Indian govt seizes Chennai bank with “serious governance issues” and “forces” merger with DBS Bank India

It was reported in the Indian media today that India’s central bank,…

Peru to be guest of honour at Asia’s leading fresh food trade fair

Peru will once again be the Official Partner Country at this year’s…

Netizen shares observation on Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh attending late-night wake after Meet-the-People session

A Facebook user who goes by the name of Patrick Tan took…

Thai MPs to vote on reforms, day after six protesters shot

Thai democracy protesters are set to return to the streets of Bangkok…

Poorer nations face vaccine wait as West locks down supply

by Patrick Galey Hailed this week as a pandemic game-changer, the new…

“卖鱼哥”直播出现砗磲首饰 海洋生物学家提醒那是濒危物种

“卖鱼哥”王雷直播带货,不过本地一名海洋生物科学家,发现在他的直播中出现用濒危贝类砗磲(读音:chē qú)制作的首饰,为此提醒王雷,砗磲是受保护动物,应避免推广销售。 这名海洋生物科学家是梁玫霖,她研究的科目正是硨磲。本月10日,王雷的直播中出现用砗磲制成的首饰,正巧被玫霖的同事发现。 对此玫霖也在王雷脸书帖文留言,提醒硨磲贝类是受到国际保护的物种,在濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约 (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES)下受到保护。…

Taiwan grounds all F16 jets after one goes missing

Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks…

China to push trade agenda at APEC summit as US retreats

by Sam Reeves / with Martin Abbugao in Singapore China will get…