China Perspective Ep 15: China’s series of bold financial moves and economic adjustments 10:05 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow at Singapore Institute of International Affairs, stands in for The Straits Times’ China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei, who is on leave. […]
SINGAPORE – As the country shifts to home recovery as the default mode of care for Covid-19 patients, telemedicine has become a crucial pillar in their road to recovery. There are at least eight telemedicine providers – including MaNaDr, MyDoc, Speedoc, and Raffles Medical – that are currently supporting the thousands isolated under home recovery […]
(Reuters) -London-listed plumbing supplies provider Ferguson Plc reported higher annual profit on Tuesday, as customers spent more on home improvement projects during the pandemic. Although the pandemic drove strong interest for home renovation across many western markets as people stayed indoors, U.S.-focused Ferguson said it expected demand to taper later this year. The company said […]
A man rakes the sand on a beach as Phuket gets ready to open to overseas tourists from July 1 allowing fully vaccinated foreigns to visit the resort island without quarantine, Phuket, Thailand June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/FilesBANGKOK (Reuters) – Foreign visitors in Thailand are expected at about 280,000 this year, down from half million […]
ISLAMABAD (BLOOMBERG) – Deadly terrorist attacks in Pakistan have increased to the highest level in over four years as US troops left Afghanistan and the Taliban took power, a sign of growing instability in the region that could hurt business and investments. Pakistan has seen 35 attacks that left at least 52 civilians dead in […]
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) – A fire that damaged two Tesla battery units at a huge energy storage project in Australia in July was caused by a coolant leak that went undetected during start-up tests, a state watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday (Sept 28). Safety regulators on Tuesday cleared the so-called Victoria Big Battery […]
FILE PHOTO: Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, wearing a protective face mask, delivers his policy speech at the opening of an ordinary session of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File PhotoTOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso called on Tuesday for a combination of monetary and […]
SINGAPORE – It is a mask-have in these Covid-19 times, and nearly 1.13 million homes have tapped the latest Temasek Foundation distribution drive – that ended on Sunday (Sept 26) – to get free masks. Under the fifth such distribution effort by the foundation, each household was eligible for 50 medical-grade surgical masks and 25 […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – The Japanese government will seek advisers’ approval to lift all emergency curbs at the end of the month as the number of new coronavirus cases falls and the strain on the medical system eases, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Tuesday (Sept 28). If approved by a panel of government advisers, Japan […]
SEOUL – South Korea will roll out Covid-19 booster shots for the elderly and vaccinate teenagers and pregnant women from next month as part of efforts to better protect high-risk groups amid a surge in infection numbers. The country reported 2,383 new cases on Monday (Sept 27), bringing the total to 303,553. This marked a drop […]