GPC to table motion to reduce food waste, strengthen food resilience through government and ground-up efforts
Channel News Asiaby Davina Tham·2 Sept 2026
GPC to table motion to reduce food waste, strengthen food resilience through government and ground-up efforts Rising daily food expenses may be top of mind, but upstream improvements need to be...
Thailand bets on rooftop solar to guard against LNG price shocks
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
BANGKOK, Sept 2 : Thailand will help 1 million households install 5 gigawatts of rooftop solar panels within a year to shield citizens from soaring energy prices driven by the Iran war, Energy...
Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 infants exposes serious safety failures
Channel News Asiaby Hira Mustafa·2 Sept 2026
Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 infants exposes serious safety failures An interim inquiry found the neonatal nursery had no fire alarm or sprinklers, while an earlier blaze had already...
Childcare leave changes to take 'at least several months' to implement: Indranee Rajah
Channel News Asiaby Justin Ong Guang-Xi·2 Sept 2026
Childcare leave changes to take 'at least several months' to implement: Indranee Rajah The government is still ironing out the implementation details with employers and the unions, said Ms...
The Violinist: How an international team brought old Singapore to life through hand-drawn animation
Channel News Asiaby Izza Haziqah Abdul Rahman·2 Sept 2026
The Violinist: How an international team brought old Singapore to life through hand-drawn animation More than a decade in the making, award-winning animated film The Violinist brought together...
Stocks slide, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
Sept 2 : World stocks fell on Wednesday as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff. The U.S.
Stocks fall, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
Sept 2 : World stocks fell on Wednesday as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff. The U.S.
US tech firms may crowd out others in euro bond market and raise credit risk
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
FRANKFURT, Sept 2 : U.S. tech giants are flooding the euro zone bond market to fund huge AI investments, potentially crowding out other borrowers, pushing up financing costs even for governments...
Singapore commits S$112 million more to built environment R&D, sets new site supervision rules for large-scale projects
Channel News Asiaby Daphne Yow·2 Sept 2026
Singapore commits S$112 million more to built environment R&D, sets new site supervision rules for large-scale projects A refreshed Green Mark scheme will also introduce a new energy rating and...
Can technology give China’s farmers an edge against extreme weather?
Channel News Asiaby Deborah Wong·2 Sept 2026
Can technology give China’s farmers an edge against extreme weather? In the second of a two-part series on climate resilience, CNA looks at how farmers in China are using AI, drones and other...
EU summons Russian envoy, eyes sanctions after Germany drone 'attack'
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
WICKLOW, Ireland: The European Union on Wednesday (Sep 2) said it had summoned Russia's top diplomat as it eyed sanctions after a drone incident in Germany that the bloc's foreign policy chief said...
Court of Appeal acquits ex-Wah!Banana actor of rape citing inconsistencies from alleged victim
Channel News Asiaby Lydia Lam·2 Sept 2026
Court of Appeal acquits ex-Wah!Banana actor of rape citing inconsistencies from alleged victim The Court of Appeal found several inconsistencies in the complainant's testimony and found doubt over...
Road safety, drug addiction among Sim Ann’s focus areas as Second Minister for Foreign and Home Affairs
Channel News Asiaby Sabrina Ng·2 Sept 2026
Road safety, drug addiction among Sim Ann’s focus areas as Second Minister for Foreign and Home Affairs In a wide-ranging interview with CNA, Ms Sim – who was appointed to the roles in July – also...
From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Channel News Asiaby Michiyo Ishida·2 Sept 2026
From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies – innovations developed for civilian purposes that can...
Indonesian officials say government-supplied meals tested after more than 500 students fall ill
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
Indonesian officials say government-supplied meals tested after more than 500 students fall ill Non-governmental watchdog Network for Education Watch said that as of Aug 8, there had been some...
Zelenskyy warns airlines Russian skies not safe due to Ukraine drones
Channel News Asia·2 Sept 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurance companies on Tuesday (Sep 1) that the presence of Ukrainian drones had made Russian skies dangerous to use and that they were...
NFL committed to long game as it hunts 'next 50 million fans' outside US
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
MELBOURNE, Sept 2 : The National Football League (NFL) says it is committed to playing the long game with its international strategy as it works out how to convert growing interest in American...
Exclusive-South Korean FX authorities bought $20 billion in repatriated SK Hynix funds, source says
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
SEOUL, Sept 2 : South Korean foreign exchange authorities bought about $20 billion in U.S. dollars that SK Hynix sold after its $26.5 billion American depositary receipt listing in July, a source...
Eight Indonesians allegedly duped into becoming Russian soldiers
Channel News Asiaby CNA·2 Sept 2026
Eight Indonesians allegedly duped into becoming Russian soldiers Indonesia needs to verify their identities, citizenship status, recruitment process and the nature of their involvement, its foreign...
Dyson CameraJet: Dyson's first electric toothbrush costs S$699 and has a built-in camera and water jet
Channel News Asiaby Hazeeq Sukri·2 Sept 2026
Dyson CameraJet: Dyson's first electric toothbrush costs S$699 and has a built-in camera and water jet The device boasts a camera that tracks and predicts gaps between teeth in real time and...
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