S’pore oil trader Winson Group ‘a key node’ in illicit fuel supply to North Korea, says UN
Winson Group has refuted details of its purported illicit activity.
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Australian law chief wants defamation rules fixed for the Internet age
This follows a High Court ruling that publishers of social media posts are liable for reader comments.
Manabe expresses ‘big surprise’ on Nobel for global warming work
The 90-year-old Japanese-born U.S. citizen was recognized for his pioneering research on climate change.
China’s Mars probes suspend explorations due to sun outage
The outage refers to a phenomenon when Mars and the Earth move to either side of the sun.
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot arrives in Taiwan
His visit comes ahead of the planned celebrations marking the founding of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
‘North rehearsed submarine attacks on South during 2018 peace talks’
It was the highest number of drills since 2014.
China’s Taihu Tunnel to aid regional economy, connectivity
The longest passageway under a lake ever built in China, is expected to open to traffic in December.
Many South Koreans feel they are ‘living’ the Squid Game
The South Korean thriller Squid Game exposes many harsh realities faced by its people.
Indebted Chinese developer Evergrande calls for trading halt amid rumours of sale to rival
China’s second-largest developer has been trying to stay afloat amid liabilities of over 1.97 trillion yuan (S$415 billion) since last year.
China publishes chronicle outlining WHO mission
The chronicle covers the joint effort between July and March this year.