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Shou Zi Chew will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 about the app's security and privacy practices.

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorders recovered from the Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal are being sent to Singapore for analysis to identify the cause of the crash that killed all 72 people on board

The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorders recovered from the Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal are being sent to Singapore for analysis to identify the cause of the crash that killed all 72 people on board.

Singapore is welcoming travelers from China, but tourist numbers may return to just 30%-60% of pre-pandemic numbers by year-end.

Singapore operates the world's second-largest fleet of A380 superjumbos, which feature four cabins – economy, premium economy, business, and first.

Singapore's government cites statistics to show why new rules for Chinese travelers won't necessarily make Singapore safer from Covid-19 right now.

Japan remains at the top of a recent ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, with Singapore and South Korea tied for second place. In the latest Henley Passport Index rankings, Japan received a visa-free score of 193, meaning that Japanese passport holders can travel to 193 of 227 destinations without a visa. This is about 85% of the whole world, Henley and Partners, the company behind the rankings, said in a press release on Tuesday.

Shares of Coinbase popped Tuesday after the cryptocurrency exchange announced in an early morning blog post that it will cut 20% of its workforce.

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A prominent former soccer player in Iran who has expressed support for anti-government protests says his wife and daughter were prevented from leaving the country.

A young boy was caught by surveillance cameras tossing a beloved community cat off the 22nd floor of a building in Singapore. The 10-year-old denied the allegations until a cat caretaker who lived in the same block, Block 186 Boon Lay Avenue, showed him the security footage. Umi Solikati, a 39-year-old Boon Lay resident, said she found the cat, named Panther, dead at around 2 p.m. on Dec. 14.

The Asian financial center has begun its quest for a new business district. But will tenants agree to leave the buzzing Marina Bay and move next to a tranquil lake?

Lists of the world’s priciest urban centers assume you’re a tennis-playing, vermouth-drinking expat paid in dollars with a maid and a car.

In a list of the 50 most visited countries in the world ranked for their safety, 12 of the 25 deadliest destinations were Asian countries. Despite dominating various guides and lists of must-visit travel destinations, Asian countries did not fare well in a recent safety index published by insurance comparison website The Swiftest. The ranking was determined through seven factors: homicide rate, road traffic death rate, poisoning death rate, unsanitary conditions mortality rate, life years lost due to communicable diseases, life years lost due to injury and natural disaster risk.

The repeal of a gay sex ban ends a period where authorities actively targeted homosexual men.

Singapore has once again been ranked as the most expensive city to live in, sharing the top spot with New York City this year, according to the Economist EIU.

Singapore's deputy prime minister says Temasek's $275 million loss in bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is 'disappointing' but investing is of a risk-taking nature.

Parliament lifted a ban criminalizing sex between men this week. It also passed an amendment that will effectively block attempts to legalize marriage.

Even the strongest luxury markets are expected to cool next year, as interest rates rise and economies slow.

While still at 14-year highs, Singapore's core consumer price index rose 5.1% for October compared with a year ago.

Platform companies Grab and Gojek said that they are 'supportive' of workers on their platforms receiving better job protections from 2024.

Malaysia's King named Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, bringing a temporary end to a chaotic election season.

One suspect was a Cambodian official said to have been heading to a conference on protecting endangered species. The monkeys were long-tailed macaques.

Grab managed to reduce losses by 24% in the third quarter and broke even in its deliveries segment earlier than expected.

Ruling paves way for product derived from real animal cells — but that don’t require an animal to be slaughtered — to someday be available in American grocery stores and restaurants.

Russia will now be represented by its foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, despite earlier statements that Putin would attend.

Ukraine has signed a peace accord with Southeast Asian nations.

Those who took part rated cities based on transport links, proximity of accommodation to attractions and information availability.

The city-state reopened early by Asian standards. That’s brought a boom — and some challenges.

Sri Lanka’s navy says about 300 suspected migrants have been rescued by Singapore authorities after their boat started sinking

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Singapore's views on crypto are "incompatible, in my mind."

"What a bank needs to do from a regulatory point of view and customer's point of view is that we need to protect our customers," said Onyx CEO Umar Farooq.

The Biden administration is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about a Singapore-based businessman already accused by the Justice Department of facilitating fuel shipments to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions. Kwek Kee Seng, who directs a shipping agency and terminal operations company, was charged last year with arranging the deliveries, with prosecutors alleging that he used front companies and false documentation to hide the scheme. Officials say that business helps enable North Korea's nuclear proliferation programs.

The city-state has shown its approval for blockchain technology and has embarked on various projects such as Project Ubin and Project Guardian.

Lenders in the two financial centers have the upper hand over their Chinese peers going into 2023.

Several maps in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” use real world locales as inspiration. One such source of inspiration is considering legal action.

Four men pleaded guilty on Monday in a Singapore court to conspiring with other men to drug their wives with sedatives before raping them afterward to fulfill their wife-sharing fantasies. The court has placed the case under a break and will be resumed at a later date for the men’s sentencing arguments.

World leaders have expressed sadness and condolences after at least 151 people were killed in a crowd surge Saturday night in Seoul, South Korea.

One paleontologist lamented that dinosaur skeletons need to be kept available to scientists for study and not made part of private collections.

South East Asia's top digital economies grew faster than expected in 2022 and is set to reach $200 billion in GMV, according to Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

The championship — which would be for younger drivers aged 16 to 22 — is planned to run alongside the similarly all-female W Series, Sky Sports reports.

It’s too late for Hong Kong to emulate its rival’s pension system. But Iceland offers a good model to make sure an aging population is looked after in retirement.

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Thousands of Russian men have fled to neighboring Georgia in an effort to avoid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization effort for his invasion of Ukraine. The situation is causing controversy in Georgia. Chris Livesay has more.

A new world wide web of payments may be the best way to move money quickly and cheaply across borders.

The city-state worries about inflation but shied away from uber-hawkish steps in latest tightening.

The fastest quarterly increase in suburban real-estate prices in 13 years will make the city-state uncomfortable. Authorities will act again if rising interest costs fail to cool demand.

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Start-ups in Singapore such as Aspire, Doctor Anywhere and Flash Coffee are the ones to watch, according to LinkedIn's new study.

"The Indo-Pacific tilt is here to stay," James Cleverly said at the Milken Institute Asia Summit. "It is permanent."

Though countries have not fully retreated into protectionism, businesses are increasingly influenced by geopolitical tensions, Wong said.

Travelers no longer need to quarantine to visit Hong Kong, a move which spurred a surge in interest to leave the city, but far less to visit.

The Singapore dollar has remained relatively resilient against the buoyant U.S. dollar, compared to its regional peers in Southeast Asia.

APAC super-rich investors are diversifying into more conservative assets and the wait-and-see approach at the onset of the pandemic is over.

Singapore’s gay community says the government’s plan to decriminalize sex between men is “a triumph of love over fear.”.

Singapore's leader says the city-state will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state's definition of marriage.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is calling for calm in the Taiwan Strait, urging against any “provocative action” in the wake of a visit to Taipei by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that has infuriated Beijing.

As inflation surges around the world, politicians are scrambling for ways to keep food affordable as people increasingly protest the soaring cost of living.

Malaysia suspended exports of live chickens Wednesday.

Singapore has executed a Malaysian man convicted of drug smuggling after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from his mother and international pleas to spare him on grounds he was mentally disabled.

Thousands of Malaysians working in Singapore have returned home as Malaysia fully reopened its borders after more than two years of pandemic closure.

President Joe Biden says he's not yet convinced that Russia’s announcement that it will scale back military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will lead to a fundamental shift in the war.

The Pentagon says it may have to go back to Congress for additional money to support Ukraine’s battle to defeat Russia’s invasion.

World No. 1 Jin Young Ko birdied the 18th hole for a 6-under 66 to win the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship by two strokes over fellow South Korean player In Gee Chun and Australian Minjee Lee.

Airbus booked a record profit of 4.2 billion euros ($4.8 billion) last year as it delivered more planes with the global economy rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic.

Singapore’s biennial air show opened Tuesday on a smaller scale than before the pandemic, even as the aviation sector gears up for a recovery two years after coronavirus outbreaks nearly paralyzed air travel.

Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company Grab tumbled in its market debut Thursday, following a $40 billion merger in a special purpose acquisition company deal.

Malaysians working in Singapore are holding joyful reunions with their loved ones after returning to their homeland following the partial reopening of a land border that has been shuttered for nearly two years due to the pandemic.

Singapore’s top court will decide Tuesday on the fate of a Malaysian man on death row who is believed to be mentally disabled.

As the island nation of Singapore pursues a strategy of “living with COVID” and a gradual relaxation of pandemic restrictions, daily cases are skyrocketing and residents are growing increasingly anxious.

China has applied to join an 11-nation Asia-Pacific free trade group in an effort to increase its influence over international policies.

Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Singapore and Vietnam was overshadowed by global events that created new challenges for her and her team.

Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and vulnerable Afghans and shouldn’t get distracted by questions over what went wrong in the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan.

The White House on Monday announced a series of new agreements with Singapore aimed at combating cyber threats, tackling climate change, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating supply chain issues.

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is giving new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tour of Southeast Asia.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Southeast Asia later this month aiming to bolster U.S. engagement in the region in an effort to counter China’s growing influence globally.

Asian stock markets are mixed after Taiwan and Singapore tightened anti-coronavirus restrictions and Wall Street turned in its biggest weekly decline in three months.

Video app TikTok said Friday that its new CEO is Shouzi Chew, the new CFO of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

Migrant worker Natarajan Pandiarajan, right, enjoys the view on board the Singapore Flyer attraction in Singapore on March 7, 2021. He is among at least 20,000 migrant workers who will be treated to rides by members of the public and businesses. Migrant workers are getting a bird's eye view of Singapore, with the public's help. But the migrant workers riding the Singapore Flyer attraction did not mind. Migrant workers have accounted for most of Singapore's 60,000 reported cases.

Elsewhere in Asia, Thailand, which has seen only 83 virus deaths, has yet to start vaccinations. That is part of the Thai government’s plan that has so far secured 2 million doses from Sinovac and 61 million doses from AstraZeneca. AdVietnam, which has recorded 35 deaths, announced last week that it will receive 5 million vaccine doses by the end of February and hopes to start inoculations as early as the beginning of March. Cambodia, which has yet to report any virus deaths, received its first shipment of 600,000 vaccine doses from China on Feb. 7, part of 1 million doses Beijing donated. In Singapore, which has reported 29 virus deaths, some 250,000 residents, including healthcare workers and other front-line workers, had been vaccinated as of last week, according to health officials.

The rest of the team arrived at the Wuhan airport and walked through a makeshift clear plastic tunnel into the airport. The team includes virus and other experts from the United States, Australia, Germany, Japan, Britain, Russia, the Netherlands, Qatar and Vietnam. A government spokesman said this week they will “exchange views” with Chinese scientists but gave no indication whether they would be allowed to gather evidence. A possible focus for investigators is the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the city where the outbreak first emerged. One of China's top virus research labs, it built an archive of genetic information about bat coronaviruses after the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.

Laura Kelly said Thursday that inmates will be vaccinated after health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. The governor warned Friday that initially, the supply of vaccines available to people other than health care workers and nursing home patients will be very limited. The announcement came as many local officials argued it was time to distribute the vaccine beyond health care workers. The governor’s plan came as the state’s new COVID-19 cases continue to rise and ICU beds are nearly full. Shots also are still being given to health care workers, first responders and staff and residents at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

(Regeneron via AP)On a Saturday afternoon in March as COVID-19 was bearing down on New York City, a dozen scientists anxiously crowded around a computer in a suburban drug company’s lab. This was the start of a drug that would, eventually, go into the arms of a U.S. president and others fighting off COVID-19. Unlike chemicals that are simply mixed in a lab, antibodies are coaxed from living cells. Regeneron’s two-antibody drug is unique: One came from a COVID-19 survivor in Singapore and the other from the company’s genetically modified mice. Blood from the mice and patients contains B cells, and each makes a specific antibody that’s carried on its surface.

The apparent attack on the oil tanker marks the fourth assault targeting Saudi energy infrastructure in a month. The attack on the Singapore-flagged BW Rhine, which had been contracted by the trading arm of the kingdom's massive Saudi Arabian Oil Co., marks the fourth assault targeting Saudi energy infrastructure in a month. The explosion comes after a mine exploded and damaged a ship off Saudi Arabia last month. Saudi Arabia recently accused the Houthis of dumping mines into the southern Red Sea, which could be carried toward Jiddah. A stepped-up campaign of drone-boat attacks deeper into the Red Sea likely would do the same.

BEIJING – Asian stocks rose Monday as investors looked ahead to quarterly U.S. economic data amid unease about anti-coronavirus curbs on business and wrangling over the American presidential election. Investors looked ahead to third-quarter U.S. economic growth data due out Wednesday after Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index ended last week down as rising infection numbers collided with optimism about a possible vaccine. He noted U.S. economic data are “beginning to wobble a bit.”The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.6% to 3,397.32 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.2% to 26,388.89. Those hopes have been tempered by the reality of the weeks or months required to test, produce and distribute a possible vaccine even if it is successful. Also Monday, Singapore revised up its third-quarter economic growth to a contraction of 5.8% over a year earlier, an improvement from the previous estimate of a 7% drop.

HONG KONG – Singapore and Hong Kong on Saturday postponed the start of an air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, citing a spike in infections in the Chinese territory as a “sober reminder” of risks to public health. Hong Kong reported 43 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including 13 untraceable local infections. Hong Kong has confirmed a total of 5,561 cases, including 108 deaths. Originally, only people landing in Hong Kong were to be required to be tested. But we think it is better to defer from a public health standpoint,” he wrote.

Members of the volunteer group conduct weekend door-to-door visits to deliver goods or provide services to people in need. Singapore's partial lockdown as the coronavirus was spreading in April left her fretting over how the blind, bedridden and elderly living alone would cope. Her core team of volunteers met urgent needs — plumbers, handymen and people who could dispense medicine or tap on government resources. The informal network she founded, Keeping Hope Alive, has toiled tirelessly for over two decades to reach Singapore’s less fortunate in different neighborhoods. Once the residents' most-pressing needs were identified, the volunteers acted immediately — installing bicycle bells on wheelchairs, trimming nails, cleaning bed bug-infested homes, and checking if household items need replacement.

Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan, left, and other officials attend a press conference in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Hong Kong and Singapore will launch an air travel bubble at the end of the month, allowing travelers in both cities to visit the other without having to serve quarantine. The bubble will be suspended for two weeks if either Hong Kong or Singapore reports a seven-day moving average of more than five untraceable coronavirus infections, according to the Hong Kong government. “Hong Kong and Singapore are similar in terms of epidemic control. However, the exemption from quarantine is only one-way, and Hong Kong residents travelling to the mainland must still serve 14 days of quarantine on arrival.

South Korea reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of the coronavirus, half of them linked to a hospital in Busan. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL – South Korea has reported 110 new cases of the coronavirus, half of them linked to a hospital in Busan. — Australia’s prime minister says his government is giving priority to reopening air services to Japan, Singapore and South Korea. He described Japan and South Korea as “two countries that have done particularly well” in dealing with the pandemic. Both Hong Kong and Singapore closed their borders earlier this year, banning short-term visitors from entering as they fought to reduce coronavirus infections.

India is expected to become the coronavirus pandemic's worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)NEW DELHI – India on Thursday reported 86,821 new coronaviruses cases and another 1,181 fatalities, making September its worst month of the pandemic. India is expected to become the pandemic’s worst-hit country within weeks, surpassing the United States, where more than 7.2 million people have been infected. The government also said India's 28 states can decide on reopening of schools and coaching institutions gradually after Oct. 15. However, evacuation flights will continue to and from the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, France, Japan and several other countries.

(AP Photo/YK Chan)WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end of October amid reports of recent outbreaks of the new coronavirus on ships overseas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that it was extending a no-sail order on cruise ships with the capacity to carry at least 250 passengers. In the 24 hours since 10 a.m. Tuesday, the state reported 1,048 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 88,555. Oklahoma is in the red zone for virus cases, meaning 101 or more new cases per 100,000 population, with a rate of 201 new cases per 100,000. The number of reported coronavirus cases in the state increased by 980 on Wednesday and there were 13 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the health department said.

Police in Singapore have taken an extraordinary step to ensure people are following social distancing rules. In a 3 1/2-month trial, police have used 22-pound pilotless drones, developed by Israel’s Airobotics, as a way to enforce social distancing and contain the spread of COVID-19, according to Reuters. Airobotics CEO Ran Krauss told Reuters the company is simply helping police maintain normal operations, specifically related to COVID-19. “The pandemic created a situation where it might be difficult for police to maintain,” Krauss said. The trial continues on in the social distancing aspect, according to Airobotics, and Krauss said the company is in talks with other cities to deploy drones.

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has threatened China's TikTok and blocked the Singapore-based Bigo Live streaming platform, citing what the regulating authority called widespread complaints about “immoral, obscene and vulgar” content on the apps. The move was promptly decried by Pakistani rights activists who saw it as a potential precursor to an even greater censorship in this conservative Muslim nation. In a statement, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority said the content on the two platforms could have “extremely negative effects on the society in general and youth in particular,” without elaborating. TikTok has especially grown in popularity among the country's young, which make up nearly 70% of the 220 million population, Ahmad said. The regulating authority insists the move is about content deemed offensive.

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, in Singapore. On the two-year anniversary of the leaders first summit, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon said the North would never again gift Trump with high-profile meetings and concessions he could boast as foreign policy achievements unless it gets something substantial in return. But negotiations faltered after the United States rejected North Korean demands for broad sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of the Norths nuclear capabilities at Kims second summit with Trump in Vietnam in February 2019. The North in recent months conducted short-range missile tests while also dialing up pressure on South Korea. North Korea has suspended virtually all cooperation with South Korea in recent months while pressuring Seoul to defy U.S.-led international sanctions and restart inter-Korean economic projects that would breathe life into the Norths struggling economy.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Formula One races in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers say the long lead times required to construct street circuits in Singapore and Azerbaijan made it impossible to host those races during a period of uncertainty. The Japanese Grand Prix in October was canceled because of ongoing travel restrictions. F1 had already announced a revamped schedule that confirmed the first eight races of the 2020 season. It is planning to have from 15-18 races in total.

SAN ANTONIO – Long before the mask ordinance went into effect in San Antonio, a local third grader from Elrod Elementary was making masks for his neighbors, healthcare workers and even for people as far as Singapore. “So, I taught him how to crochet, so, he started making ear straps, (he would )crochet the yarn. He picked it up really quickly.”Mateo started making the masks for his neighbors, and then, the requests started coming in. “She works at the nursing facility and she said they needed face masks because they didn’t have any. “We’re always telling him how proud we are.”COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019.