WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted on Tuesday (Sept 15) that the hoped-for progress in negotiations with nuclear-armed North Korea has not materialised, but talks are ongoing. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held three high-profile meetings starting in June 2018, after an uptick in tensions at […]
SINGAPORE – Plaza Singapura, VivoCity, Junction 8 and Hougang Mall were among places visited by Covid-19 patients while they were still infectious, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Sept 15). The three restaurants at Plaza Singapura that confirmed Covid-19 cases visited between Sept 3 and 7 were Tim Ho Wan, Secret Recipe and […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – “Aglio Kim”, a trolley-like robot which uses artificial intelligence (AI), is delivering food to customers at a restaurant in Seoul, in order to minimise human contact and help ensure social distancing. Shortly after customers order through a touchscreen on the table, the 1.25m-tall robot, developed by South Korean telecoms company KT Corp, […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong will reopen bars, swimming pools and theme parks from Friday (Sept 18) as it relaxes coronavirus restrictions after the testing of nearly two million people in a programme organised by the Chinese government found 42 cases. The announcement by the city’s Health Secretary, Dr Sophia Chan, comes days after […]
SINGAPORE – Just a week before her A-level examinations began, Ms Faith See lost a close church friend to a medical complication. He had undergone surgery for a pre-existing condition and while the operation went well, complications arose days later. “I was telling myself that I had to study since the exams were coming, but I […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea will secure early supply of the novel coronavirus vaccines for 30 million people, or 60 per cent of its population, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Sept 15). While authorities would like to inoculate the country’s entire population of 52 million, uncertainty around the vaccine’s safety, […]
SINGAPORE – Two land parcels for farming in Lim Chu Kang and Sungei Tengah have come on the market. The more than 10,000 sq m plot in Neo Tiew Crescent may be used to farm food crops, seafood, quail eggs, cattle or goats for dairy milk, and frogs, while the over 11,900 sq m plot in Sungei […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. China has four Covid-19 vaccines in the final stage of clinical trials. At least three of those have already been […]
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – According to Wikipedia, “Democrazy” is a 2003 vinyl-only double EP of demos by Damon Albarn, frontman of British rock band Blur and the animated group Gorillaz. Put simply, it’s about music. The “origin” of democrazy is a blend of “democracy” and “crazy”. Hence, there is a political […]
KUALA LUMPUR (SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – According to Wikipedia, “Democrazy” is a 2003 vinyl-only double EP of demos by Damon Albarn, frontman of British rock band Blur and the animated group Gorillaz. Put simply, it’s about music. The “origin” of democrazy is a blend of “democracy” and “crazy”. Hence, there is a political […]