Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, to be freed from Nepal jail
2022-12-21
Frenchman Charles Sobhraj, a serial killer portrayed in a hit BBC drama, will be released and deported.Continue Reading
Japan rate pivot means higher US bond yields
2022-12-21
NEW YORK – The lender of Japan’s December 20 decision to lift the cover on 10-year govt bond yields in order to 0. 5% from 0. 25% appears on the surface like a minor tweak of financial policy. In reality, it’s a hairline split in the biggest dam in world economic markets. Japan may be the world’s number one creditor, […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after accident along Havelock Road
2022-12-21
SINGAPORE: The motorcyclist was delivered to hospital after a car accident on Wednesday (Dec 21) involving the minibus and motorbike. Emergency services were alerted to the accident in about 6. 50pm on Wednesday at the junction of European Tong Sen Road and Havelock Road. A 29-year-old female motorcyclist had beenContinue Reading
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s visit to Beijing ignites hopes for warmer ties: Analysts
2022-12-21
LABOR KEEN ON CHINA TIES Since Australia’s Labor Party took power in May, it has been seeking to repair ties with China. Compared with the previous government led by the Liberal Party, the current administration has “toned down on the rhetoric and improved the atmosphere for relations”, Prof Thayer toldContinue Reading
Can China make its people spend more?
2022-12-21
A new document, issued on December 15, announces a bold 13-year plan through 2022-2035 to boost domestic consumption and stop export growth that might achieve the staggering surplus of US$1 trillion at the end of the year. The program is long past due, as economists are actually discussing expanding China’s domestic consumption, specifically private consumers’ demand, […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading
First foreign COVID-19 vaccines head to China from Germany
2022-12-21
The shipment of the BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines comes after China agreed to allow German nationals in the country to get the shot.Continue Reading
Donki discount store mascot survives axe after Japanese uproar
2022-12-21
The Donki discount chain reverses its decision to replace Donpen, a penguin that wears a Santa hat.Continue Reading
China, Australia ministers meet as trading partners seek to restore ties
2022-12-21
“NO GRIEVANCES” Wang told his counterpart that China and Australia had no fundamental conflicts of interest and they should use the 50th anniversary of ties to reorganise and restart relations, China’s foreign ministry said. “China and Australia have no historical grievances and no fundamental conflicts of interest, and should andContinue Reading
Four arrested for selling homemade guns to vocational students
2022-12-21
Four men were arrested on charges of making and selling homemade guns and ammunition to vocational students, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) reported.Continue Reading
Batang Kali landslide: We will not shirk responsibility, says campsite operator
2022-12-21
PETALING JAYA: Father’s Organic Farm will not shirk any responsibility for the tragic landslide that hit its campsite in Batang Kali on Friday (Dec 16). Read full storyContinue Reading