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[ad_1] Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 9:23 a.m. The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading in their securities on Tuesday: Wilmar International: The agribusiness group saw its profits drop in the first quarter due to market losses in investment securities, according to its results released on Monday. …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: China suspended imports from four of Australia’s top beef suppliers on Tuesday (May 12), just weeks after the Beijing ambassador warned of a consumer boycott in retaliation for Canberra’s drive to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. Analysts said the move raised concerns about a possible showdown between …

[ad_1] LONDON: The French House survived two world wars and world recessions. Charles de Gaulle is said to have frequented it and Dylan Thomas once left his manuscript for “Under Milk Wood” at the bar. But the 129-year-old Soho pub in central London is threatened by the coronavirus outbreak, and …

[ad_1] KABUL: Shagufa Haidari, 23, a stewardess from Kam Air in Afghanistan, used to fly six days a week across the country and abroad to Istanbul, Islamabad and Delhi. Then the new coronavirus arrived. Now he hardly flies, most of his colleagues have been suspended, and aviation officials warn that …

[ad_1] Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 9:23 a.m. The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading in their securities on Tuesday: Wilmar International: The agribusiness group saw its profits drop in the first quarter due to market losses in investment securities, according to its results released on Monday. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Hairdressers and hair salons saw spirited deals on Tuesday (May 12) morning when customers queued to trim their furry manes after these venues were forced to close for nearly three weeks. A line of more than 10 people was seen waiting outside Snip Avenue at Bishan Street …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singaporean shipping company Ocean Tankers, a unit of troubled oil trader Hin Leong Trading, has applied to be placed under the direction of a court-appointed supervisor, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The Singapore High Court will hold a hearing on an application by Ocean …

[ad_1] Private property and parts of the Turf Club are among the new designated areas where foreign workers can stay amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) said yesterday that the old Chancery Court on Dunearn Road has been restored to house healthy foreign workers in essential services. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Applications to implement the SafeEntry digital check-in system increased over the weekend as companies prepared to reopen on Tuesday (May 12). The Office of Digital Government and Smart Nation (SNDGO) said it received requests from hairdressers, offices, factories, supermarkets, shopping centers and hotels, …

[ad_1] BEIJING: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (May 11) I have opposed renegotiating the US-China “Phase 1” trade deal after a Chinese state-run newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement. Trump, who himself has considered abandoning the pact signed …