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New QR code system lets diners check food safety records
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Consumers in Singapore will soon be able to check the food safety track records of eateries instantly by scanning a QR code displayed on food outlet licenses. Under a new framework by the Singapore Food Agency, outlets will be graded based on…
Maduro in New York court on US drug charges as Venezuelans grapple with his capture
NEW YORK – Toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Jan 5
to face US drug trafficking charges
after President Donald Trump’s stunning capture of him rattled world leaders and left officials in Caracas scrambling to …
‘Not about condoms’: Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax
BEIJING — China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.…
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Commentary: If this is how Trump treats Europe, what about Asia?
SINGAPORE: Even for those who are no longer surprised when United States President Donald Trump goes against international norms, two developments in US-Europe ties in December should be alarming.
The first was that five Europeans, including former Eur…
Singapore’s crucial pivot to diverse trade networks
SINGAPORE – Call it “G minus one”, as termed by Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. Or “the world, temporarily minus one”, as Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong put it.
These characterisations of a framework for the global economy, minus …
Video of protester defying police in Iran goes viral
PARIS – A video of a protester sitting in the street and facing down police on motorbikes during
demonstrations that erupted in Tehran
in recent days has gone viral on social media, with some observers calling it Iran’s “Tiananmen moment”.…
The p…
Gold poised to continue shining in 2026 amid central bank demand, geopolitical flashpoints
SINGAPORE – Gold’s blazing rally is
set to continue into 2026,
driven by central bank demand, interest rate cuts and simmering geopolitical tensions despite US President Donald Trump’s recent attempts at defusing flashpoints.…
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Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire
BANGKOK: Military officials from Thailand and Cambodia began talks on Wednesday (Dec 24), both countries said, days after the neighbours agreed to discuss resumption of a ceasefire after 16 ?days of fierce border clashes that have killed at least 86 pe…
50X Bigger Than Singapore: China Bets on Hainan Island, Plans For a Free-Trade Gateway
Hainan, located in the South China Sea, is about 50 times larger than Singapore and nearly as big as Taiwan. (AI Image)
At a time when major economies such as the US and parts of Europe are raising tariffs and tightening trade rules, China is moving in…
PSEi at 6,000 on Santa Claus rally
Philippine shares bounced back strongly Monday to close above the 6,000 level, as bargain hunting sparked a “Santa Claus rally.”
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index surged 120.39 points, or 2.03 percent, to close at 6,041.26, while the broade…