Ukraine and the birth of a new Europe
The move to invite Ukraine to join the European Union is politically significant for not just the country.
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Hong Kong floating restaurant Jumbo sinks in South China Sea
The restaurant, a once famed but financially struggling Hong Kong tourist attraction, capsized near the Paracel Islands after it "encountered adverse conditions" on June 19.
‘Everybody wants to be segregated’: Internal divisions in US hardening, warns Yale’s Prof Amy Chua
Citing anti-immigration, anti-China and anti-Muslim sentiment, she described the US currently as "hunkering down, and in a kind of very open way".
Malaysia’s move to stockpile chickens improves domestic supply, but prices continue to rise
Imported livestock feed - whose prices have increased by some 70 per cent since the war in Ukraine started - is the main factor driving up local chicken production costs,…
Being at the wrong place at the wrong time can mean quarantine
Even after Shanghai residents were allowed to venture out of housing compounds, many are unwilling to do so, for fear of crossing paths with a Covid-19-positive person, or even…
China hit by rare union of record rainfall, heatwaves and a tornado
The authorities issued warnings of "extreme weather events" as early as April, ahead of the rainy season that signals seasonal transition from spring to summer in June.
Making sense of the sound and fury of strategic theatre at the Shangri-La Dialogue
The conjoining of two strategic theatres - Asia and Europe - stood out as a clear theme of this year's event.
Hundreds of workers join aviation industry as firms ramp up recruitment
In Singapore, the number of air travellers and visitors are at their highest since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Para-sports: Xiu wins gold at World Para Swimming C’ships; her fourth overall
The five-time Paralympic champion touched the wall in a championship record time of 2min 15.16sec.
Govt proposes laws for EV charging, requires new buildings to install chargers
The developments also have to provide sufficient electrical load to support EV charging.