“We are extremely disappointed that the Changi Airport Group has chosen to unilaterally announce a plan to relocate the Jetstar Group to Terminal 4 at Changi International Airport, before any agreement has been reached,” it said at the time. “A joint study was only agreed to be undertaken last weekContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un sent a congratulatory letter to Xi Jinping on his re-election as China’s leader, saying he hoped to further develop their ties, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday (Oct 23). “The 20th Congress of the CPC (Chinese Communist Party) offered a significant landmark forContinue Reading
China has scored another first in high-speed railway technology. After operating the world’s fastest commercial maglev train since 2003, China is now testing a much faster system that reportedly zooms at over 80% of the speed of sound. Referred to as an “electromagnetic sled,” the train has a top speed of 1,030 kilometers (640 miles) […]Continue Reading
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man who kept seven pit bulls in his house has died after being attacked by one or two of the dogs in Muang district on Saturday, a member of the Hook 31 rescue unit said.Continue Reading
PHUKET: The flood-ravaged road from Kathu to Patong reopened for pedestrians on Sunday, but all vehicles are barred pending repair work.Continue Reading
About 20 per cent of cases daily are reinfections, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.Continue Reading
This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. It is the second of two parts. Read part 1. In July 2018, President Donald Trump met at his New Jersey golf club with a Chinese businessman who should never have gotten anywhere near the most powerful man in the world. Tao Liu […]Continue Reading
BEIJING: Li Qiang, who oversaw Shanghai’s grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown this year as party boss of China’s commercial hub, is on track to become China’s next premier after President Xi Jinping unveiled a new governing body packed with loyalists. Li, a close ally of the newly re-appointed Chinese leader, was elevatedContinue Reading
China did not want another Mao, but the party did little to stop the rise of a more powerful leader.Continue Reading
The Chinese leader moves into a historic third term in power in a break from decades-long tradition.Continue Reading