SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – European and British drug regulators have found possible links between rare blood clots and the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. The European Medicines Agency and UK’s the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said they found rare cases of blood clots among some adult vaccine recipients, although they said the vaccine’s advantages still […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan is thinking of prioritising Covid-19 vaccines for Olympic athletes, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday (April 8), sparking a furore on social media as the country’s inoculation drive significantly lags behind other major economies. Only the Pfizer vaccine has so far been approved and just 1 million people have received the […]
SINGAPORE – Five men were charged on Thursday (April 8) with being part of a conspiracy to launder more than $2 million through shell companies. One of them, Tan Hock Keat, a 34-year-old Malaysian, had allegedly taken instructions from an unidentified man to open corporate bank accounts in the name of shell companies. Tan was […]
YANGON (AFP) – A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who has backed the country’s anti-coup protests was arrested on Thursday (April 8), reports said, as the junta hunts more than 100 celebrities for supporting the movement. The country has been rocked by daily protests since the military seized power on Feb 1, and the […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Tokyo is planning to seek a return to stricter virus measures as coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital hit a two-month high, less than three weeks after a state of emergency was lifted. The capital recorded 555 cases on Wednesday (April 7), the most since early February, as officials feared a “rebound” […]
TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwan blasted China’s fighter jet incursions as “self-defeating” as 15 more of Beijing’s planes crossed into the island’s air defence zone on Wednesday (April 7). Taiwan’s defence ministry said it scrambled aircraft to broadcast warning messages to the latest incursion, which included 12 Chinese fighters. China has ramped up the use of […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, April 8. Singapore’s tourism industry to tap sustainability, wellness and tech trends for growth Challenge for Singapore is to reinvent global travel, prepare for long-term success. READ MORE HERE Police knock on doors to warn about scammers Officers carry out house visits and neighbourhood patrols, […]
FILE PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after the Senate Republican lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that infrastructure legislation could win support from Republicans in Congress if it targets traditional projects involving roads, […]
SEOUL — In his last year in office, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea has seen his approval ratings in a tailspin. His trademark North Korea diplomacy remains in tatters. Citizens are fuming over his repeatedly botched attempts to arrest soaring housing prices. And on Wednesday, voters in South Korea’s two biggest cities dealt another […]
(The author is editor-at-large for finance and markets at Reuters News. Any views expressed here are his own)FILE PHOTO: Customers order food at Reading Terminal Market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File PhotoLONDON (Reuters) – Financial markets appear to have a case of double doubts – […]