SINGAPORE – A retired doctor, 80, was so inspired by another retiree’s donation of $1 million to start a charitable trust that he did the same thing. Dr Chua, who declined to give his full name, gave $1 million to start the Bamboo Lotus Fund with the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) in July. Please […]
SINGAPORE – A retired doctor, 80, was so inspired by another retiree’s donation of $1 million to start a charitable trust that he did the same thing. Dr Chua, who declined to give his full name, gave $1 million to start the Bamboo Lotus Fund with the Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS) in July. Please […]
(Reuters) -European shares slipped on Wednesday as utilities fell on Spain’s move to cap energy bills, while luxury stocks continued to weaken on worries about a slowing Chinese economy.The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/StaffSpain’s cabinet passed emergency measures on Tuesday to […]
FILE PHOTO: A JPMorgan logo is seen in New York City, U.S., January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Investment bank JPMorgan has urged investors to stock up on emerging economy equities whenever they dip and said that Japan’s change of prime minister should boost the yen and Nikkei if history is anything to […]
SEOUL – A series of provocations by North Korea is complicating efforts by the new Biden Administration as well as its staunch allies, South Korea and Japan, on the resumption of long-stalled nuclear talks, experts said. Shortly after United States special representative for North Korea Sung Kim said in Tokyo that he hoped Pyongyang would […]
Slideshow ( 2 images )FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Real interest rates are puzzlingly low around the world, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on Wednesday, arguing that investors may be overestimating the impact of the Delta variant of the coronavirus on the economy. With governments and central banks unleashing record stimulus to revive growth […]
SINGAPORE – Over 23 years of working as a private tutor, Ms Sharmila Gopalakrishnan often came across children with learning difficulties. The 42-year-old, who teaches English, observed students who cried in class because they could not answer questions and others who found it difficult to concentrate. “I tried to understand their problems, and put myself […]
SINGAPORE – Predictive computer modelling developed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) can propose strategies that could have reduced Covid-19 infections and deaths by 59 per cent to 89 per cent in countries studied. The model takes just a few minutes to produce results, once data has been fed in. It was tested on […]
SINGAPORE – The Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Tuesday (Sept 14) it has seen no specific nor credible intelligence of imminent terrorist threat to Singapore. This is despite an advisory recently issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry to its citizens in South-east Asia, including Singapore, warning of a possible terror attack in crowded places. […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – A Beijing court late on Tuesday (Sept 14) ruled against the plaintiff in a high-profile Chinese sexual harassment case, saying there was insufficient evidence to support her claims, a decision likely to deal a blow to China’s #MeToo movement. Ms Zhou Xiaoxuan, 28, in a series of social media posts in 2018 […]