Games-Nadeem injury rules out javelin showdown with Chopra in Hangzhou - 36分前  Channel NewsAsia

HANGZHOU, China : Pakistan's first athletics world championship medallist Arshad Nadeem has pulled out of the Asian Games with a knee injury, foiling a javelin showdown with India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday.The Games were also hit by a second doping case, with a Saudi runner banned afte

Taiwan central bank flags forex intervention if 'extreme' fluctuations - 47分前  Channel NewsAsia

TAIPEI : Taiwan's central bank will intervene in the foreign exchange market if there are "extreme" fluctuations to maintain financial stability, its governor Yang Chin-long said on Wednesday.The Taiwan dollar has lost more than 5 per cent of its value against the surging greenback so far this year and is

Chris Hemsworth 'incorporating more solitude' into his life following Alzheimer's risk warning - 56分前  Channel NewsAsia

While working on National Geographic’s documentary Limitless, the Thor actor discovered he had an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Man Utd can still reach Champions League knockout phase: Ten Hag - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

Manchester United are still in the running for a place in the Champions League round of 16 despite Tuesday's 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray leaving them bottom of Group A, manager Erik ten Hag said.United, who lost 4-3 at Bayern Munich in their opener last month, twice took the lead against the Turkish champi

Doctor sues property adviser who recommended UK hotel investment that flopped, gets S$85,000 - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

Dr Lim Chong Teck bought a unit in the Tillington Hall Hotel because of what Ms Wendy Kwek said during her seminar and exhibition and in emails, but did not receive the promised returns. Instead, he suffered a loss when the project failed.

Actor Desmond Tan and wife expecting first child and he’s already bought 'daddy’s girl' her first gift - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

“I just hope I don’t faint in the delivery room” and become fodder for the nurses’ and gynaecologists’ water cooler chats, the father-to-be joked.

Court rules Lady Gaga doesn't have to pay reward money to woman who returned lost dogs - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

Lady Gaga was sued in February 2023 by Jennifer McBride after the singer refused to hand over the "no questions" sum in exchange for the safe return of her dogs. 

Tech travel companions: Gear up with essential tools for digital nomads - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

Stay plugged in wherever you roam – these are the must-haves to keep you connected on your journeys. This article contains affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission.

Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son says artificial general intelligence will come within 10 years - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

TOKYO : SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes artificial general intelligence (AGI), artificial intelligence that surpasses human intelligence in almost all areas, will be realised within 10 years.Speaking at the SoftBank World corporate conference, Son said he believes AGI will be ten times more in

Games-Saudi runner suspended after positive drug test - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

HANGZHOU, China : Saudi Arabian distance runner Yousef Mohammed Alasiri tested positive for a banned substance at the Asian Games and has been provisionally suspended, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said.Alasiri was entered in the men's 5,000 and 10,000 metres events in Hangzhou but did not start

Suspected Thai mall shooter modified handgun designed to fire blanks - 44分前  Channel NewsAsia

BANGKOK: A teenager suspected of killing two foreign nationals and wounding five others in a Thai shopping mall shooting had modified a handgun that was designed to fire only blanks, a senior poli

Three Philippine fishermen dead after South China Sea ramming by 'unidentified' boat: Coast guard - 56分前  Channel NewsAsia

MANILA: Three Filipino fishermen died after their fishing boat was rammed by a still unidentified foreign commercial vessel while crossing the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Wednesday (Oct 4). The incident occurred on Monday while the boat was transiting waters 157km northwest of the d

Thai economic recovery intact but inflation could impact growth - central bank chief - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

BANGKOK : Thailand's economic recovery is intact but inflation risks could weigh on the country's growth outlook, the central bank governor said on Wednesday. There was upside inflation risk brought on by the El Nino weather pattern pushing up food prices, plus higher oil prices, Bank of Thailand Governor

'Badge lady' Phoon Chiu Yoke given extension to pay remaining fine, prosecution tried to seek more jail time - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

The prosecutor said Phoon Chiu Yoke should not be given a deferment to pay her fine and asked for five days' jail in default of the unpaid fine.

Philippines' Marcos lifts rice price cap imposed to curb inflation - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

MANILA : Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said on Wednesday the cap on rice prices has been lifted. Marcos had imposed the price caps, effective early in September, as the rising cost of the national staple pushed inflation higher.

Malaysia sees greater savings from shift to targeted subsidy system – Bloomberg, citing minister - 1時間前  Channel NewsAsia

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia expects to save at least $1 billion to $2 billion a year from a shift to a targeted subsidy system in a bid to narrow its fiscal deficit, Bloomberg reported, citing Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. The government will announce a "concrete move" away from a blanket subsidy system in i

Singapore sets eligibility criteria for international carbon credits to offset firms' taxable emissions - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

The new eligibility criteria, entailing seven principles, will ensure that carbon credits are of high environmental integrity. 

US SEC cannot appeal Ripple Labs decision, judge rules - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

NEW YORK : A federal judge on Tuesday refused to let the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appeal her recent decision involving Ripple Labs, a ruling that has been seen as a major defeat for the regulator in its effort to police cryptocurrency markets.In her July 13 decision, U.S. District Judge Ana

More owners hold on to older cars, spend more to maintain them amid high COE prices - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

As long as COE prices keep climbing, workshops will see more customers wanting their cars to run and look as good as possible, said observers.

France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug 'scourge' - 2時間前  Channel NewsAsia

PARIS: The French government said on Tuesday (Oct 3) it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem. Bedbugs have in recent weeks gone from being a subject of potential derision to