Health

[ad_1] TOKYO: A major Japanese cosmetics firm faced online boycott calls on Wednesday (December 16) after its CEO used a racial slur on Koreans and bragged that his firm was “purely Japanese.” DHC’s Yoshiaki Yoshida made the comments in a message on the company’s website in which he attacked rival …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has volunteered to be the first person in the country to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He also said that vaccines will be available to citizens “at no cost” in a video uploaded to the State Palace YouTube channel on Wednesday (December 16). Ad Ad …

[ad_1] You may have thought you came to the aid of a damsel in distress, but a man’s attempt to defend a woman who was being arrested has earned him fights online instead. The 43-year-old woman was arrested at 53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 on December 14 under the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 12 new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of noon on Wednesday (December 16), all of which were imported. The new cases were placed on a stay-at-home notice upon arrival in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were no new community cases and none of the …

[ad_1] South China morning post Coronavirus: Thousands of Hong Kong Hotel Bookings Disrupted by Government Decision to Designate Quarantine-Only Facilities Thousands of hotel reservations for Hong Kong arrivals that need to undergo mandatory Covid-19 quarantine would have to be canceled or reorganized after the government dropped several popular properties off …

[ad_1] A 43-year-old woman, believed to have mental problems and was caught on camera causing an uproar in Ang Mo Kio, had to be restrained for her safety and that of other road users, police said. The police statement comes in response to a video of the incident that has …

[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea’s top priority is to secure more hospital beds to handle a record surge in coronavirus cases and mitigate the corresponding increase in deaths, the country’s prime minister said on Wednesday (December 16). The Korea Disease Prevention and Control Agency (KDCA) reported 1,078 new coronavirus cases as …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia’s most populous state reported its first coronavirus case in nearly two weeks on Wednesday (Dec. 16) after an airport worker tested positive, prompting authorities to suggest international flight crews as well. they should be quarantined after arrival. A 45-year-old man transporting international airline personnel to the airport …

[ad_1] JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – Indonesia plans to vaccinate its young working-age population against the coronavirus before the elderly, in contrast to much of the world that plans to put vulnerable older people first in line. The first Southeast Asian country to receive Covid-19 vaccines will focus on inoculating people between …

[ad_1] Video game maker CD Projekt RED has lost billions in value since the ill-fated launch of its much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 title last week, Monday’s stock figures showed. It launched around the world on Thursday and was reported to be one of the most expensive video games ever made, the …