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China slashes Covid-19 quarantine for overseas arrivals
The new guidelines are the first update since May 2021, but the country is still closed to international tourists.
Eswatini looks to S'pore firms to help develop $1.6b power plant
A delegation from Eswatini is in Singapore to showcase investment opportunities in the African country.
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Unsolved mysteries of South-east Asia: Fireballs from the Mekong River
ST investigates the source of the red and orange fireballs that emerge from the Mekong River once every year.
Chinese investment in Australia plunges to lowest level since at least 2007
Chinese investment in Australia was US$585 million in 2021, down from a peak of US$16.2 billion in 2008.
The geopolitical realities of Ream Naval Base
The US has warned about Chinese designs on the naval base in Cambodia. While its position has strategic value, it's not a game changer.
Are Covid restrictions easing in Beijing as schools reopen?
The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.
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Internal divisions in US hardening, warns Yale's Prof Amy Chua
Whites are about to lose their majority status at the national level for the first time in US history, she says.
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Interactive: How Lion City Sailors are outspending other S'pore Premier League clubs
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the big-money moves by Singapore's richest football team.
June 29 2022
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Former Valencia president Anil Murthy on his exit, Peter Lim and 'Audio-gate'
Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times tackles Singapore's national sports talking points.
