HANOI - China and Vietnam took initial steps during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hanoi this week to develop new rail links, as they agreed to conduct feasibility studies for two lines, ...

Putin in March rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal for a full and unconditional pause in the conflict. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG - J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent assault before a Hong Kong court on Tuesday, after he was accused of assaulting a woman at a Hong Kong restaurant in ...

Ms Lee also said she hopes to speak up for other young people if elected. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Kiss92 DJ won the inaugural Presenter of the Year prize at SPH Media’s EMTM Group awards ceremony. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Staff were advised to take a "burner phone" with little to no personal data on it. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kyiv forces hit Russia's Kursk region that borders Ukraine with dozens of drones, killing an elderly woman, injuring nine people and sparking fries in several buildings in the region's administrative ...

Dr Hamid has been volunteering in Taman Jurong for 17 years, since he was a student Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

She called the video, which alleges that she criticised the govt, 'completely false'. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Other global banks have cut their outlook for China in recent days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

No food safety lapses were found, and investigations showed no foodborne pathogens. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The party also introduced two new faces – orthopaedic surgeon Hamid Razak and lawyer Cassandra Lee. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.