SINGAPORE – Amid the economic doom and gloom, the healthcare sector has emerged as a bright spot, with thousands of job and training opportunities in the works for a wide spectrum of people, even if some do not have healthcare experience. There will be about 7,500 jobs and 1,600 traineeships, attachments and skills training opportunities […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business morale improved more than expected in August as both manufacturing and services picked up steam, a survey showed on Tuesday, boosting hopes that Europe’s largest economy is set for a strong recovery following the massive coronavirus shock. The Ifo institute said its business climate index rose to 92.6 from a […]
SINGAPORE – More details of the abuse a maid allegedly suffered at the hands of a female primary school teacher have emerged after The Straits Times learnt that a man had earlier been charged with assaulting the same domestic helper. Arunachalam Muthiah’s case was heard in a district court on Tuesday (Aug 25). He was […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visits to hospital have raised concern whether he will be able to stay on as leader of the world’s third-biggest economy until the Sept 2021 end of his term as ruling party chief, and hence, premier. Abe plans to hold a news conference on his health […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) intends to generate 100 million Swiss francs ($110 million) in annual savings by merging subsidiaries in the canton of Aargau and cutting the number of branches in favour of more digital bank. The move, announced on Tuesday, is the latest stage in the revamp of the lender’s Swiss retail […]
(Reuters) – Renewed optimism over a U.S.-China trade deal and a smaller-than-expected decline in German economic output fuelled a rally in European stocks on Tuesday, with Frankfurt shares hitting a 1-month high. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.8% by 0711 GMT, extending this week’s gains on the back of positive updates on COVID-19 treatment efforts. […]
(Reuters) – Renewed optimism over a U.S.-China trade deal and a smaller-than-expected decline in German economic output fuelled a rally in European stocks on Tuesday, with Frankfurt shares hitting a 1-month high. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.8% by 0711 GMT, extending this week’s gains on the back of positive updates on COVID-19 treatment efforts. […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s determination to maintain a “normal” monetary policy will not change, said Sun Guofeng, head of the monetary policy department at the People’s Bank of China. China’s monetary policy direction will not change and its flexible and appropriate approach will not change either, said Sun, adding that the uncertainty stemming from the […]
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will not allow Chinese companies to “pull a fast one” by using indirect methods to bypass rules and regulations to operate in the island’s market, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Tuesday. Taiwan already has tough regulations restricting Chinese companies, and has in recent weeks ramped up actions to investigate those it […]
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China reported its ninth consecutive day with no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, as a major university in the city of Wuhan opened for face-to-face classes on Tuesday (Aug 25) for the first time in eight months. The daily update from national health officials, which provided data for Monday, showed the recent […]