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American Born Chinese: An ‘Avengers’ of Asian talent and mythological heroes

Directed by film-maker Destin Daniel Cretton and actress Lucy Liu, it follows shy Chinese-American teenager Jin Wang, who is trying to fit in at school when he meets a foreign…

  • Published: May 18, 202312:21 pm
  • Author Alison de Souza
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Japan, China ministers make first call on defence hotline

The hotline, launched on March 31, had been mooted by both sides for over a decade as a way to avert unexpected clashes in the East China Sea.

  • Published: May 18, 20239:13 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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BJP may need to rework strategy for south India, say analysts

The silver lining for BJP is that it managed to retain its vote share of 36 per cent from the previous election in Karnataka, with Congress getting 42.88 per cent.

  • Published: May 18, 20239:11 am
  • Author Nirmala Ganapathy
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S’pore has to be consistent, credible and principled in navigating China-US rivalry: DPM Lawrence Wong

Singapore, he added, is a friend to both China and America, “and we want to stay friends with both sides”.

  • Published: May 18, 20239:03 am
  • Author Tan Dawn Wei
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Singapore and South Africa sign two agreements, deepen ties

The new agreements will broaden Singapore and South Africa’s already-strong cooperation into new and forward-looking areas, said PM Lee.

  • Published: May 17, 20234:23 pm
  • Author Lim Yan Liang
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Singapore’s Primary 4 pupils are world’s best in reading

Ireland took second spot in the latest 2021 study, followed by Hong Kong, Russia and Northern Ireland.

  • Published: May 17, 20234:09 pm
  • Author Amelia Teng
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Postcard from Phnom Penh: Tuol Sleng a reminder of Cambodia’s painful past

Now known as Tuol Sleng (hill of poisonous trees in Khmer), it is a genocide museum that chronicles the massacre that happened under the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979.

  • Published: May 17, 20233:10 pm
  • Author David Lee
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Sugar prices to further spike due to reduced sugar production in India, export curbs

Global prices have already been rallying near their highest level in more than a decade, with a pound of raw sugar currently trading at nearly 26 US cents, up from around 17 US…

  • Published: May 17, 20232:04 pm
  • Author Debarshi Dasgupta
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British PM Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law draws disbelief after giving 10 Downing St as her address

Blaming her modest appearance for the disbelief she drew at the airport, she said the immigration officer looked at her and said: “Are you joking?”

  • Published: May 17, 202311:03 am
  • Author Elaine Lee
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Move Forward Party HQ lies at the heart of the orange wave in Thailand elections

With redbrick walls and New York loft-style decor, the building is the main destination for meetings, press conferences and party celebrations.

  • Published: May 17, 202310:09 am
  • Author Tan Tam Mei

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