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Melanie Lee

Apps have made every-day tasks easier

China taking orders for the iPhone 5

Apple next-generation iPhone has not even been released yet, but China’s e-commerce platform Taobao are already accepting pre-orders.

‘Steve Jobs was the Leonardo da Vinci of our age’

From San Francisco to Seoul to Sydney, fans paid tribute to Steve Jobs after he resigned as CEO, calling him an icon for the technology industry.

China tells US ‘good old days’ of borrowing are over

China tells US ‘good old days’ of borrowing are over

The United States’ biggest creditor, China, bluntly criticised the superpower one day after the superpower’s credit rating was downgraded.

Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close because the stores did not have official business permits.

Google risks China’s ire with slap to censorship

Google risks China’s ire with slap to censorship

Google shut its mainland Chinese-language portal and began rerouting searches to an uncensored Hong Kong-based site.

Chinese media launches new attack on Google

The Xinhua news agency launched a new broadside against Google on Monday, saying that the company had reneged on promises to abide by Chinese law.

Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out

Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out

With speculation that Google will soon announce the closure of its China-based internet portal, the reaction from some has been hurry up and leave.

Google postpones cellphone launch in China

Google has postponed the launch of two cellphones in China, in a sign its business there is starting to be affected by a dispute over hacking.

New breed of elite sex workers cater to India’s rich

Zeba, a 23-year-old model and actress says she’s found the perfect job. The money is great and her working hours are convenient.

Virgin Galactic plans more spaceships

Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson’s space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in…

Mr Midnight, Asia’s answer to Harry Potter

Young Asian readers seeking the thrill of ghouls and haunted houses no longer turn only to Western favorites to satisfy their itch. Asia’s answer to the record-selling British…

Toilet ambassadors help Singapore clean up

The classroom erupted in delighted cheers at the teacher’s vigorous thrusts into a toilet bowl. The plunger-wielding ”professor” from Japan, Atsuhiro Katsumata, was in Singapore…

Singapore girls pay the price for plastic perfection

She seemed to have everything a girl could ask for: a sports car, designer clothes and memberships in the most exclusive clubs in Singapore, all paid for by her doting parents.…

Singapore’s bid to be an entertainment hub

The city-state that banned chewing gum and regulated the flushing of public toilets is loosening up and reinventing itself as a nightlife hub where all-night drinking and bar-top…

Singapore eyes Asian shoppers in fashion fest

Asian shoppers with an eye for glamour and a wallet for luxury are off to Singapore, where stars such as Gaultier, Ferragamo and Calvin Klein headline the annual fashion festival…