BEIJING - CHINA plans to build a bridge connecting the country's industrial powerhouse with a resource-rich island in the south, state media reported.

KARACHI - AT LEAST seven people were killed and 17 others injured when a five-storey residential building collapsed early Thursday in southern Pakistan, police said.

SEOUL - A SECRET Santa who has donated more than 81 million won (S$89,515) since 2000 has come to a South Korean town again this year, a report said on Thursday.