March sees surge in new vehicle registration

New registration of motor vehicles rose substantially, by 78.6 percent year-on-year, to 1,665 in March, with that of heavy motorcycles (1,034) soaring by 88 percent.

Chinese export, import growth slow in April as rebound cools

China’s exports expanded at a slower pace in April while import growth also decelerated as demand cooled both at home and overseas, according to data released yesterday. Exports rose

Real Estate | London home rents fall for first time since Dec 2009

Londoners are paying lower home rents for the first time in more than seven years amid rising supply and weakening demand from senior executives for properties. The average

Taiwan pushes for inclusion in global health summit

Taiwan is pushing for a last-minute invitation to an annual World Health Organization summit amid rising pressure from Beijing to isolate the island by blocking its participation

AP Exclusive | Activist lawyer’s family says US helped them flee

Stuck in a Bangkok jail with a deportation order against her, Chen Guiqiu waited with dread over what seemed certain to come next. A Thai immigration official

Lawyer Xie Yang tells Chinese court confession wasn’t forced

Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang told a court yesterday that he wasn’t forced into confessing to crimes after being detained in a large government crackdown on

N. Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts

North Korea has detained another American citizen accused of committing unspecified hostile acts against the country. The country’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was

South China Sea | Philippines, US begin smaller-scale joint military exercises

Philippine and U.S. troops kicked off yesterday annual joint exercises that are smaller in scale than in years past, focusing on disaster response and counterterrorism while

News Guide |What to know about South Korea’s election

Two months after booting their sitting president over corruption allegations, South Koreans will select a new leader today after weeks of heated debate. The

USA | Syrian family who sued Trump warms to life in Wisconsin

A Syrian family who reunited after suing President Donald Trump over his travel bans is now settling into life in Wisconsin. Ahmad, 32, and his wife, Iman,

Terrorism | PM says IS fighter’s son can return to Australia

A 6-year-old Australian boy photographed making an Islamic State movement salute in front of a human body hanging from a cross somewhere in the Middle East was entitled to return

Analysis | Macron election gives a gasping EU a breath of fresh air

Today is Europe Day, and this year European Union leaders got to unwrap their present a bit early. French voters elected as president Emmanuel Macron, whose platform

This Day in History | 1999 – Chinese anger at embassy bombing

Major cities in China have seen their biggest and angriest demonstrations for years in response to the destruction by Nato bombs of the Chinese embassy in

Offbeat | Smitten with mistress, elected official lands in jail

An elected official in a small Michigan town is serving a 90-day jail sentence after he was accused of forging documents to impress an overseas mistress. Charles

Football | Indonesia follows China in big-name recruitment

China may have the most star-studded league in Asia but Indonesia is another sleeping giant that is starting to import some internationally famous players in a bid

Boxing | Alvarez, Golovkin eager for September megafight

Minutes after turning what was touted as a big fight into a glorified sparring session, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez invited his next opponent into the ring.

World briefs

JAPAN AND INDIA affirmed plans to strengthen their military cooperation amid rising tension in the Asian region. Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley told his Japanese counterpart, Tomomi

Environment | Watchdog says Vietnamese officials bribed by log smugglers

An environmental watchdog has accused Vietnamese government and military officials of taking payoffs to ignore vast smuggling of lucrative lumber from neighboring Cambodia. Millions of

The Buzz | N. Korea to host Malaysia in soccer after diplomatic dispute

North Korea has finally been approved to host a 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match against Malaysia following political tensions between the countries. The Asian Football Confederation says

Our Desk | How to train our talents?!

Some years ago a new word sprouted in the local vocabulary. Although it was not a new one its (repetitive) use by high ranked officials, especially  those

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