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Lee Young Ae returns to television with espionage drama in Japan colonial era

The period mystery thriller will set in Seoul and Shanghai against the Japanese colonial rule. Young Ae will play the role of a Korean surgeon Lee Young Jin.

Oct 4, 2017

By Ambili S

Pharmaceutical firms to cash on Singapore's war on diabetes

Oct 4, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Yahoo acknowledges its 3 billion user accounts compromised in 2013 data theft

The new announcement shows a three-fold increase over the previously estimated impact of the 2013 Yahoo data theft.

Oct 4, 2017

By Jagmeet Singh

Indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4 succeeds anew with new album

Korean indie pop duo Bolbbalgan4, composed of former high school classmates Ahn Ji-young and Woo Ji-yoon, has achieved another success with their new album.

Oct 4, 2017

By Jon Maala

Xiaomi ships record 10 million smartphones in September

Xiaomi's strong presence in India has helped it to ship over ten million smartphone units worldwide in September.

Oct 4, 2017

By Jagmeet Singh

Ex-Infinite member Hoya updates fans on solo album, drama project

Former Korean boy band Infinite member Hoya is working hard as a solo artist after leaving the idol group.

Oct 4, 2017

By Jon Maala

K-pop

Singapore: Water heater explodes in Marine Parade house, almost blows up bedroom and bathroom

The electric water heater, which had exploded, was placed in the en-suite bathroom, and the damage was severe in the master bedroom as well.

Oct 4, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Force India co-owner, Vijay Mallya, talks outside Westminster Magistrates, in central London

Vijay Mallya: Uncovering India's 'King of Good times'

Before becoming a financial criminal, Vijay Mallya owned India's biggest liquor company, flight services, and many more other riches

Oct 4, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Gulf Oil collaborates with Manchester United to launch 'Gulf Fan Academy'

Launch video features cricket legend MS Dhoni, a self-confessed fan of the Red Devils

Oct 4, 2017

By Naveen Ullal

Singapore Airlines launches biofuel-powered flights

Singapore Airlines to work with Grab in optimising customer service

Flyers across Southeast Asia can now use the Singapore Airlines mobile application to book a Grab ride to the airport.

Oct 4, 2017

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

HSBC bank signage is pictured in Singapore

IMDA completes KYC blockchain prototype with financial giants

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), OCBC Bank, HSBC, and MUFG has established the first Know Your Customer blockchain prototype in Southeast Asia.

Oct 4, 2017

By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena

Singapore stocks drop for second day as lenders lag

Singapore stocks fell for a second session on Wednesday, bucking strong Asian shares, hurt by losses in financials and energy shares.

Oct 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Get ready to pay extra charges if you keep Uber waiting

Ride-hailing service Uber has introduced wait-time charges for passengers if they do not board cab after 3 minutes of driver arriving at the pickup location.

Oct 4, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Christian, 28, a former U.S soldier who volunteered for the Syrian Democratic Forces to fight against Islamic state in Raqqa as a sniper shows his tattoos in Harqala, west of Raqqa, Syria August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Smart tattoos, not smartwatches, to monitor your good health

Researchers from Harvard University and MIT have developed an ink that enables smart tattoos to let users easily monitor their health.

Oct 4, 2017

By Jagmeet Singh

A MRT train travels along a track in a neighbourhood in Singapore

Cross-border railways Bill to support Singapore-Malaysia future rail links

Introduced by the Second Minister for transport Ng Chee Meng, this Bill will provide operators authorization to run train services and maintain railway assets.

Oct 4, 2017

By Solomon Kenneth