SEOUL: South Korea fired warning shots toward a North Korean vessel that crossed the maritime border on Saturday (Apr 15), South Korea’s military said a day after the incident which came amid recent tension over the North’s missile tests. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it fired warningContinue Reading
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank defied expectations that it would tighten monetary policy for a sixth time since October 2021, announcing on Friday (April 14) that it would keep its policy settings unchanged despite stubborn price pressures at a 14-year-high and amid advance estimates that first-quarter economic growth fell well short of expectations. The bellwether […]Continue Reading
The central bank said the effects of its past tightening moves are “still working through the economy and should dampen inflation further”.Continue Reading
As China tries to play peacemaker, its military actions over Taiwan threaten to undercut its goals.Continue Reading
People in Western Australia stock up on supplies amid warnings of 275 km/h gusts and heavy rain.Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea likely fired a “new type” of ballistic missile on Thursday (Apr 13) that may have used advanced solid fuel, Seoul’s military said, representing a potential technical breakthrough for Pyongyang’s banned weapons programs. “North Korea appears to have fired a new type of ballistic missile, possibly using solidContinue Reading
TOKYO: The Japanese government lifted an evacuation order for residents of the northern island of Hokkaido, saying the country’s J-Alert emergency warning system had made an erroneous prediction a missile would fall near the island. Japan’s government urged Hokkaido residents to take shelter on Thursday morning (Apr 13) after NorthContinue Reading
The French leader says his country should not get caught up in escalation between the US and China.Continue Reading
If you think of the global economy as a giant chess match, China’s Xi Jinping now seems a few moves ahead of US President Joe Biden. That’s a plausible take on China’s leader hosting French President Emmanuel Macron in Beijing in recent days. Tesla billionaire Elon Musk was in China to double down on the […]Continue Reading
BEIJING: Travel bookings in China have recovered to pre-pandemic levels after being suppressed last year by zero-COVID policies, and are set to boom for the upcoming May Day holiday, according to data from popular booking apps. By Apr 6, orders of domestic travel for the holiday had reached pre COVID-19Continue Reading