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Cost of ‘certificate of entitlement’, introduced in 1990 to control number of cars, now equivalent to four Toyota Camry Hybrids in USTo own a car in Singapore, a buyer must bid for a certificate that now costs $106,000, equivalent to four Toyota Camry …
Increased frequency of Chinese drills has raised the risk of events ‘getting out of hand’, the island’s defence minister saidChina’s government has said that recent drills near Taiwan were aimed at combating the “arrogance” of separatist forces, after …
Philippines says it ‘strongly condemns’ move at Scarborough Shoal which prevents its fishing boats from gaining accessThe Philippines has accused China’s coast guard of installing a “floating barrier” in a disputed area of the South China Sea, saying i…
US says it is disappointed prime minister Manasseh Sogavare will not attend Monday’s summit, amid race for influence with ChinaThe White House has said it is disappointed the Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, will not attend a Pacific …
Hundreds of mussel farm sites in Gulf of Thailand affected by regular blooms that scientists believe are exacerbated by climate crisisAn unusually dense plankton bloom off the eastern coast of Thailand is creating an aquatic “dead zone”, threatening th…
Leaders meet at far-eastern base, which most recently hosted ill-fated launch of Luna-25 spacecraftFor his meeting with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, Vladimir Putin has chosen to show off one of his pet projects: a modern cosmodrome he had built in the r…
Talks include Europe and UAE as Joe Biden flies to Delhi with aim of rivalling China’s Belt and RoadThe US, Saudi Arabia, India and other nations are discussing a possible infrastructure deal that could reconfigure trade between the Gulf and south Asia…
Providing weapons to Moscow for Ukraine war will not ‘reflect well on North Korea’, national security adviser says, amid reports of active talksThe US warned Kim Jong-un that North Korea would “pay a price” for supplying Russia with weapons to use in U…
Announcement comes as concerns grow in west over Pacific nation’s ties with ChinaAustralian police will stay in Solomon Islands to provide security for a regional sporting event in November and national elections in 2024, the Pacific Island nation’s go…
New Delhi municipal council has also deployed ‘30 to 40 people’ to make monkey sounds to create the impression that the animals are aliveLifesize cutouts of langurs have sprung up in several parts of New Delhi over the last few days as officials look t…
China’s eastern county of Changshan has made the offer in an effort to promote ‘age-appropriate marriage and childbearing’A county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest in a …
Sitiveni Rabuka says island countries must be ‘zone of non-aligned territories’ and hopes big powers will avoid military conflictThe Pacific islands should be a “zone of peace”, Fiji’s prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has said, adding that he hopes a r…
El Niño weather pattern could accelerate melting, leading to sea level riseTwo of the world’s few tropical glaciers, in Indonesia, are melting and their ice may vanish by 2026 or sooner as an El Niño weather pattern threatens to accelerate their demise…
Pyongyang’s aerospace administration says failure ‘is not a big issue’ and promises third attempt in OctoberNorth Korea’s second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit has failed after the rocket booster experienced a problem during its third stage,…
Reason for arrest of former foreign minister and leader of PTI is not immediately clear, party saysThe Pakistani opposition leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi was detained on Saturday, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said, just hours after he said it…