As Singapore home sales surge, is the government ready to hit the brakes?
Singapore home sales beat forecasts in 2024, due to a resurgence in demand that has renewed speculation the government may take steps to cool...
Japan is so awash with tourists, business travellers are resorting to capsule hotels
After travelling to Tokyo for meetings, Yoshiki Kojima’s IT company employees crash out in a capsule hotel, as a tourism boom makes regular rooms...
Chinese fishing crew safe after hijack but is piracy returning to Gulf of Aden?
The hijacking of a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with up to 18 people on board in the waters off Somalia in November raised concerns about...
Drunk China pop idol gets social media ban for swearing, giving middle finger on live-stream
Chinese singer, actor and former South Korean boy band EXO member Lu Han was banned from accepting new followers on major social media platforms,...
Los Angeles wildfires could spawn fire tornadoes, experts warn
Published: 1:57pm, 15 Jan 2025Updated: 2:02pm, 15 Jan 2025 As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes...
Bangladesh demands return of billions stolen under Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday demanded the return of stolen assets, decrying the scale of corruption under the ousted government of Sheikh...
Woman, 32, arrested after allegedly luring 2 Hongkongers to Southeast Asia
Published: 1:33pm, 15 Jan 2025Updated: 2:06pm, 15 Jan 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of conspiring to lure two...
Hong Kong consumer watchdog detects poor thermal quality in some travel mugs
Published: 1:17pm, 15 Jan 2025Updated: 1:18pm, 15 Jan 2025 Some travel mugs tested by Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog failed to keep drinks warm, with...
Trump security pick Waltz pledges China strategy that reinforces Indo-Pacific ties
Incoming US national security adviser Mike Waltz has said the new administration will continue and reinforce Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy – including arms sales to...