[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) through the National Biotechnology Institutes of Malaysia (NIBM) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Embassy of Russia here for more information on the Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V. His Deputy Minister, Ahmad Amzad Hashim, said that Russia’s …
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[ad_1] NEW YORK (Sept. 22): Optimism that vaccines are on track to end the coronavirus pandemic has been a major factor in the resurgence in U.S. stocks this year. That will face critical test in the coming weeks as investors await clinical data on whether it actually works. An analysis …
Read More »Sultan Nazrin calls for positive acceptance of the fatwa to strengthen faith
[ad_1] SEPANG (Bernama): The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, has asked that all fatwa be positively accepted as they can strengthen the faith of the ummah, and should not be considered restrictive or oppressive. He said the institution of the mufti should provide sufficient time for consultation, including holding …
Read More »Global banks seek to contain damages for more than $ 2 trillion of suspicious transfers
[ad_1] Business news Alun john Sumeet Chatterjee Lawrence White HONG KONG / LONDON (Reuters) – Global banks faced a new dirty money scandal on Monday as they sought to limit the fallout of a stash of leaked documents showing they transferred more than $ 2 trillion ($ 1.56 trillion). pounds …
Read More »HSBC shares fall to 25-year low in Hong Kong, StanChart plunges
[ad_1] HONG KONG: Shares of HSBC and Standard Chartered Hong Kong fell on Monday after media reported that they and other banks moved large sums of allegedly illicit funds over nearly two decades despite red flags about the origin of the money. BuzzFeed and other media articles were based on …
Read More »Shafie chose Dr. M, who refused to pay oil taxes in place of Muhyiddin
[ad_1] SABAH SURVEYS | Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Warisan chairman Shafie Apdal decided to support Dr. Mahathir Mohamad even though the former prime minister did not want to cede the Petronas sales tax to Sabah during his term as prime minister. “When Muhyiddin Yassin became prime …
Read More »China’s ByteDance Says TikTok Will Be Its Subsidiary Under Agreement With Trump
[ad_1] NEW YORK: China’s ByteDance said on Monday (Sept. 21) that TikTok’s global business will become its subsidiary, even as Oracle and Walmart said over the weekend that they and U.S. investors would own most of the TikTok app. video after a deal with US President Donald Trump’s administration. Trump …
Read More »China’s ByteDance Gets Trump Approval To Prevent TikTok Shutdown
[ad_1] WASHINGTON / NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States, even as it appeared to conflict with his previous order for China’s ByteDance to ditch. from the video app. ByteDance …
Read More »China launches sanctions regime after US moved on TikTok and WeChat
[ad_1] SHANGHAI: China on Saturday launched a mechanism that would allow it to sanction foreign companies, upping the ante on a tech war with the United States a day after Washington took steps to curb popular Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat. China’s long-awaited “untrusted entity list” is seen as a …
Read More »Ministry: Malaysia to Join Covax Initiative to Ensure Covid -19 Vaccine is Acquired Quickly at an Affordable Price | Malaysia
[ad_1] A woman holds a small bottle labeled ‘Covid-19 Vaccine’ and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. – Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, September 19 – The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) clarified today that Malaysia will sign up for the global Covid-19 vaccine …
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