SEOUL: The United States and South Korea staged drills for the second time in a week on Friday (Feb 3) with some of their latest warplanes, despite North Korean complaints that the exercises were increasing tensions on the peninsula. The two countries conducted a joint air exercise over the seaContinue Reading
Doctors said that some men may be hesitant to get the vaccine because of misconceptions that HPV infections only affect females.Continue Reading
The new administration of Ferdinand Marcos has been keen to reverse that. Beijing’s growing assertiveness on Taiwan and its building of bases in the disputed South China Sea have given fresh impetus to Washington and Manila to strengthen their partnership. Given the Philippines’ proximity to Taiwan and its surrounding waters,Continue Reading
Market watchers expect yields on T-bills to retreat but maintain above 3.5 per cent this year, while that of the Singapore Savings Bonds will range between 2.5 and 2.75 per cent.Continue Reading
The ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting comes shortly after the second anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar.
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SINGAPORE: The United States Treasury Department on Wednesday (Feb 1) blacklisted a Singapore trading company and its 65-year-old Singaporean director over their involvement in a Russian sanctions evasion network. “Full blocking sanctions” were imposed against Ms Serena Ng Bee Lin and Asia Trading & Construction, which the US Treasury identifiedContinue Reading
GUWAHATI: Police in Assam have arrested more than 1,800 men for marrying or arranging marriages to underage girls, launching what the eastern Indian state’s chief minister said on Friday (Feb 3) was the start of a sustained crackdown on the practice. Police began the arrests on Thursday night, and moreContinue Reading
Investors had piled into Myanmar after the military eased its iron grip a decade ago, but their fortunes have now turned.Continue Reading
Experts say the use of the inflatable could be intended to send a message to Washington.Continue Reading
At the end of 2022, there were reports of long queues of employees in Ho Chi Minh City who had been waiting since dawn at several local offices to claim lump sum payments from their social insurance premiums. Many Vietnamese workers view their social insurance premiums as a kind of savings mechanism and are inclined to seek early access […]Continue Reading