SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – The Beijing authorities have forced an elite business school backed by Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma to halt enrolments, the Financial Times said on Friday (April 9), citing sources familiar with the matter. The clampdown on the school, founded in 2015 by Mr Ma to train China’s next generation of entrepreneurs, comes […]
SINGAPORE – Police have nabbed 83 women and a man for suspected involvement in vice-related activities after a month-long operation. They were rounded up at condominiums, hotels and residential units in areas, including Jurong East, Orchard Road, Tanjong Pagar and Woodlands. The suspects, aged between 26 and 54, were arrested in raids that took place […]
MELBOURNE (AFP) – A former principal of a Jewish ultra-orthodox school accused of child sexual abuse will remain in custody ahead of her pre-trial hearing in September after appearing in an Australian court Friday (April 9). Malka Leifer, a dual Israeli-Australian citizen who was extradited to Australia in January, faces 74 charges of sexually abusing […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea will reimpose a ban on nightclubs, karaoke bars and other nightly entertainment facilities, authorities said on Friday (April 9), after the number of new coronavirus cases surged, fanning fears over a potential fourth wave of outbreaks. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announced the curbs, which take effect on Monday for three […]
TOKYO (THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The number of people who want to continue working even after they reach the age of 65 is increasing. Companies need to come up with a variety of ideas to realise their wishes. The revised Law on Stabilisation of Employment of Elderly Persons went into effect in April. […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore and the United States will deepen bilateral cooperation in the transport sector, working together in areas such as reviving international air travel in a safe manner amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The two countries will also strengthen cooperation in multilateral organisations such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Ministry of Transport […]
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia on Thursday (April 8) announced an internal travel ban during next month’s Eid al-Fitr celebrations, in an effort to prevent large-scale transmission of the coronavirus, a transport official said. The world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation is gearing up for the start of the holy month of Ramadan next week as it […]
SINGAPORE – Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan discussed possible future cooperation as part of the post-pandemic recovery with his counterparts from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and the United Kingdom during a videoconference dialogue on Thursday (April 8). The Asean-UK Troika Dialogue was chaired by Brunei Second Minister for Foreign Affairs […]
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – A coronavirus outbreak in Thailand’s capital may take more than two months to control, a health official said on Thursday (April 8), as the authorities announced a broad ban on nightlife to tackle a new wave of infections and a highly contagious variant. The authorities expect to arrest the outbreak in one […]
HSINCHU, Taiwan (NYTIMES) – Mr Chuang Cheng-deng’s modest rice farm is a stone’s throw from the nerve center of Taiwan’s computer chip industry, whose products power a huge share of the world’s iPhones and other gadgets. This year, Mr Chuang is paying the price for his high-tech neighbours’ economic importance. Gripped by drought and scrambling […]