E-cigarettes are known by many different names. They are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, tank systems, or mods. In recent years, e-cigarettes have become ubiquitous and can be seen everywhere. It is common to see people vaping in the streets, in their cars and even in some eateries.

It is a universal assumption that mothers are the ones who take care of children, but more fathers are now taking time off to look after their new-born babies and their partners, soon after childbirth.

The deadly coronavirus epidemic could put an already fragile global economic recovery at risk, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Sunday, as G20 financial chiefs voiced "real concern" over its economic ripple effects.Global growth was poised for a modest rebound to 3.3 percent this year, up from 2.9 percent last year, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said after a two-day meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Riyadh.But the projected recovery was &quo

Southeast Asia is rapidly developing its cities in anticipation of increasing urban populations by 2025. A report by Knight Frank, a real estate firm, showed that in 2018, Metro Manila added an additional 1.5 million square metres of office space, whereas Bangkok’s general supply of new office space in the same year was at least five million square metres while Phnom Penh, in Cambodia, had 110 new condominiums towers.

Fears mounted Saturday over the growing spread of infections outside China from the new coronavirus outbreak, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of a shrinking window to stem the spread of the deadly disease.The warning came as Europe saw its first deaths from the COVID-19 strain, which has now reached more than 25 countries and caused more than a dozen fatalities outside China.On Saturday, Italian news agency ANSA reported that a woman in the northern region of Lombardy had died a

Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread alarm about the new coronavirus, disrupting global efforts to fight the epidemic, United States (US) officials say.The disinformation campaign promotes unfounded conspiracy theories that the US is behind the COVID-19 outbreak, in an apparent bid to damage the US image around the world by seizing on health concerns.State Department officials tasked with combating Russian disinformation said that fals

Saturday, 8 February, will be a date that Thais will not soon forget. It was the day an armed gunman entered the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima (popularly known as Korat), and began indiscriminately firing at innocent shoppers, taking the lives of 29 people before he himself was later gunned down as he hid in the seven-storey shopping mall.

Xuan Thu started at the front desk of Victoria Resort in Can Tho, located at the southern end of Vietnam, and worked her way up to the very top. In a year, she was made Front Office Manager and within another four, she was promoted to Room Division Manager.

Southeast Asia has long battled with the problem of fake alcohol. Over the years, a few Asian countries have made worldwide headlines for the wrong reason – illicit and counterfeit booze. In November 2019, a 63-year-old Malaysian man nicknamed the “King of fake liquor” was arrested in Thailand for producing counterfeit foreign whisky for more than 30 years.

The fashion industry’s desire to be on-trend drives its business operations by reducing collection periods and accelerating inventory turns. But high levels of consumption also mean a high level of waste.