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The total number of dengue cases in Singapore reached the 7,000 mark as of 3pm on Friday. This is higher than the total number of cases reported for the whole of 2012 and in 2011. There w...

Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system, launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, a report said Saturday.

The newly-elected President for Singapore Shooting Michael Vaz said the country is still on target to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport.

A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website.

A British woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the country from China, an official said on Saturday.

European Union Trade Commissioner said he was prepared to launch a formal investigation into anti-competitive behaviour by these Chinese. -Reuters

A British woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine. -AFP

Three Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks. -AFP

A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after contracting it. -AFP

Police in France on Saturday arrested two brothers in their 20s whom they suspect of being behind an online threat to stage a mass killing at a high school. -AFP

(BERLIN) For Merkel, happiness is a warm gun.

(SINGAPORE) A record A$38 billion (S$49 billion) payout on maturing debt from Australian governments this quarter may support rallies in higher-yielding assets including corporate notes.

(NEW YORK) Detail of a painting by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood at the opening of an exhibition of Woods' artwork, 'Faces, Time and Places', at the Symbolic Collection in New York.

(TOKYO) Britain and Japan yesterday agreed to jointly develop and build defence equipment, the first time since World War II that Japan has concluded a weapons-building deal with a countr...

(LONDON) Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, is in talks to sell up in Pakistan and offload retail banking in Korea, part of its withdrawal from countries where it lacks scale or struggles to ma...

My wife and I are both the eldest child in our families, so both sets of parents were overjoyed when our baby was born. They were less thrilled when we told them that after my wife was d...

SINGAPORE - What can you do with 6 minutes and 40 seconds? Finish a cup of coffee? Have a quick phone call? Or perhaps take a bath? Whatever it is that you do, you probably don't expect ...

Almost 10 years ago, I was invited to a secret lab within HP Singapore to see a slew of future tech the company was building. It was not so secret that I had to be bound and blindfolded,...

SINGAPORE - Two stately colonial bungalows along Scotts Road have recently become home to three new restaurants - and what a pleasure they are to dine in. For one, there is ample parking...

SINGAPORE - A confidential source who sent an affidavit filed by Sembcorp Marine Chief Executive Wong Weng San to TODAY's editor-at-large Conrad Raj in 2010 has successfully appealed aga...

"Irritating Japan" is well on its way to replacing "Rising China" as the meme favored by the United States as Abe Shinzo's new nationalism exploits US backing to advance its own goals. Be...

An unexpectedly significant outburst of anger from China's elite at North Korea's brazen provocations may be enough to require that Beijing try to harmonize public opinion and foreign pol...

Forget about the Pentagon "pivoting" to Asia; nothing compares with the catfight developing between the United States and European Union over a free-trade pact proposed by Brussels, feare...

Philippine voters have granted approval to President Benigno Aquino's three-year-old reform agenda. Their by-elections mandate gives his administration enough popular steam to push throug...

The culinary delights of bugs and insects are well-known to Asians for their flavor and nutritional value, but, with notable exceptions, tend to disgust Westerners. They should just get o...

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0007 GMT ----------...

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) reported weaker-than-expected full-year results and warned of a deteriorating environment as it struggles to cope w...

SINGAPORE and ZURICH, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Switzerland's Cytos Biotechnology AG today announced that the first...

SINGAPORE, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As Southeast Asia's building industry strives to meet the needs of its growing urban population, building owners are turning to green building as a...

SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd , which is expanding in the low-cost segment, reported a weaker-than-expected rise of nearly 13 percent in full-year net income and sa...

As Friday is a public holiday in Hong Kong, FinanceAsia will publish its next newsletter on Monday, May 20.

The deal is done ahead of a June deadline for Indian companies to meet a 25% free-float requirement and is expected to be followed by several others. Separately, Just Dial will launch its...

HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver announces additional job losses by 2016 in an attempt to reduce costs.

Retail investors take 30% of the base deal, prompting a squeeze in the institutional order book even though the Chinese brokerage comes at a relatively tight discount to Haitong Securitie...

Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong finance professionals plan to move jobs, according to eFinancial Careers' annual survey.

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund poaches from RREEF; PineBridge names Middle East CIO; Barclays, UBS make senior equity appointments; and Blackpeak adds advisers.

We will not publish our daily newsletter on Friday, May 17, which is a public holiday in Hong Kong.

We explore the revolutionary move by central banks to diversify, consider the impact of Abenomics, examine the issues for sec-lending in China and assess the comeback of credit funds. ...

Almost one in nine of the richest people in the UK are of Indian descent. That could swell if a surcharge on the nation’s top taxpayers goes ahead, writes James Horrax.

Many Asian life firms missed Japan’s stock rally, but are mulling boosting exposure now with embedded downside protection, and fund houses are also eyeing capital protection, says S...

Thailand and Cambodia yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation and solve any border conflicts with mutual trust. Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat met his Cambodian counterpart ...

The mayor of Kalayaan town in Palawan was harassed by two unidentified vessels while travelling with around 200 others by sea toward midnight on Thursday. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon of Kalay...

Sixty-two people were injured after a light-rail train derailed in the northwestern satellite town of Tin Shui Wai in Hong Kong on Friday afternoon. Despite accusations of speeding, the c...

For Xia Guangyao, chairman of Wenzhou Jialunte Textile & Finery Co Ltd in Zhejiang province, 2013 has been the worst of the past five years for his business. The number of orders from the...

Thousands of people in several coastal districts have no roof over their heads as their Mahasen nightmare continues. The storm destroyed at least 15,000 homes on Thursday. Many people on ...

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said.

China is showing rapid increases in wages despite slowing growth, a reassuring sign for leaders seeking to put more money in the pockets of ordinary Chinese, but a trend that could prove ...

Starbucks has penetrated scores of markets over the years, but may face a challenge in Vietnam's deep-rooted coffee culture.image

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will arrive in India on Sunday, but a border dispute earlier this month is likely to overshadow the visit.

The prime minister pledged action to encourage businesses to increase their spending as he seeks to turn recent improvements in the economy into sustainable growth.image

Approval for Freeport LNG project in Texas, the first for two years, will allow it to export to countries that do not have a trade agreement with US

The bloc’s banking regulator has significantly widened the definition of staff affected by the clampdown to include anyone earning more than €500,000

‘Abenomics’ has so far focused on pumping money into economy through sharply expanded monetary and fiscal policy

The Myanmar leader’s hosts will look at how his country is handling rival bids – in particular a $1bn contract to upgrade and operate Yangon airport

Cryptic language in letter to investors is a change from previous communications, in which the hedge fund has said it is co-operating with the inquiry

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Alexei Pushkov about the capture of an alleged American spy in Russia.

Ethan Chorin, who planned to meet with Amb. Chris Stevens the day he was killed, speaks with Christiane Amanpour.

Women are less ready to compromise their ethics in pursuit of success at work, a recent study has suggested.

"The name's Bond, Commander Bond." Words uttered by the world's most famous secret agent who is adored by his country, feared by the bad guys and trained by Britain's Royal Navy.

The global talent war is heating up as baby boomers begin their mass exodus from the workforce. But a new report reveals employers are not prepared for the new generation of emotionally i...

The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women amid angry scenes, with Islamists calling for it to be scrapped.

Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces leave more than 50 people dead and 14 missing, officials say.

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles as part of an apparent routine test-launch, South Korea says.

Burma's President Thein Sein heads to the US to meet President Obama - in the first US state visit by Burmese leader since 1966.

A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was accused of desecrating the Koran, officials say.

South Korea said it remained “vigilant and prepared” after three missiles were fired into the sea Saturday.

An Uzbek man, Fazliddin Kurbanov, pleaded not guilty to three federal terrorism charges that accuse him of providing support to a terrorist group in Uzbekistan.

President Thein Sein pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on Friday, just ahead of a state visit to the United States, and more releases are expected. Myanmar President Thein ...

Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside a gated community on Friday evening, killing at least 9 people and wounding more than 70.

In the wake of the Rana Plaza building collapse, Kalpona Akter, the executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity, talks about conditions in garment factories.