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Billionaire Lucio Tan has been named the sixth richest in the Philippines this mon as Philippine Airlines, controlled by his…
Read MoreSingapore executive flat built nearly 4 decades ago sets $1.29M record sale
A 39-year-old high-floor executive apartment has set a new record for Singapore’s public housing price at SGD1.65 million (US$1.29 million).
Read MorePhilippines not to halt rice imports amid shortage fears
The Philippines will not impose a ban on rice imports this year as the country braces for the impact of…
Read MoreCambridge’s youngest Black professor, Jason Arday, quits as university probes plagiarism allegations
A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever at the University of Cambridge has resigned after…
Read MoreNearly 50 Vietnamese nationals repatriated following deportation from US
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security's immigration office announced on Aug. 5 that its task force had…
Read MoreVietnam’s 3rd largest airport to expand domestic terminal with $377M
The People's Committee of Da Nang in central Vietnam has approved an adjustment to the expansion of Da Nang International…
Read MoreThailand uncovers 130-million-year-old carnivorous dinosaur fossil
A fossil of a previously unknown carnivorous dinosaur estimated to be more than 130 million years old has been discovered…
Read MoreUK gets first ‘super-university’ as Kent and Greenwich merge into higher education giant
With dozens of U.K. universities under financial pressure and some at risk of insolvency, the Universities of Kent and Greenwich…
Read MoreNobel-winning chemist criticizes visa curbs as he relocates from US to China
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Omar Yaghi has criticized increasingly restrictive visa policies in the United States and other Western countries, warning…
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