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[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] Despite the pandemic, the managing director of the Economic Development Board, Chng Kai Fong, is cautiously optimistic about attracting good companies to invest in Singapore. “It’s not all doom and gloom,” he told reporters over coffee at the Funan Mall on Friday. “We continue to create jobs and have …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will join the race to succeed his boss Shinzo Abe as prime minister, local media reported on Sunday (August 30), as competition intensifies to succeed the leader. oldest in Japan. Suga, a former Abe lieutenant in a key support role, has denied …

[ad_1] What constitutes a mask in the time of Covid-19? This question was raised after a recent incident in which a bus driver refused to allow a man wearing a gaiter to get on board because the driver felt it was not a mask. Under Singapore regulations, a mask refers …

[ad_1] TOKYO: Yoshihide Suga, a former deputy to Japan’s Shinzo Abe, has become a strong candidate to succeed him as prime minister, a result that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe’s nearly eight years in office. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, said on Friday (August 28) …

[ad_1] TOKYO: The race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began informally on Saturday (August 29), with several contenders announcing their plans to run, a day after Japan’s oldest leader announced his resignation. Abe said he was suffering from a recurrence of ulcerative colitis, the condition that forced him to …

[ad_1] REUTERS: Billionaire Elon Musk’s neuroscience startup Neuralink revealed on Friday (August 28) a pig named Gertrude who has had a coin-sized computer chip in its brain for two months, showing a first step towards it. goal of curing human diseases with the same type of implant. Co-founded by Tesla …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – What constitutes a face mask in the Covid-19 era? This question was raised after a recent incident in which a bus driver refused to allow a man wearing a gaiter to get on board because the driver felt it was not a mask. Under Singapore regulations, a …

[ad_1] LAUSANNE: For all its innovative prowess, China has generally lagged behind other countries in vaccine development. But that seems to be changing with the race for a coronavirus vaccine, with Chinese companies potentially even at the forefront. Ad Ad As is often the case with China, the question is: …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Government will strengthen coordination between its economic and social policies to ensure that Singaporeans can access jobs and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 economy, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday (August 28). This is part of their efforts to more closely align different public policy …