42 promising young individuals from S’pore in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list
Of the 42 representatives from Singapore, 18 are non-Singaporeans who are based in and operate from Singapore.
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Singapore firm to set up EV charging network across 5 countries in South-east Asia
Singapore-based company Charge+ has announced its plan for 45 high-speed charging stations connecting Singapore to Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Peace cannot mean ceding territory, Ukraine tells China envoy
Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba also underscored the importance of China’s mediating role, in particular regarding nuclear safety and the resumption of grain exports through the…
SEA Games 2023: Cambodia signs off with picture-perfect closing ceremony
Despite some hiccups, the 32nd Games were largely incident-free for the 12,000 athletes, coaches and delegates, whose expenses were covered by the hosts.
As China’s herd immunity wanes, citizens navigate living with Covid-19
Nearly six months since China abruptly lifted some of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, there remain concerns of a second wave amid waning herd immunity, even as…
Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN
Global temperatures are poised to exceed the more ambitious target set out in the Paris climate accords, with a two-thirds chance that one of the next five years will do so, said…
SEA Games 2023: 10 of the best and worst moments
As the 32nd SEA Games drew to a close, The Straits Times’ men on the ground Deepanraj Ganesan, David Lee and Jonathan Wong relived the highs and lows of the action in Cambodia.
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…
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.
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.