Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE: During the question and answer portion at a forum this week, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was asked to elaborate on his statement that Singapore’s “policy is neither pro-US nor pro-China.” “Singapore does not choose countries. We chose principles...

The United States Speaker of the House, Ms Nancy Pelosi, is currently on a high-profile trip to Asia, along with other members of Congress. And while the group has so far visited Singapore and Malaysia and met with a number...

Today’s troubling times require leaders of a high calibre, such as that set by Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a US university professor wrote in a July 12 opinion piece.  It was published in the South China Morning...

The traditional colours for the Lunar New Year are red and gold, for good fortune, happiness, and prosperity. Therefore, when white and blue lanterns appeared at the Sydney Lunar Festival, and trees were wrapped in white cloth as part...

Ngāti Toa, a Maori iwi, or tribe, has sent a clear message to anti-vaccination groups asking them to stop using one of New Zealand’s best-known “haka” battle challenges, the “Ka Mate.” In a statement quoted by Radio New Zealand, Dr...

A recent opinion piece in CGTN, an international English-language news service based in Beijing owned by the Chinese state media, pointed out that last week’s visit from United States Vice President Kamala Harris puts not only Singapore but also Vietnam...

Singapore — Chinese netizens have not been too happy about remarks made by United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday (Aug 24), during the first leg of her South-East Asian tour.  Ms Harris, whose trip is widely perceived to...

Singapore — Not everyone was pleased with certain remarks the United States Vice President Kamala Harris made against Beijing in this week’s visit to Singapore, including former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng, who posted sarcastically on Facebook on...

Bangladesh — Since 25 August 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh in search of aid and a safer place to reside. The violence unleashed against the Rohingya in Myanmar has been decried as ethnic cleansing and...

Vietnam – The story of a grandpa hand-drawing a certificate for his grandchild who did not get a school certificate because she missed classes for ill health has touched the hearts of many netizens. One Lê Hoàng Bảo Anh, residing...