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[ad_1] Until last week, the world had known tech titan Jack Ma as the richest person in China. That changed on Wednesday (September 23) when a former journalist and mushroom grower from Zhejiang surpassed the founder of e-commerce platform Alibaba to become the top billionaire, albeit briefly, in the country …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Local authorities are investigating a data breach on the local e-commerce money-back platform ShopBack, after the company made public an incident related to unauthorized access to customers’ personal data. A spokesman for the privacy watchdog, the Personal Data Protection Commission, said it has been notified of the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – On Friday (September 25) the Ministry of Health (MINSA) added three popular shopping centers, including one that was visited three times, to a list of public places visited by community cases while they were infectious. Ion Orchard was visited on September 18 from 1.55 pm to 4.05 …

[ad_1] MUMBAI: In the middle of Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, there is a popular Chinese dish of fried noodles that has been given a unique Indian twist. Sohrab’s Chow Mein is this curious half-Indian, half-Chinese hybrid dish of yellow noodles sautéed in a wok with cabbage, …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: During the summer months, the discussion about developments in Hong Kong has been dominated by the national security law, passed in Beijing and promulgated in Hong Kong on June 30. This movement has created a feeling in the West that the much-predicted “end of Hong Kong” (as …

[ad_1] China Evergrande Group is facing a crisis of confidence among creditors who have loaned the world’s most indebted developer more than $ 120 billion. Long-standing doubts about the real estate giant’s financial health came to light Thursday, following reports that had sent a letter to Chinese officials warning of …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: On Monday (September 28), more people will be allowed to return to their workplaces as COVID-19 security measures will be further relaxed, but some workers in Singapore may not yet be ready to ditch from their pajamas for office clothes. Chris Woon, 39, a telecommunications executive, said he …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Online money-back portal ShopBack said it launched an investigation after being alerted to an incident involving “unauthorized access” to its systems containing personal customer data. In an email to its customers on Friday (September 25) seen by CNA, ShopBack said that it was currently confirming which data had …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The 4 percent minimum rate for accrued interest on all Special Account, Medisave and Retirement funds was extended for one more year until December 31, 2021, said the Housing Board and Central Fund Board Forecast on Friday (September 25). It should have expired on December 31 of …

[ad_1] Friday, September 25, 2020 – 6:30 pm Stories that you may have missed Singapore’s industrial production surprises with a growth of 13.7% in August SINGAPORE’s factory output soared a surprising 13.7 percent year-on-year in August, led by strong growth in electronics, according to figures from the Singapore Economic Development …