Fed chief says will not reverse course on rate hikes this year

Yellen admits tighter credit markets, volatile financial markets, and uncertainty over Chinese economic growth posed greater risk to the US economy.

Feb 11, 2016

Singapore to witness rare solar eclipse on March 9

The maximum eclipse will be visible around 8.23am and the solar event will last until 9.33am

Feb 10, 2016

Chinese welcome Year of the Monkey with Lunar New Year celebrations at the Longtan park in Beijing

Chinese welcome the Year of the Monkey with Lunar New Year celebrations at the Longtan park in Beijing

Feb 10, 2016

Oil rebounds after 8% fall as Iran says open to talks with Saudi Arabia

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) lowered its oil demand growth forecast for the next two years.

Feb 10, 2016

Breaking: Indonesian training aircraft crashes into housing area

Local media reported witnesses saw rescuers carrying body bags.

Feb 10, 2016

Japan's Nikkei plunges 5.4% as investors flock to safe haven assets

The Nikkei has slumped 15 percent so far in 2016.

Feb 9, 2016

Germany train collision kills four; 150 injured

The trains' operator Meridian said the carriages had partially derailed and crashed into each other.

Feb 9, 2016

Singapore Airshow 2016: Top aerospace firms eye business worth billions

Some industry analysts are downbeat about this year's show, which is taking place under the shadow of a global economic downturn.

Feb 9, 2016

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea coast; no tsunami warning

There is no tsunami warnings, seismologists said, adding the earthquake happened off the coast of Bougainville Island.

Feb 9, 2016

Singapore economy projected to grow 1-3% in 2016 says minister

Though the weak oil prices have depressed sentiment, it also means lower energy expenses for a whole lot of businesses.

Feb 8, 2016

Singaporean trekker dies while trying to scale Malaysia's Gunung Tahan

Nawaz's body was found some five kilometers from the spot he was last seen.

Feb 8, 2016

Cambodia arrests suspect in David Bernat's murder in Bangkok

Businessman David Bernat was found murdered with multiple body parts floating in Bangkok's Chao Praya river

Feb 8, 2016

Adele wins IFPI's best-selling artist award for 2015

Adele's 25 had broken the records for first-week sales in both the US and UK

Feb 8, 2016

China's forex reserves drop to near 4-yr lows as PBOC props up Yuan

Chinese central bank has been under pressure to sell dollars to support its Yuan currency.

Feb 8, 2016

Sam-Syatilla marriage on Feb 8 to be Malaysia's 'wedding of the year'

The marriage of the reigning screen star Sam and Syatilla, a rising television star, will take place on February 8

Feb 7, 2016

North Korea launches long-range rocket amid fears over missile programme

The rocket was launched on a southward trajectory, as planned, and it passed over Japan's southern Okinawa islands.

Feb 7, 2016

Singapore ship hijacked off Nigerian coast; crew freed

Most of the crew members were from the Philippines, South Africa, India, United Kingdom and Thailand.

Feb 6, 2016

Malaysia: Tiger crossing Eastern Expressway killed by vehicle

Malaysian government estimates that tiger population in the country has fallen from at least 3,000 to around 500 over past 50 years.

Feb 6, 2016

Malaysia upset over Singapore University's research linking palm oil to heart disease

Malaysia accounted for 31.7% of the global palm oil production and 36.4% of global exports in 2015.

Feb 6, 2016

India: 37 die as bus falls into Purna river in Gujarat state

The accident took place near the town of Navsari, about 40km from Surat in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Feb 6, 2016