The Singapore brand is seen as reliable and trusted in China with opportunities for Singaporeans and Singapore businesses to collaborate and develop there, said National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat.He added that the Government will continue to support them to go overseas — to build connections and get opportunities.Chee, who is also deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), wrote two Facebook posts as he wrapped up a five-day working visit to Beijing and Tianjin.Following his meeting with Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao a day earlier, Chee met with China Construction Bank (CCB) chairman Zhang Jinliang in Beijing on Wednesday (April 15).They discussed further cooperation in areas such as trade financing, infrastructure financing and fintech, as well as supporting Chinese companies looking to venture into the region using Singapore as a launchpad. 

Parliament buzzed with debate over India's representational future as the delimitation exercise and Women's Reservation Bill took center stage. Prime Minister Modi and home minister Shah assured southern states no injustice would occur, projecting increased seats and influence. Maths indicate a marginal shift in overall share despite seat increases for Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor urged the government to implement women's reservation immediately, separate from the delimitation process. He argued that delimitation requires extensive discussion, unlike the reservation bill which the opposition fully supports. Tharoor cautioned against a rushed approach, likening it to 'political demonetisation' and advocating for broader consultation.

Gemma was just three years old when her father killed her mother - stabbing her 36 times with her scissors - while their young daughter ate her breakfast downstairs.

Homeowners in Water Orton, Warwickshire, have claimed that 'estate agents won't touch them' amid the 'monster' concrete works which are not set to be completed for more than six years.

Pete Hegseth claimed the US military is 'locked and loaded' to strike Iran , even as Donald Trump insists his administration is still pursuing a deal with the Islamic regime.

Baroness Heather Hallett, chair of the UK Covid-19 inquiry, described the speed at which the vaccines were developed and rolled out as an 'extraordinary feat'.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized the government's women's reservation and delimitation bills in Lok Sabha, calling them an «open attack» on democracy. She questioned the delay in implementation and alleged the government is diverting from the core issue of women's reservation, while reaffirming Congress's support.

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta announced a comprehensive initiative to strengthen technical and vocational education in the capital's Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

The couple smiled and waved as they came off a Qantas jet after spending time in Melbourne and Canberra since landing from LA on Tuesday.

Eco-warrior Emma Smart, 47, stormed into Catch at the Old Fish Market in Weymouth, Dorset, and 'freed' the lobster which she believed was going to be eaten.

Footage shows two young boys repeatedly pelting police in Epsom with items taken from inside a ripped black bin bag, with one of them also throwing a traffic cone.

Virgo's widow Rosie Ries was also among those congregating at Sheffield Cathedral, along with other snooker pros such as Ken Doherty, John Higgins and Cliff Thorburn.

Keir Starmer confronted Lindsay Hoyle in the chamber after being reminded during yesterday's session that he was the one facing questions - not the Leader of the Opposition.

Backing the idea of reserving seats for women legislators, Priyanka said her party was not opposing women’s representation itself, but questioning what she described as the political intent behind the timing and framing of the bill. She argued that the ruling NDA was using the measure as an electoral strategy rather than as a purely reform-driven step.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath drew parallels between Bengal's current situation and UP's past, highlighting law and order issues, mafia rule, and corruption. He accused the TMC of creating an identity crisis and appealed for a BJP government to end terror and corruption in West Bengal.

Of the ten golden plovers that were in Iceland last summer and then flew abroad with transmitters on their backs, most have stayed in Ireland. Others have gone farther south, such as to France and Portugal. The one that traveled the farthest south has been particularly active in recent days.

A man in his fifties who underwent a procedure in which hyaluronic acid was injected into his penis at a beauty clinic in Hafnarfjörður ended up in the emergency department at Landspítali due to an infection and complications related to the treatment.

A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, and says people from northern communities and First Nations become increasingly at risk of harm upon leaving correctional facilities.

U.S. court documents reviewed by CBC News provide a rare glimpse into a cross-border pipeline for crime guns. A former trucker from Florida has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after smuggling handguns into Canada that were later recovered at 10 crime scenes in Ontario and Quebec.

Striking new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows hospitalization rates for vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases more than doubled in 2024, compared to pre-pandemic levels, all while vaccination rates are backsliding.

The head of the Assembly of First Nations is rejecting the RCMP's recent statement of regret for a secret surveillance program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people. Such statements are «not a sufficient response,» Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says in a letter to the prime minister.

[allAfrica] Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public.