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[ad_1] South China morning post Meng Wanzhou Hearing: Canada Border Chief Warned Officer Not to Create More Logs, Should They Be Accessed Through Information Act His superiors told a high-ranking Canadian border officer, whose team examined Meng Wanzhou prior to his arrest at Vancouver airport two years ago, not to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – British retailer Marks & Spencer will close its store in the Raffles City Mall on December 31, but its 10 other stores across the island will remain open. The update comes after the company placed an ad in The Straits Times on Thursday (December 10) about a …

[ad_1] LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed on Thursday (December 10) to make an “extra effort” to strike a Brexit trade deal, but directed his government to prepare for Britain to exit the European Union single market by late of this year. The sadness was deepened by the prolonged Brexit …

[ad_1] LAUSANNE: For the second time in its history, the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will not be held in the small town of Davos in Switzerland. The first time it was uprooted from its traditional headquarters was in New York in 2002, to show solidarity with …

[ad_1] WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden appointed Susan Rice, a former national security adviser with significant foreign policy experience, for a national policy brief on Thursday (December 10), emphasizing the managerial experience in his new administration. A flurry of high-level appointments underscored the former US Vice President’s commitment to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – German aviation company Volocopter announced on Wednesday (December 9) its commitment to launch air taxi services in Singapore, after two years of “close collaboration” with the city. Volocopter’s emission-free aircraft takes off and lands vertically. Each autonomous electric drone can carry up to two …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The largest bank in Southeast Asia, DBS, will launch a digital currency exchange that will allow investors to trade cryptocurrencies and companies to raise funds through the tokenization of assets. The cryptocurrency exchange is expected to start next week, while the securities platform will be established in …

[ad_1] DBS announced that it will establish a digital exchange with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) with a 10% stake, allowing investors to take advantage of a fully integrated tokenization, trading and custody ecosystem for digital assets. Crypto trading activities are said to start next week. They shared that the platform …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singapore signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom on Thursday (December 10) to ensure that companies from both countries continue to enjoy the same benefits they are receiving under the Republic’s FTA with the Union. European. The deal will cover more than £ 17bn …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – News of the proposed merger between Golden Village and Cathay, Singapore’s largest and third-largest cinema chain, is a sign of stiff competition from streaming services, experts told The Straits Times. The move comes after the revenue losses suffered by both networks due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which …