Singapore and China reach 19 deals, boosting ties in green financing, digitalisation
The deliverables reflect the growing depth and breadth of bilateral cooperation.
The Straits Times
Any US-China war over Taiwan would be about maritime control over Asia: Wang Gungwu
The US is a global superpower at sea, and would consider it “unacceptable” if China challenges it in that domain, Professor Wang said.
Top South Korean officials apologise for deadly crowd crush, admit to flaws in crowd control
As grief turns to rage, people are questioning why there were no proper measures by government agencies to prevent overcrowding.
South-east Asia benefits from US-China trade rivalry but not taking advantage of situation: Expert
Former Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa said South-east Asia is in itself an attractive destination “because of our inherent potential” for investors.
No new curbs in recent wave, but they cannot be ruled out: S’pore health minister
“We need to be prepared, in case there’s a nasty infection wave. We need to have our contingency plans,” stated Singapore’s Health Minister.
US plans to deploy B-52 bombers to Australia’s north, ABC reports
An expert said Washington putting B-52s in Australia, which could reach and potentially attack mainland China, will be a warning to Beijing.
Questions raised about lax crowd control as South Koreans mourn crowd crush tragedy
Itaewon is known to draw a surge of revellers over Halloween, Christmas, long weekends, and the annual Itaewon Global Village Festival.
Golf: ‘Very special to get to the top’, says Thai teen Atthaya Thitikul, 19, the new world No. 1
Atthaya, 19, is only the second player under age 20 to reach No. 1, joining Lydia Ko.
Tamil village praying for return of bronze idols from Singapore
Investigations by citizen activists and the Tamil Nadu Police’s Idol Wing traced the Somaskanda bronze idols in 2015 to the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore.
Downward trend in Covid-19 cases in S’pore; WHO suggests close monitoring
This comes a week after the Health Minister’s warning that the ongoing wave of Covid-19 infections driven by the XBB subvariant may peak earlier than mid-November.