TAIPEI (REUTERS) – Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator John Deng told the United States on Wednesday (June 30) that he hopes the two can “gradually” move towards a free trade agreement as they began long-delayed talks, a deal which would further cement Washington’s support for Taipei. The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement talks, or Tifa, stalled […]
SINGAPORE – Self-help group Mendaki has set up a workgroup to tap research and prepare programmes to better help Malay students fairing poorly in school. It will work with the National Institute of Education’s Office of Education Research (OER) to inform and design the programmes, said Mr Zaqy Mohamad, deputy chairman of Mendaki. He was […]
LONDON (XINHUA) – A clinical trial of the CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine on more than 500 children and adolescents suggests that two doses of the vaccine are safe and generate a strong antibody response, according to a study published on Monday (June 28) in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. Chinese researchers conducted a randomised, double-blind, controlled phase […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – High numbers of Chinese students at Australian universities have created an environment of self-censorship, with lecturers avoiding criticism of Beijing and Chinese students staying silent in fear of harassment, Human Rights Watch said. Some parents in mainland China had been questioned by Chinese police about the activities of students in Australia, and […]
SINGAPORE – Healthcare providers are being sought to set up and run six medical centres across the island that cater exclusively to migrant workers’ healthcare needs. Another three centres will be located within large purpose-built dormitories, removing the need for their residents to travel to seek medical care. Please subscribe or log in to continue […]
NEW DELHI – It is a low-cost Covid-19 vaccine that today holds out hope for low- and middle-income countries that have been elbowed out by richer nations amid a scramble for vaccines. But attaining this pedestal has not been easy for the team of researchers behind this vaccine in the United States who have had […]
KABUL (NYTIMES) – The commander of the United States-led mission in Afghanistan warned on Tuesday (June 29) that the country could be on a path to chaotic civil war as American and other international troops prepare to leave in the coming weeks. His assessment, in a rare news conference at the headquarters of US and […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, June 30. 3 new Covid-19 cases linked to Changi General Hospital cluster The number of new cases in the community has fallen from 104 cases two weeks ago to 76 in the past week. READ MORE HERE MOH to stop giving details of Covid-19 […]
BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Thailand will limit the movement of foreign tourists to smaller islands that it is initially throwing open to vaccinated foreign visitors in the event of a flare-up in local coronavirus infections, a minister said. Phuket, Samui and Phi Phi – among the first places to welcome inoculated tourists without quarantine before a wider […]
SINGAPORE – More than half of the Singaporeans aged between 12 and 39 have booked an appointment to get the Covid-19 vaccine or taken their first dose, after the opening of 500,000 slots. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (June 29) that 52 per cent of some 700,000 Singaporeans […]