China looks at improving the welfare of hard-pressed delivery riders

China's top officials have turned their attention to the welfare of the 200 million employed in the nation's gig economy.

Disaster in Afghanistan will follow US home

Singapore life insurance industry sees new sales surge 61% in first half of the year

It garnered $2.68 billion in weighted new business premiums.

Apocalypse now? How films offer a false sense of security about climate change

Nothing is wrapped up in 90 thrilling minutes. We’re now into the third act in the real world and it may not end well.

Football: Lionel Messi's departure from Barcelona is a mess everyone could see coming

Some observers believe this is a tactic to get La Liga to relax its financial fair play regulations.

China must relook approach for zero Covid-19 cases as Delta variant spreads

Beijing may need to shift its approach to one where its population learns to live with the virus.

China cracking down on private tuition: A lesson for Singapore?

It's an industry worth over a billion dollars here. It costs parents plenty, but what of the impact on equality in education and stress on children?