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[ad_1] NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – World-famous business districts are preparing, and preparing, for a holiday season the likes of which they have never seen before. Many consumers are still wary of visiting stores, with the coronavirus pandemic rekindled in much of the world. Travel restrictions will also reduce the number …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – A new escape route has emerged for anyone looking to circumvent the blockades of the second wave. Earlier this month, Iceland quietly implemented changes to its remote work visa program for citizens outside the European Schengen Area. Americans, and any foreign national who does not …

[ad_1] Photographer: Bloomberg / Bloomberg Photographer: Bloomberg / Bloomberg China’s banking regulator has given Baoshang Bank Co. the nod to initiate bankruptcy proceedings, starting a process of unraveling that had not been seen for at least two decades. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said it agrees in principle …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will close some of Top Glove’s factories in stages as it moves forward to screen employees for COVID-19 following a large spike in infections, a senior minister said on Monday (Nov 23). The world’s largest manufacturer of latex gloves has racked up record profits this year …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported a record 1,884 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov 23), following an increase in infections linked to workplace clusters in the Klang Valley. This is the highest daily number of new cases since the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, said Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – In the last three months, twenty cases of illegal drone operations have been detected that intruded into the airspace of Changi Airport and the culprits were arrested. But there have been no intrusions causing flight disruptions at the airport since July last year. Revealing this on Monday …

[ad_1] LONDON: British drug group AstraZeneca and Oxford University said on Monday (November 23) that their jointly developed vaccine against COVID-19 has shown “an average efficacy of 70 percent” in trials. “The efficacy and safety of this vaccine confirm that it will be highly effective against COVID-19 and will have …

[ad_1] BEIJING: China will respond to the informed visit of a US Navy admiral to Taiwan and strongly opposes any military relationship between Taipei and Washington, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday (November 23). A two-star Navy admiral who oversees US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has paid …

[ad_1] HONG KONG: Hong Kong reported 73 new COVID-19 cases on Monday (Nov 23) as the government warned that the epidemic in the city is rapidly worsening, and “silent transmission chains” are feared amid rising infections. asymptomatic. This is the highest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the city …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Social entrepreneur Anthea Ong has put her name in the ring for a second term as a nominated member of Parliament. The app was an “eleventh hour effort” after a friend’s suggestion last week, it said in a Facebook post on Monday (November 23). The deadline for submissions …