[ad_1] A powerful scientific couple is the driving force behind Pfizer’s new coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Ugur Sahin is the CEO and Dr. Özlem Türeci the Medical Director of BioNTech, the company that created the vaccine in partnership with Pfizer. Business Insider delved into who they are and how they have …
Read More »US allows Qualcomm to sell mobile chips to Huawei but without 5G
[ad_1] It appears that Huawei will soon be able to continue producing products with Qualcomm technology, as the US government has granted an exemption to Qualcomm to sell mobile chips to the Chinese tech giant. According to the Reuters report, a Qualcomm spokeswoman has confirmed that it has received a …
Read More »Questions arise as vaccine executives sell millions worth of stocks amid crisis
[ad_1] NEW YORK: Pfizer, Moderna, Novavax: Executives from several US laboratories developing Covid-19 vaccines have recently pocketed millions of dollars selling shares of their companies – raising questions about the advisability of such a measure in the midst of a national health crisis. On the same day that pharmaceutical giant …
Read More »RCEP to help reopen markets, serve as an economic recovery tool
[ad_1] Muhyiddin Yassin (center) with Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (left) and Minister of International Trade and Industry Azmin Ali during today’s 4th RCEP Virtual Summit. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will serve as an important instrument for economic recovery and will encourage the reopening …
Read More »Trump skips the Asean summit | The star
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump has skipped a virtual summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts, the third year in a row the US has been represented at a lower level. National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Trump regretted not being able to attend the online summit with the 10-member ASEAN …
Read More »Genting Singapore back in the black for the third quarter with earnings of $ 54.4 million, Companies & Markets News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Genting Singapore posted a net profit of $ 54.4 million for the three months to September 30 from a net loss of $ 163.3 million in the prior quarter after Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) reopened to visitors in early July when the nation entered phase two of …
Read More »APEC ministers will meet tomorrow amidst the third wave of Covid-19
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting, which begins tomorrow, is expected to outline extraordinary measures to drive post-Covid-19 recovery and prosperity. This year’s virtual meeting, which will be chaired by Chief Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, will …
Read More »Former TVB actor Savio Tsang dies at 58 from lung cancer
[ad_1] Hong Kong actor Savio Tsang died on November 13 after battling lung cancer. He was 58 years old. In February this year, Hong Kong media reported that Tsang had been diagnosed with lung cancer. The actor never confirmed the news. Tsang continued with her duties in show business by …
Read More »RCEP finally signed after 8 years of negotiations
[ad_1] Prime Minister Muhyddin Yassin (left) and Azmin at the signing of the free trade agreement after today’s virtual 4th RCEP Summit. (Photo by Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was finally signed today after going through 31 rounds of negotiations over the past eight years. …
Read More »Huge Asian trade pact to be signed as coup for China
[ad_1] Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang (center) speaks during a virtual summit with Asean leaders in Hanoi on Thursday. (AP Image) HANOI: Fifteen countries will sign a lengthy Asian trade deal on Sunday that they hope will help them recover from the pandemic and which is seen as a major …
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