Singapore train operator steps up pest control after rat seen cavorting in carriage
Singapore train operator SMRT will be stepping up pest control measures at its stations and depots after a video circulating online showed a rat...
Major EU countries push for tougher China policy ahead of Brussels debate
A coalition of major EU member states is pushing Brussels towards a much tougher trade regime aimed at combating Chinese-style industrial overcapacity, including faster...
Hong Kong banks replace burnt cash from residents of fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court
Hong Kong’s note-issuing banks are replacing burnt cash for Wang Fuk Court residents, following emergency measures introduced by the city’s Monetary Authority and lenders...
Building Under Construction in the Philippines Collapses, Leaving 3 Dead and 17 Missing
ANGELES, Philippines—Rescuers pulled two people from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to three, officials...
Chinese Foreign Minister to Chair UN Security Council Meeting in US, Visit Canada
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York to chair a high-level meeting of the U.N. Security Council hosted by China on...
3 killed in Malaysia after lifeboat falls into sea from Petronas floating vessel
Three people were killed and one was injured in an accident during lifeboat maintenance work at a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel operated...
Why Trump’s draft peace pact with Iran threatens Netanyahu’s Middle East plans
For decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has preached a mantra of peace and stability in the Middle East through the destruction of Iran’s...
Badly behaving visitors push Thailand to remove 60-day visa entry
Each morning, people in Thailand wake up to the latest viral videos on social media of drunken punch-ups, thefts, scams or acts of public...
Taiwan Says China Deployed 100-Plus Vessels Across First Island Chain After Trump–Xi Summit
Taiwan’s national security chief said China deployed more than 100 vessels across the First Island Chain in the days after President Donald Trump’s Beijing...