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In an opinion piece for the South China Morning Post, senior writer Peter Kammerer tells readers to stop comparing Hong Kong and Singapore, since the two countries have such considerable differences that any comparisons are basically pointless. Mr. Kammerer makes several points in his opinion piece. He begins by saying that there is a one-sided […]

On Saturday, March 24, supermodel, Lip Sync Battle host, and worldwide celebrity Chrissy Teigen announced to her 10 million Twitter followers, as well as the rest of the world, that she is done with Snapchat. She cited her fans’ difficulty in finding her on the app, as well as a controversial ad run on Snapchat, […]

  HE’S going to deliver, for sure. Nick Pope used to deliver milk and is now close to completing an amazing rise from part-time player to England goalkeeper. The Burnley goalkeeper says an England call-up seemed a “far off possibility” when he was starting a milk round at 4.00am after being released by Ipswich Town […]

Singapore has been ranked the world’s most expensive city in the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Report for the 5th consecutive time. The report, by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), tied Paris, France and Zurich, Switzerland in second place while Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea took fourth and sixth place respectively. Tokyo, Japan was notably absent in […]

Duffy et al./ Acclaimed British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking has died aged 76. Hawking is best known for his work on black holes, which revolutionised our understanding of the universe. Hawking passed away today peacefully at his home in Cambridge, his family confirmed in a statement: We are deeply saddened that our […]

An official for the government hospital Maharani Laxmibai Medical College and Hospital in Uttar Pradesh, India,  announced an investigation on March 11 after reports surfaced that the severed leg of a patient had been used as a pillow under his head. The two doctors involved in the case have been suspended. Pictures of the patient […]

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang spoke with nearly 300 Indian politicians, professors, researchers, scholars and students at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi on March 4 morning during his three-day State visit to India. Here, we reproduce the full text of President Tran Dai Quang’s speech at the event. Vietnam–India: Strengthening Comprehensive Strategic […]

By: Ashraful Azad/ After two weeks of extreme violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, where at least 400 people have been killed and 270,000 Rohingyas have fled their homes, the country’s de facto leader, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, finally spoke up to acknowledge the crisis. But to the disappointment of several international human rights agencies, […]

By Martin Lee This opinion piece is part of the Silver Lining Series written by members of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), an organization of liberal and democratic parties in Asia, to celebrate its 25th Anniversary this 2018. At midnight on July 1, 1997, my home, Hong Kong, a territory of then […]

A stunning development on the global stage: President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the month of May. The announcement paves the way for a massive diplomatic victory for Trump. His administration has had little to show in its first year in office. The White House and […]

By Danita Catherine Burke and Andre Saramago/ Asian states are becoming increasingly interested and involved in the Arctic region. This signal was sent in 2013 when four Asian states were admitted into the Arctic Council as observers: China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. The council is the Arctic region’s preeminent regional discussion forum, focused on issues of […]

Dylan Loh Ming Hui, University of Cambridge Thanks to surprising new constitutional amendments – curiously, first announced in English – the path is clear for Xi Jinping and his chosen vice-president to rule China beyond the ten-year two-term limit. Pragmatically, most analysts expected Xi to retain power to some extent after 2023 by retaining his […]

Myanmar army says cleared troops of nearly all alleged abuses while UN rights boss Zeid says “ethnic cleansing is still underway” and that alleged mass graves destroyed in bid to hide evidence.

  Filipinos are well-known for their love for drama. This affinity for the dramatic has even spilled over into the political arena, where actors and actresses (and their celebrity offspring) have gone from the silver screen to national and local elections with so much regularity that no one blinks an eye. This love for drama […]

Trump as a global trade warrior? What a surprise it is? Not at all, if we may say so. While experts are predicting a global trade war is on the horizon, it actually started with Trump’s electoral campaign. A global trade war is inevitable altogether. The OPEC oil war is one fine example of an […]