East Asia

Philippines says China fired flares at its South China Sea plane

China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that two Philippine military aircraft flew into its airspace over Subi Reef, which Manila…

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Convicted Singapore tycoon’s mansion sold at US$3.1 million discount

A convicted oil tycoon’s mansion is being sold for nearly S$4 million (US$3.1 million) off its original asking price, in…

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Man City’s charges hearing will not affect form, Guardiola says

A verdict expected in coming months on Manchester City’s alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations will not affect…

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Energy-hungry Singapore eyes Malaysia’s rainforests, Australia’s deserts, for clean power

The city state lacks the conditions to produce either wind or hydropower, and while it aims to generate two gigawatts…

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Sun outlasts Alexandrova to reach Monterrey final

Lulu Sun continued to shine as the New Zealander edged third seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 3-6 7-6(6) at the Monterrey…

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Why exploring a single street can tell us more about the places we visit than any travel guidebook

Going on a holiday is like this in-built way for us Singaporeans to decompress. We work hard and then look…

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Australian transgender woman wins landmark case against female-only app

An Australian court ruled on Friday that removing a transgender woman from female-only social networking platform Giggle for Girls constituted…

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China’s stock woes: funds shun equities for bonds, ETFs, luxury homes in downbeat market

Four months after the State Council, China’s cabinet, unveiled a nine-point document aimed at restoring investors’ confidence and attracting long-term…

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Alonso wants Leverkusen to be more aggressive after snatching late Bundesliga win

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso asked for more character after his side beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2 in…

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Baidu blocks Google, Bing from scraping content amid demand for data used on AI projects

Chinese internet search giant Baidu appears to have started blocking the online search engines of Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing…

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