China promised zero tariffs for Africa. Why is South Africa missing out?
South Africa, China’s largest trade partner in the continent, and other Southern African Customs Union (SACU) members are suffering from an unforeseen barrier to...
Operation Santa Claus backs expansion of Hong Kong teen counselling project
Published: 4:09pm, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 4:18pm, 7 Dec 2025 A project offering counselling to teenagers with depression and anxiety in Hong Kong will be...
Outrage as Korean saleswoman kneels after abuse by customer for telling son off
A woman worker at a discount chain outlet in South Korea who reminded a youngster not to run around for safety reasons sparked an...
Hegseth defends killing boat survivors, likens drug gangs to al-Qaeda
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on deadly US air strikes against alleged drug-running boats off the Venezuelan coast, saying he would have made...
In race for tourists, Singapore pumps up appeal with push into fitness events
Vijay Andrews arrived in Singapore determined to compete again. The 32-year-old Indian fitness coach had spent months recovering from an injury that kept him...
US Signs $228 Million Deal With Rwanda for Health in New Aid Model
KIGALI, Dec 6—The United States and Rwanda have signed a five-year deal for the provision of $228 million for the health sector in the...
Boiling point: China’s pre-made meals are testing trust at the table
They promise consistency, cost savings and the speed demanded by modern life. But in a culture that reveres freshness and the wok hei benchmark...
Why Chinese believe morally, ‘It’s better to marry a widow than a divorced woman’
A harsh folk saying from ancient China goes, “it is better to marry a widow than a divorced woman,” or Ning qu gua fu,...
Singapore launches book on Malaysia separation with declassified files
Published: 1:01pm, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 1:54pm, 7 Dec 2025 In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a sailor who shoots...