Singapore | Home tax hike not a market cooling move, minister says

Singapore’s tax increase on home purchases exceeding SGD1 million (USD758,960) is aimed at making duties more equitable rather than imposing an additional property curb, said

Corporate Bits | MGM Cotai marks first CNY at property

MGM Cotai has held a Lion Dance Blessing Ceremony to celebrate its first Chinese New Year, kicking off with a traditional lion eye-dotting ritual and lion

Sanming touted as model for cutting healthcare costs

A Chinese city has taken on pharmaceutical companies and local doctors in the battle against healthcare cost inflation — and is now being touted as a nationwide

Economy | HSBC annual profit rises as Asian growth drives earnings

HSBC said yesterday that profits rose on strong earnings from Asia, in the latest sign that the London-based global bank’s restructuring to focus even more

UNICEF says Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns

The U.N. children’s agency in a report released yesterday singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born

Uber CEO’s Asia trip underscores its persistent global ambitions

Uber Technologies Inc. isn’t ready to give up the world. Dara Khosrowshahi, in his first trip to Asia since becoming chief executive officer,

Qian Yongqiang | Entrepreneur starts USD100 million hedge fund with own money

Qian Yongqiang, who made his fortune in Chinese education and tech startups, is starting a USD100 million hedge fund with his own money. Singapore-based QQQ Capital Fund will

Thailand | Court gives Japanese man custody of 13 surrogate kids

A Thai court yesterday granted legal custody of 13 babies carried by surrogate mothers to a Japanese millionaire who is their biological father, reviving a bizarre tale

Indonesia Volcanic blast reshaped summit of Mount Sinabung

The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 5 kilometers high also “annihilated” the mountain’s summit. Before and after images from Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology

India | Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Delhi to help sell apartments

The eldest son of President Donald Trump has arrived in India to help sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy Indians who have already bought units

Middle East | Turkey warns as Syrian government poised to enter Afrin

Turkey warned the Syrian government yesterday against entering the Kurdish-controlled enclave in northern Syria where a major Turkish military offensive is underway, saying it would hit back

Offbeat | German police rescue men tangled up with mannequin, toy car

Police in western Germany have freed two men who became entangled with a mannequin and a large, remote controlled car. Officers were called after cries were heard

This Day in History | 1972 – Nixon makes historic visit to China

The American President Richard Nixon has arrived in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries.

Winter Olympics | American triumph and disappointment in ice dance

Ecstasy, heartbreak and a crash. Kind of sums up the American ice dance experience at the Winter Olympics. The Shib Sibs — Maia and

Symbol to hockey nation? Korea’s challenge now what’s next

The Korean women’s hockey team, thrown together in a historic combination of players from both North and South, will forever be a milestone that had ramifications beyond

Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang’s legacy probably debt and anger

The equation was supposed to be simple. To build a world-class ski destination, simply add the Olympics and wait. But even as South Korea basks

World briefs

INDONESIA The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung that shot ash 5 kilometers high also blew away much of the mountain’s summit. Before and after images from Indonesia’s

The Buzz | Spanish police dismantle match-fixing scheme involving Chinese betting sites

Spanish police have dismantled a match-fixing scheme involving players and clubs in the country’s lower divisions. Authorities said more than 20 people have been detained as part

Picasso, Monet works up for auction in Rockefeller art trove

An art collection amassed by billionaire David Rockefeller could raise more than USD500 million for charity when it is auctioned this spring. Auctioneer Christie’s is selling

World Views | Rudderless Britain needs a second Brexit referendum

Almost two years after the U.K. voted to quit the European Union, and barely more than a year before the actual exit is scheduled to happen, an all

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