SCMP Asian News

Greater exposure to China’s economy and easing commodity prices are among the factors likely to have contributed to the ringgit’s decline compared to its Asean peers, observers say.

The vehicle was travelling to Pune when it hit a pole and overturned on a highway, causing its diesel tank to catch fire.

The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.

Local NGO Samaritans of Singapore said 476 individuals killed themselves in 2022, ‘the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000’.

The deals could mark a departure from New Delhi’s years of dependency on Russian arms and show how far US-India ties have come, analysts say.

For the most part, China hawks in the US have been deeply critical of Blinken’s visit to Beijing. Crucially, however, the trip raised hope of restoring bilateral dialogue and was largely welcomed by regional states keen to facilitate a thaw in US-China regional rivalry.

China will introduce measures on a trial basis to help with its application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Medical professionals are often easy targets for online scammers seeking to profit off disinformation, which leaves their reputations tarnished.

The country faced catastrophic floods that killed 1,739 people, impacted millions and left US$30 billion damage, and has been hit by price spikes in the wake of war in Ukraine.

Rescuers pulled to safety nine people when the landslide hit the house in Yeongju, but the one-year-old died soon after being sent to hospital.

Singapore is the only Southeast Asian stop for the US singer, to the disappointment of many fans in the region who cannot afford to fly there to see her.

Foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta said Wellington was carefully managing its ‘complex relationship’ with Beijing to prevent being sucked into superpower clash.

‘As a mother raising two children, I can’t just sit back and do nothing,’ said a woman, who recently bought 5kg of salt.

From PLA’s world war Z scenario to the Philippines’ new tourism slogan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Jailed executive Choi Jinseog rejected allegations he illegally got secret information to build a semiconductor plant only 1.5km from a Samsung factory in Xian.

Cheng Wen-tsan met senior politicians from Japan’s ruling LDP in the first visit to the country by a sitting Taiwanese vice-premier in 29 years.

Indian businesswomen face unequal access to capital, with female entrepreneurs who do approach potential investors more likely to be rejected.

China produces more gross tonnes per year than South Korea and Japan and is home to the biggest shipbuilder in the world, but some Western countries are wary of an overreliance on Chinese manufacturing.

The 57-year-old was due to take a domestic flight from the capital’s Don Mueang Airport when she got caught up, eventually having her leg removed at the scene.