Two young neighbours in China who married after falling in love while swapping ideas about doing up their flats, have sparked a wave of delight on mainland social media. Zhangtian and Minmin, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, bought properties next door to each other on the 11th floor of …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Four months after her defeat in the U.S. Open final, Aryna Sabalenka will have the opportunity to avenge that heartbreak when she meets Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Thursday. Sabalenka is the defending champion, having landed her first Grand Slam crown at …

PUTRAJAYA: The United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres told Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan that he acknowledged Malaysia’s efforts on the situations in Palestine and Myanmar. Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Wednesday (Jan 24) said Guterres and Mohamad met at the margins of the UN Security Council …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is more than capable of being a skills training leader in the region, says the Human Resources Ministry. Human Resources Minister Steven Sim said Malaysia had an advanced industries ecosystem and was also one of the earliest industrialized countries in the region. “More than half a century …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby in the Kremlin, courting a country that had previously maintained a pro-Western policy and spurned Russia’s recent outreach in Africa’s Sahel region. Russia has been moving to edge out the influence of France, the former …

(Reuters) – Spotify users in Europe from March will be able to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app as a result of the region’s new competition law for Big Tech, the Swedish company said on Wednesday. The move will help the company avoid Apple’s 30% fee …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev said he felt “destroyed” after another five-sets victory at the Australian Open on Wednesday but the third-seeded Russian was at a loss to explain why he felt so tired after some of his matches. Former U.S. Open champion Medvedev, who finished runner-up at Melbourne Park …

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s cabinet is set to approve a bill demanding greater clarity from companies that link product sales to charity donations after top fashion influencer Chiara Ferragni came under fire for misleading posts about a Christmas cake. Ferragni, with nearly 30 million followers on Instagram, was fined last …

KUALA LUMPUR: Pantai Medical Centre Sdn Bhd, which is part of the IHH Healthcare Malaysia group, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pelaburan Hartanah Bhd (PHB) for the development of a new medical block adjacent to the current Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur complex. In a joint statement today, …

KAJANG: The government is targeting to increase the number of Civil Defence Force (CDF) volunteers to 150,000 by the end of 2025, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said the government will work towards increasing the number of CDF personnel to meet the needs of …