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating to Category 1, allowing the country’s carriers to expand flights to the United States after a three-year hiatus, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said on Saturday (Oct 1). Wee said the move will bolster tourism and economicContinue Reading
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has announced its intention to contribute up to 46.5 billion yen (US$321 million) to support the production of Micron Technology’s most advanced DRAM memory chips in Hiroshima. The subsidy, announced on September 30, should boost the competitiveness of both Micron and Japan’s semiconductor industry vis-à-vis South Korea’s […]
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The disruption affected hospitals and polyclinics under the National Healthcare Group and the National University Health System.Continue Reading
KABUL: The death toll of a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said on Saturday (Oct 1), as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the “genocide” of their minority community. On Friday a suicide attackerContinue Reading
A 29-year-old man is being investigated for his suspected involvement in a case of rash act.Continue Reading