Singapore determined to address financial crime risks
SINGAPORE — Singapore faces greater money laundering and terrorism financing risks than other countries because it is an international finance and business hub, Prime...
Flooded Brazil ‘ghost town’ a climate warning to world, UN advisor says
SAO PAULO — Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more...
Singapore port congestion shows global ripple impact of Red Sea attacks
SEOUL/SINGAPORE - Congestion at Singapore's container port is at its worst since the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign of how prolonged vessel re-routing to avoid Red...
India’s JPMorgan bond index entry to suck $11 billion from S.Africa, Poland and Thailand
India's imminent inclusion in the world's most widely followed emerging market bond index, JPMorgan's, is expected to draw a combined $11 billion away from...
Incheon airport briefly shuts down runways because of North Korea trash balloons
SEOUL - Takeoffs and landings at South Korea's Incheon international airport were disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea...
N. Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South’s military says
SEOUL - North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, but it exploded in midair, South Korea's military...
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to US espionage charge
WASHINGTON/SYDNEY - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will end his imprisonment in...
North Korea is still building borders 7 decades after war
SEOUL — Seventy four years after the Korean War began, North Korean troops are building new fortifications, occasionally inviting warning shots from South Korean...
Macron warns podcast of ‘civil war’ risk as French elections loom
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron told a podcast episode shown on Monday that both the far right National Rally (RN) party and the...
Without naming names, UN chief accuses Israel of misinformation
UNITED NATIONS — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused Israel on Monday of spreading misinformation about him during the more than eight-month-long war...
China’s retail outlook dims after mid-year shopping festival flop
SHANGHAI - Retailers in China face a daunting near-term future after a disappointing mid-year online shopping festival that has also clouded the recovery prospects of the...
US Treasury to devote extra $100 mln over 3 years to affordable housing
WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced $100 million in new financing on Monday to increase the supply of affordable housing, as the Biden administration...