South Korea’s president urged to play Call of Duty as war wake-up call
Published: 2:58pm, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 3:07pm, 27 Oct 2026 South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has been urged by critics to play the latest...
Vietnam’s SHB raises S$229m through CGIF-backed social bonds
October 27, 2026 Vietnam’s Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has issued S$229 million ($179 million) of social bonds guaranteed by the Credit Guarantee...
10,000 Hong Kong homes left without water as burst pipe hits Shau Kei Wan again
Published: 2:22pm, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 5:10pm, 27 Oct 2026 More than 10,000 households in Hong Kong’s Eastern District have been left without fresh water...
Ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump begins in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town
A localised ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia took effect early Tuesday ahead of a humanitarian mission brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, as...
Fiji islanders brave rising seas to protect their ‘US$100 million views’
Published: 2:14pm, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 2:16pm, 27 Oct 2026 As the sun sets over Fiji’s tiny Serua Island, its climate-threatened inhabitants soak in one...
The price of romance: young Malaysian men borrow to fund dates, study finds
Published: 2:08pm, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 2:11pm, 27 Oct 2026 More than one in 10 Malaysian men have borrowed money to pay for dates, while...
China trial shows gum tissue stem cells help 55% of lifetime diabetes patients
Published: 2:00pm, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 5:15pm, 27 Oct 2026 A randomised phase one clinical trial conducted by scientists and doctors from Shanghai and Guangzhou...
Jordan strikes targets in Syria after deadly church attack
Published: 1:22pm, 27 Oct 2026Updated: 2:27pm, 27 Oct 2026 Jordan said on Monday its air force struck what it described as militant hideouts in...
‘Disgusting monster’: Meghan Markle’s dad slammed by son amid Philippine police probe
The estranged half-brother of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has called their father a “disgusting monster” after handing over a trove of alleged child...