100 sign up to central pension scheme

Around 100 people so far have asked to join the non-compulsory central pension scheme that came into effect on January 1, 2018, as per reports by public broadcaster

Green Week calls for use of eco-friendly products

The 37th Green Week kicked off on Saturday with a call out to residents asking them to consider building environmentally friendly and sustainable homes using

Asian Film Awards | Best Film goes to Cultural Revolution period drama

The 12th Asian Film Awards were announced in Macau on Saturday night at The Venetian Macao, with the Best Film award going to Chinese movie “Youth”,

Real estate loans soar 135 percent in January

New approvals of residential mortgage loans (RMLs) and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) increased significantly in January 2018 from the previous month, as shown in data

Li Ka-shing, longstanding Asian mogul, hands reins to son

Li Ka-shing, a wartime refugee who used to sweep factory floors in Hong Kong for a living, retired after a career spanning more than half

McLaren: We won’t follow Ferrari, Corvette into electric future

It’s not often that the head of a major car company will admit to not being up to speed on the latest, hot industry-wide trend. Jolyon Nash

Corporate Bits | MGM to present artworks from collection in art basel

MGM Resorts International will continue its partnership with Art Basel in Hong Kong for its 2018 edition, which will be held from March 29 to 31

NPC | Xi Jinping reappointed China’s president with no term limits

China’s rubber-stamp legislature on Saturday unanimously approved the reappointment of Xi Jinping as president with no limit on the number of terms he can serve. The

NPC | ‘Mr. Fix-It’: China’s new VP has tackled thorniest of crises

Wang Qishan is known as China’s “Mr. Fix-It,” a trustworthy official deployed to tackle the thorniest of crises — from crumbling banks to deadly illness to high-level

Trump’s possible China tariffs send opponents scrambling

President Donald Trump is considering broad tariffs on imports from China and an announcement could come as soon as this week. Industry groups and some lawmakers are

Singapore still world’s costliest city

Singapore is the world’s most expensive city for the fifth straight year in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Worldwide Cost of Living report, with Paris

Indonesia | Bali’s Day of Silence shuts airport, clears beaches, streets

Indonesia’s normally bustling Bali has shut down social media, closed the airport and shuttered all shops for a Day of Silence that marks New Year on the

Vietnam | 50th anniversary of My Lai massacre commemorated

With talk of peace and cooperation rather than hatred, more than a thousand people marked the 50th anniversary Friday of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam,

Southeast Asia leaders urge tough stance on N. Korea

Southeast Asian leaders and Australia’s prime minister yesterday called on North Korea to end its nuclear program and urged U.N. countries to fully implement sanctions against the country. Leaders

US | Trump-linked data analysis firm taps 50M Facebook profiles

A data analysis firm employed by President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign tapped the Facebook profiles of more than 50 million users without their permission, allowing it to

Amid spy row, UK accuses Russia of stockpiling a nerve agent

Britain’s foreign minister said yesterday that he has evidence Russia has been stockpiling a nerve agent in violation of international law, after a Russian envoy suggested

Russians vote on new Putin term as tensions flare with West

Russians headed to the polls in presidential elections expected to hand Vladimir Putin an easy victory, keeping him in power until 2024. Putin, 65, already Russia’s

Vatican bows to pressure, releases retired pope’s letter

Stung by accusations of spreading “fake news,” the Vatican on Saturday released the complete letter by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis after coming under blistering criticism

This Day in History | 1970 Willi and Willy meet in East Germany

The leaders of East and West Germany have met for the first time since the country was divided in 1949. About 2,000 young East Germans greeted West

Offbeat | Dead man walking: Court rejects Romanian’s claim he’s alive

Constantin Reliu learned in January that he was dead. After more than 20 years of working as a cook in Turkey, the 63-year-old returned home to Romania

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