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Singapore's iconic SuperTrees at the city-state's futuristic gardens will be converted into massive Jedi and Sith weapons come May 4.
Japan's PD Aerospace and China's Kuang-Chi Science among Asia's homegrown private sector firms offering spaceflight services to civilians.
North Korea may undertake more nuclear activity as early as Saturday in response to Washington's newfound aggressive stance on the rogue nation.
China's exports rose 16.4 percent in March on-year, beating a Reuters' analyst forecast of 3.2 percent to reverse a decline of 1.3 percent in February, data from the Chinese customs showed.
S&P; kept Singapore’s AAA rating and stable outlook unchanged, citing robust public finances despite some concerns on the external outlook.
Hong Kong's socio-political tensions and air pollution are dragging the city further down global liveability rankings, the SCMP reports.
More investors are considering environmental, social and governance factors in their financial analysis and decision making.
Australia adds 60,900 jobs in March, reversing the previous month's 6,400 fall and beating Reuters forecast of 20,000 additions.
Singapore's central bank left monetary policy steady on Thursday in a widely expected decision.
Singapore's trade-reliant economy shrank 1.9 percent in the first quarter from the previous three months.
China's imports from North Korea in the first quarter of 2017 rose 18.4 percent in yuan value from a year ago, Chinese customs said.
President Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that he won't label China a currency manipulator in a report due this week.
OPEC has upgraded its world oil demand forecast to 1.27 million barrels per day, an upwards revision of 10,000 barrels per day.
BHP Billiton launched on Wednesday a full-throated rebuttal of hedge fund Elliott's proposals for an overhaul of the Anglo-Australian miner.
Bitcoin is up nearly $100 in the past week, hitting levels not seen since mid-March after Japan legalized the cryptocurrency for payments.
The upgrade cycle in India is shortening as users look to more advanced devices which could benefit Apple in the long term.
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John Park, Asian security analyst at the Harvard Kennedy School, says Kim Jong-un appears to be preparing for a sixth nuclear test in North Korea.
