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BEIJING : Movie stars Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey will headline a bevy of celebrities taking part in a new tournament in China that will offer the richest individual prize in Asian golf.

BEIJING : China has ordered an investigation after a report that unsafe vaccines led to the deaths of four children and sickened 74 others in the country's latest product-quality scare.

TOKYO : Nissan Motor will start building its Leaf electric car at its British plant from early 2013, the Japanese car maker said Thursday, saving more than 2,000 jobs.

BANGKOK: Thailand's prime minister on Thursday said he was open to negotiations with red-shirted protesters who have massed in the capital to demand that he step down and call snap elections.

SYDNEY: Australia issued an alert for a large swathe of its popular east coast tourist area on Thursday with Tropical Cyclone Ului expected to hit over the weekend.

SINGAPORE: All three public universities are raising tuition fees for the incoming cohort of students.

PARIS : A purified form of omega 3, the so-called "good fat" found naturally in certain fish and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, a study published on Thursday says.

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 34-year-old male Indian national in connection with the murder of 30-year-old Roselyn Reyes Pascua.

SINGAPORE: Hospital operator, Parkway Holdings, has unveiled the new Parkway East Hospital at Joo Chiat Place.

SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said it is investigating if there are any planning infringements involving Peony Mansion along Bencoolen Street, in response to queries from MediaCorp.