Singapore now allows medical graduates from eight more overseas universities to apply to practice from Feb. 1, citing rising healthcare demand from an aging population.
Tsinghua University has overtaken Oxford and Cambridge in global business and economics rankings, placing third worldwide in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
California College of the Arts will close as an independent institution after 119 years, as Vanderbilt University prepares to take over its main San Francisco campus at the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
South Korea is set to overtake Japan as the top overseas destination for Chinese travelers this Lunar New Year, a sharp reversal in regional tourism patterns.
A video showing traffic lanes abruptly narrowing on a new flyover in India has gone viral, triggering online backlash, an official response from Mumbai authorities, and a sharp political jab from Aaditya Thackeray.
A Beijing operations manager fired for forcing a kiss on a colleague has lost his bid for compensation after a court ruled the dismissal was lawful, even though he was not criminally prosecuted.
A Chinese tourist has died after a car carrying visitors overturned on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal in Russia, with investigators later saying the driver had never held a license.
A British Airways flight bound for London lost a wheel just moments after taking off from Las Vegas, with video footage appearing to show part of the landing gear falling away mid-air.
Singapore Airlines will ramp up flights on several major Asian and long-haul routes between March and October, adding capacity as peak travel demand builds across the region.
Malaysia’s Religious Affairs minister has sparked debate after suggesting that work-related stress may be one of the factors behind what he called LGBT-related cases, prompting questions from lawmakers and rights advocates.
A violent smash-and-grab robbery at a Southern California jewelry store spiraled into a dangerous police chase and multiple crashes, ending in a SWAT manhunt that left innocent drivers injured and several suspects in custody.
A Canadian man has been charged in the U.S. with posing as a commercial airline pilot and cabin crew member to obtain hundreds of free or heavily discounted flights over several years, federal prosecutors said.
A Chinese employee who was fired for refusing to perform at his company's annual banquet has won compensation after a court ruled the dismissal illegal.
South Korea's aggressive push to attract international students is colliding with a growing policy failure, with more than one in nine now overstaying visas or working beyond permitted limits, according to a new academic study.
A highway project in India's Andhra Pradesh has entered the Guinness World Records after paving the longest stretch of highway ever within 24 hours, officials said.
A Thai prime ministerial candidate has drawn attention after suggesting that women should be allowed to have up to four husbands in the name of gender equality.
