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Singapore shares drift lower on continuing North Korea woes

Singapore stocks fell on Wednesday, in line with Asian shares after a slide on Wall Street overnight as simmering geopolitical tensions kept many investors on edge.

Sep 6, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Samsung brings dual-camera smartphone cheaper than Note 8

Samsung's second dual-camera smartphone, called the Galaxy J7 Plus, is designed to be a superior version of the existing Galaxy J7 and is initially debuting in Thailand.

Sep 6, 2017

By Jagmeet Singh

Samsung

2PM member Taecyeon surprises fans by enlisting in the military

Taecyeon entered on the day of 2PM's ninth anniversary since debuting on September 4, 2008.

Sep 6, 2017

By Jon Maala

'V.I.P' director says inclusion of violent scenes 'a mistake'

Director Park Hoon-jung was reacting to moviegoers' complaints that the film contained excessive scenes where a girl is raped and killed.

Sep 6, 2017

By Jon Maala

South Korea's 'A Taxi Driver' goes to the Oscars

The film is about the Gwangju Uprising in 1980 in South Korea. Song Kang Ho is the taxi driver named Kim Man-seob who takes TV journalist Peter (Kretschmann) from Seoul to Gwangju.

Sep 6, 2017

By Jon Maala

Singapore economy expands by 1.8 per cent in Quarter 1

Economists raise Singapore's Q3 GDP outlook, 2017 growth seen steady

Economists have raised their forecasts for Singapore's economic growth in the third quarter, with sectors such as manufacturing, finance and insurance seen supporting the economy.

Sep 6, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Japan: 32-year old man dies moments after proposing to girlfriend on Irabu Bridge

The police said that the man's body was pulled out from the sea seven hours later and was taken to the hospital. But, he was confirmed dead at the hospital.

Sep 6, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Yamada Green Resources asks for mandatory trading suspension

Yamada Green Resources requested for a voluntary suspension of trading of its shares in light of the fire incident and "financial inconsistencies" during the company's audit.

Sep 6, 2017

By Aastha Agnihotri

Essential Phone gets one of worst repairability ratings on iFixit

If you were looking to purchase an Essential Phone, you might want to give it a second thought as fixing the phone would be a really tough task, if anything happens to the device

Sep 6, 2017

By Poulami Nag