The man seen as China's preferred choice for the next leader of Hong Kong has seen his popularity fall further in an opinion poll out Saturday, raising questions about Beijing's backing for the candidate.

Boeing's new mid-size passenger airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, which arrived in Singapore today, will be on static display at the Singapore Airshow between Feb 14 and Feb 17.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday sought the help of Panchen Lama to quell rising anti-China sentiments among the Tibetans, asking the pro-Beijing top Buddhist monk to play a bigger role in maintaining national unity, even as two Tibetan protesters were reportedly killed, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday that her government planned reforestation to solve Thailand's flooding problems on a sustainable basis, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.

The global share markets are likely to remain up despite the Greek worries, says AMP Capital Investors Ltd head of investment strategy and chief economist, Dr Shane Oliver.

A Japanese entertainer has been charged with attacking a Taiwanese taxi driver, prosecutors said Saturday, in an incident that has triggered public anger on the island.

A woman has admitted arranging for mainland Chinese women to give birth in Hong Kong, reports said Saturday, the first prosecution of its kind as the southern city cracks down on the practice.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney has promised to unite Republicans and defeat President Barack Obama in the "battle for the soul of America" as officials in Maine prepared to unveil the results of party caucuses on Saturday.

A former Chinese police chief whose visit to a US consulate sparked rumours he was trying to defect flew to Beijing with a top state security officer after meeting American officials in southwest China.

A top US diplomat arrived in the Maldives on Saturday seeking to help resolve a deepening political crisis sparked by the ousting of the Indian Ocean nation's first democratically elected president.