Singapore is pouring money into ideas that could define the way cities are built and run in future, making it a test bed for urban innovation [Brent Lewin/Bloomberg] Singapore rose to be one of the world’s most advanced cities by using its…

People crossing a street in Singapore's central business district. (File photo: Reuters) The unemployment rate for Singaporeans continued its upward trend in the second quarter of 2019, according to preliminary figures released by the Mini…

Foreign tourists take cyclo rides around the ancient town of Hoi An. Photo acquired by VnExpress. Australian travelers were the biggest spenders in Vietnam last year, followed by Russians and Americans, a new report says. オーストラリアの…

Rows of bicycles are placed on the side of the road in Shanghai. (Shuttterstock/atiger) 筆者もシンガポールで他者であるが利用したことがあり、マリーナベイサンズの周りを散歩したものである。日本でも利用したことがあり、雨の中大都市を電動自転車…

A farmer gathers coffee beans in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Photo - EPA I am a caffeine taker so coffee is necessary for my daliy life and currently going to cafe is one of my hobby. In fact, I had been working at the biggest coffee chain where…

Low-cost carrier AirAsia is launching three new routes for direct flights from Jakarta to Sorong, West Papua; Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara; and Semarang, Central Java. (Shutterstock/Everything You Need) Low-cost carrier AirAsia is launching …

Commuters brave rush hour on the London underground in London, Britain August 5, 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files Passengers on London's underground railway will soon be able to make and receive calls, filling an annoying communications …

© KYODONEWS 自民党本部の開票センターで、渋い表情を浮かべる安倍首相＝21日午後10時57分、東京・永田町 Japanese voters cast ballots in an upper house election, with Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc looking to protect its majority today and keep on tra…

Young Komodo dragon walking in the wild on Komodo Island. (Shutterstock/Kjersti Joergensen) East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Agency head Wayan Darmawa announced on Thursday that Komodo Island is to close by the beginning of 2020. NTT観光エ…

Torrential rains Wednesday evening flooded several streets in Saigon, stalling many engines and creating traffic mayhem. 水曜の夜、絶え間ない雨が、サイゴン市内のいくつかの通りを洪水させ、多くのエンジンを失速させ、交通の大混乱を引き起こした…

Flowers are placed in front of the torced Kyoto Animation building in respect for the victims, in Kyoto, Japan, July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/kyoto-animation-fire-studio-japan-…

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, July 15, 2019. (Reuters/Lim Huey Teng) Malaysia's parliament Tuesday backed lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, a change that would add m…

An entomologist may look askance, but customers savor many insects sold in a Son La market like grasshoppers, locusts and cicadas. 昆虫学者は怪しんでみるかもしれませんが、消費者は、Son Laマーケットのバッタやイナゴ、セミのような多くの虫を味…

Although the debate on child marriages has often focused on Muslims, nuptials among non-Muslims below the age of 18 have gone up by about 20% annually in the past four years, with concerned groups blaming this on rising urban poverty and t…

A rescuer carries a woman from a flooded neighbourhood following torrential rain in Kathmandu, Nepal [Narendra Shrestha/EPA] At least 27 people have been killed in Nepal after torrential monsoon rains caused floods and landslides, accordin…

Bubble tea remains a massively popular beverage in the country. Nearly all bubble tea concoctions sold in markets across the country exceed the recommended upper limit of the daily sugar intake recommended by the World Health Organisation …

A stockpile of sand is pictured in Singapore June 26, 2019 (Reuters/Edgar Su) Malaysia, Singapore's biggest source for sea sand, has banned the export of the commodity, according to officials in Kuala Lumpur. クアラルンプール政府によると、…

For the generals, the internet and social media had become a threat as protesters mobilised [AFP] Sudan's telecom providers began restoring mobile access to the internet weeks after service was cut off following a deadly crackdown on prote…

An aerial view of the ancient port town of Hoi An on the banks of the Hoai River, central Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Rin. The Japan Association of Travel Agents says Vietnam came in fifth on the list of top 10 summer destinations for J…

The streets of Myeongdong in Seoul, South Korea (Shutterstock/Goahead) Visiting Seoul and hungry for spicy tteokbokki or rice cakes near your hotel or vacation rental? A newly launched app will connect tourists in South Korea with locals i…

An artist's impression of the Hanoi Metro Line 3 train. Photo courtesy of the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board. Hanoi plans to borrow $1.48 billion from official development assistance funds (ODA) to build a metro section in 202…

Drugs hidden in tea bags are seized by police in Nghe An Province, July 3, 2019. Photo by Cong An Nhan Dan Newspaper. ベトナムもラオスも1人当たりの名目GDPの平均が2000ドル台で、日本が大体36000ドルと換算した時に、10数倍もの所得格差がある。麻…

The study also showed that using trolley backpacks and regular backpacks causes the greatest changes in motion in the proximal extremities (the hips and trunk), and small changes in the distal extremities (the knees and ankles). (Shutterst…

Flooded railway tracks at Kurla station on Tuesday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi New Delhi/Mumbai: Heavy, incessant rain has paralysed Mumbai and left at least 19 dead in the city and its neighourhood. Since yesterday, Mumbai has received the h…

A Cambodian girl was killed after she fell into the crocodile enclosure at her house in Siem Reap on Sunday. (Khmer Times photo) A two-year-old girl was killed by crocodiles on her family’s farm in Siem Reap town on Sunday after she wander…

Saudi women are seen at the first automotive showroom solely dedicated for women in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia January 11, 2018. (REUTERS) Saudi Arabia joined an initiative on women’s empowerment at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. サウジアラビア…

More than 500 food stalls at hawker centres, coffee shops have adopted e-payment More than 500 food stalls at 44 hawker centres, coffee shops and industrial canteens have adopted a unified e-payments system, said Enterprise Singapore in a …

When I got up this morning, some sns app was not activated..... （Rappler,Philippines) Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are suffering from downtime on Wednesday night, July 3. フェイスブック、インスタグラム、ワッツアップは、7月3日の夜から…

People scavenge for recyclable material at a rubbish dump in Nay Pyi Taw in this file photo. While the poverty rate in Myanmar has declined, one in four people still survive on about K1500 a day, a report said. Photo - EPA One out of four …

Commuters are seen waiting for the LRT Line 2 coach at the Anonas Station in Quezon City in this file photo. Miguel de Guzman MANILA, Philippines — Starting July 1, students can avail themselves of free train rides at select hours during w…