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[ad_1] SYDNEY: A work-from-home order to combat the coronavirus in Australia’s most populous state ended on Monday (Dec 14), a milestone for a country with very low COVID-19 numbers, but many companies plan to maintain flexible labor arrangements. until 2021. The state of New South Wales (NSW), home to the …

[ad_1] Bank of China Ltd. has sued BP Plc in Singapore for its alleged role in making oil deals with a collapsed trader Hin Leong, in the latest effort by a creditor to recoup losses after one of the biggest business scandals in decades. The Chinese bank requested that BP …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: The European Union and the United Kingdom will return to the negotiating table on Monday (December 14) after agreeing to abandon a supposed deadline for a post-Brexit trade pact. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson had said last week that they would decide …

[ad_1] Mon, Dec 14, 2020-9: 37 am UPDATED Mon, Dec 14, 2020-11: 04 am SOILBUILD Group Holdings CEO Lim Chap Huat and Blackstone Real Estate proposed to take Soilbuild Business Space Reit (Soilbuild Reit) privately at S $ 0.55 in cash per unit. Soilbuild Group is the sponsor of Soilbuild …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR – Educator Sujietra Jayaseelan was set to set up an after-school fitness center for children in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, but her plan fell through in March when Malaysia imposed a partial shutdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus. After observing his own children studying at home …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Stocks in Asia-Pacific posted gains in trading Monday morning as optimism grew about the approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.69% in morning trading, while the Topix index rose 0.89%. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan survey on Monday showed that business …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Adoption of the TraceTogether application and tokens stands at more than 60 percent, approaching the target of 70 percent required to move to Phase 3. The Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) said the figure is “in the low 60 percent,” but did not give a specific …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Pulau Ubin seafood restaurant, Cheong Lian Yuen, went from being concerned about its future after the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out nearly all visits to the island to now worrying about whether it can accommodate the number of people who turn out. there. A feature on the island …

[ad_1] Staff packing food in cardboard boxes at RedMart’s warehouse in Jalan Buroh. The online grocery platform says it works with the social company UglyFood to resell products with slight imperfections at discounted prices. The Straits Times / Asia News Network / LIM YAOHUI SINGAPORE – Shredded cereal boxes, dented …

[ad_1] LONDON: The UK financial sector is nervously watching the prospect of a “no deal” Brexit grow, fueling fears of loss of customers and influence in key areas, as well as market turbulence. The Bank of England, where most of the risk is concentrated, is preparing for the end of …