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Biden criticises China’s ‘coercive’ actions across Taiwan Strait

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticised Beijing's "coercive" actions across the Taiwan Strait in an address to a summit of Asia-Pacific nations also attended by China's premier. Tensions have soared as Beijing steps up air incursions near Taiwan, a...

Wuhan Marathon postponed after China Covid-19 surge

The Wuhan Marathon, which had been due to take place Sunday, has been postponed at short notice as worries increase over a coronavirus resurgence in China ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. China reported 26 new domestic Covid-19 cases...

China passes law to reduce pressure on children from homework

China passed a law Saturday to limit the pressure on children from homework and after-school tutoring, state media said, as the country reforms its ultra-competitive education system. The government has imposed several rules in recent months aimed at combating activities...

Resolve Myanmar crisis or risk it becoming Asean’s first failed state, Syed Hamid tells regional leaders ahead of weekend summit

KUALA LUMPUR -- Strong and decisive leadership decisions, and calls for an immediate cessation of violence must be top priorities for Asean leaders meeting in Jakarta this weekend, or they risk seeing Myanmar relegated to the region's first failed...

China exports spike to highest in decades after Covid-19 hit

China's export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought activity to a near halt. Electronics and textile exports such...

Regional powers to pressure Myanmar junta over deadly crackdown

Myanmar's junta will face regional pressure Tuesday to end a deadly crackdown on anti-coup protesters, after some Southeast Asian powers broke diplomatic traditions and delivered unusually harsh rebukes. Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc...

Canada to get vaccines from India, Trudeau confirms

India -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that his country could receive Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in India, though discussions in that regard remain in progress. During the course of a media interaction in Ottawa on Friday, Trudeau said,...

Has China bitten off more than it can chew?

India -- I have argued before that in advancing its territorial claims, China uses carefully calibrated tactics. Each move it makes may not be threatening enough to invite a significant military response, but several incremental actions cumulatively lead to...

Yudh Abhyas: Indo-US combat drill to kick off in Rajasthan tomorrow

India -- A contingent of 270 American soldiers on Sunday reached Rajasthan to take part in a fortnight-long joint military exercise with the Indian Army, 'Yudh Abhyas 20', at the state's Mahajan field firing range. The contingent reached Suratgarh...

Australia won’t extradite S’pore-born murder suspect if death penalty awaits him

Singapore—A man born in Singapore wanted in relation to a murder case nearly four decades ago is in jail in Australia, but the country’s Attorney-General's Department has said he cannot be extradited if he faces the death penalty. Seventy-seven-year-old Tham...
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Two former Keppel FELS employees fined for accepting bribes from suppliers

Two former employees of Keppel's offshore and marine subsidiary Keppel FELS have been fined after being convicted of accepting...
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