An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck 188 km (116 miles)in the ocean northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS )reported. Source: Asia Pacific

In what’s been a difficult year for Caroline Wozniacki, the Dane is finding form in New York. Source: Sports

Bangkok’s office market maintained its high occupancy level in the second quarter with limited supply forcing prices up, according to property consultant Knight Frank Thailand. Source: Business

Prora, Germany: One of the biggest relics left behind by the Nazis is undergoing a radical transformation on a German island, harnessing a property boom to become a luxury tourist destination. Source: Business

At least nine Singaporean tourists were injured after the bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident near Bukit Tinggi on Wednesday (Aug 31). Source: Asia Pacific

An earthquake of 6.0-magnitude struck 188 kilometres in the ocean northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Source: Asia Pacific

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Canada will apply to join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, Canadian and bank officials said on Wednesday, making it the latest ally of the United States to join the new international development bank. Source: Asia Pacific

Show DC Corporation, the developer of Show DC shopping and entertainment mall on Rama IX Road, plans to expand abroad with 11 new projects lined up in Thailand and other Asean countries over the next decade. Source: Business

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is urging rubber farmers to stop putting sulphuric acid in latex after major tyremakers have started refusing to buy natural rubber from the Northeast because of its low quality. Source: Business