
SINGAPORE – Chinese teachers play an important role in Singapore, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, as the language is not just a communication tool but also a means of passing on values... Read more »

The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday allowed the plea of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who sought a direction for two media houses to place on record certified copies of some news... Read more »

The arrival of fall and back to school season means it’s finally time to pull out your favorite pair of jeans. This year has seen more denim discourse than most, from Sydney... Read more »

Waving beatifically over the crowd of 50,000 spectators assembled in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Wednesday, Xi Jinping exuded an aura of confidence that many leaders in the west could only envy. To... Read more »

“Stunning, traditional, authentic” – that is how some visitors describe the bread at Le Fournil de Saint-Robert, a small bakery in a south-western French village. Local residents and travellers alike are reportedly... Read more »

Gurugram – A 47-year-old man, thought to have been brutally murdered and even cremated by his family, walked back into his Gurugram home the very next day, leaving his wife, three sons,... Read more »

Japanese drugstores tend to confuse first-time visitors. The first few steps are familiar enough as you walk past rows of face masks, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc. But then the selection starts to get…... Read more »

Good morning. All eyes have been on China this week as the second biggest global economy flexed its muscles. Dozens of world leaders, including from the global south, authoritarian pariah states and... Read more »

SINGAPORE: A prison officer pleaded guilty on Friday (Sep 5) to accepting bribes from an inmate in exchange for smuggling in prohibited goods, including lewd photos and drugs. Mohammad Asri Abd Rahim,... Read more »

US President Donald Trump has hinted at imposing what he called sanctions of phase 2 and phase 3 on India. Earlier, he gradually escalated tariffs on China from 10 per cent to... Read more »