Health

[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plans to hold a leadership vote on September 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigns due to health concerns, local media reported on Monday (August 31). The new party leader will become the country’s next prime minister, due to the …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The evolution of the political conversation in Singapore will depend, among other things, on the quantity and quality of information shared by the government in Parliament, Workers’ Party (WP) Chairman Pritam Singh said on Monday ( August 31). “When it comes to information, the opposition’s output will …

[ad_1] SEOUL: Private educational establishments closed for the first time and traffic was lighter in the South Korean capital on Monday (Aug 31), the first business day of stricter social distancing rules designed to halt a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. South Korea took an unprecedented step on Friday to …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – 41 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of noon on Monday (Aug 31), bringing Singapore’s total to 56,812. They included three community cases, all of which are holders of work passes, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said. There were also seven imported cases that were included …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Oil magnate Lim Oon Kuin, better known as OK Lim, and his two sons have been sued by Hin Leong Trading’s judicial manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services, in their bid to recover US $ 3.5 billion (S $ 4.75 billion) plus another $ 90 million in dividends that …

[ad_1] WELLINGTON: Schools and businesses reopened in Auckland on Monday (Aug 31) after the lifting of a lockdown on New Zealand’s largest city to contain the coronavirus resurgence, but face masks became mandatory on public transport around the country. The Pacific nation of 5 million people appeared to have been …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility in an interview published on Sunday (August 30) that a future coronavirus vaccine could receive emergency approval before the end of the designed trials. to ensure its safety and effectiveness. Such an extraordinary request for approval …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Axington Inc, the Singapore-listed company linked to the Bellagraph Nova (BN) group, requested on Monday (August 31) before the opening of the stock market that trading of its shares be suspended. Axington, which is listed on Catalist, said that the voluntary suspension was pending the publication of …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: In 1960, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald H. Coase presented the “social cost problem.” Human activities often have negative externalities, so individual rights cannot be absolute. Institutions must intervene. Ad Ad There is no better example of this dynamic than the COVID-19 crisis. While virtually all countries …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Health Ministry is investigating whether safe distancing rules were violated after a new family group of at least five people from two households participated in the meetings. Five of the eight new community cases reported on Sunday (August 30) are related to a 13-year-old COVID-19 case, which …