TOKYO — Just four days after Naomi Osaka mounted the stairs to light the Olympic cauldron, presented as a symbol of a new, more inclusive Japan, that image was undermined on Tuesday by a backlash that followed her surprise defeat in Tokyo. Many Japanese were stunned by Ms. Osaka’s third-round loss to Marketa Vondrousova of […]
TOKYO — Just four days after Naomi Osaka mounted the stairs to light the Olympic cauldron, presented as a symbol of a new, more inclusive Japan, that image was undermined on Tuesday by a backlash that followed her surprise defeat in Tokyo. Many Japanese were stunned by Ms. Osaka’s third-round loss to Marketa Vondrousova of […]
SINGAPORE – Firms’ concerns over the disbursement of relief have been heard and the Government is working to push out support as fast as it can, said Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (July 27). In his round-up speech after a parliamentary debate on additional support measures, he acknowledged the calls that MPs had made […]
SINGAPORE – A fund or programme dedicated to Covid-19-related economic support could allow the Government to provide timely and direct reliefs to small businesses, workers and freelancers affected by sudden pandemic-related measures. This was one of the suggestions from MPs in Parliament on Tuesday (July 27) as they emphasised the importance of timely and targeted support […]
SINGAPORE – You can have your cookie and eat it – sans the guilt. A team of researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) have created a healthy oat cookie that can improve blood glucose control and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. To be sold soon both as a […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – The granting of Unesco World Heritage Site status to a Thai national park is a “big gift”, Thailand’s environment minister said, after warnings from UN human rights experts that Thai authorities are forcing indigenous people to leave the area. A group of independent UN experts said last Friday (July 23) that the […]
TOKYO – Tokyo logged 2,848 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (July 27) in a new peak that surpasses the previous daily record of 2,520 infections on January 7. But only 78 infections – or 2.74 per cent of the total – were senior citizens aged 65 and above, which the government is citing as proof […]
All households here will receive Covid-19 self-test kits, as Singapore scales up its testing regimen and works to live with the coronavirus. These antigen rapid test (ART) kits, now widely available at retailers, are being distributed by the Government to households and will be rolled out first to those near large Covid-19 clusters, said Finance […]
HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnamese firms AIC and Vabiotech have signed a deal with Japan’s Shionogi & Co to produce Covid-19 vaccines based on recombinant DNA protein technology, a health ministry official told local media outlet VnExpress on Tuesday (July 27). After successfully containing the virus for much of the pandemic, Vietnam has been facing record […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s yet-to-be-announced new ambassador to the United States Qin Gang headed to Washington on Tuesday (July 27), according to people familiar with the matter, amid worsening relations between the world’s two largest economies. Mr Qin left a day after rare high-level talks in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin between US Deputy […]