[ad_1] HONG KONG: Imagine if Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates disappeared from public view and it was automatically assumed that they had been arrested on the orders of President Joe Biden and were being interrogated in a secret government jail. That’s the situation in the world’s second-largest economy, where Jack …
Read More »US Will Have Sufficient COVID-19 Vaccine Supply For All Adults By End Of May: Biden
[ad_1] NEW YORK: President Joe Biden said Tuesday (March 2) that the United States would have enough vaccine for its entire adult population by the end of May, when he announced a deal for pharmaceutical giant Merck to produce the injection developed by rival Johnson & Johnson. . “This is …
Read More »WP’s Jamus Lim Proposes Independent Fiscal Council; MP Indranee Rajah dismisses the idea
[ad_1] While speaking at the Finance Ministry’s Supply Committee debate on February 26 (Friday), the Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Jamus Lim asked the Government to think about the creation of a fiscal council independent to improve all important policy proposals for both budgetary and macroeconomic purposes. He …
Read More »Owen criticizes Solskjaer for Chelsea comments after match
[ad_1] Michael Owen has criticized Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for his post-match comments after Manchester United’s monotonous goalless draw with Chelsea. Sunday’s Stamford Bridge standoff it became a game that neither team wanted to lose with chances at a high price. And while Solskjaer later admitted that his team had been …
Read More »A woman dies of a brain hemorrhage in Japan days after the vaccine, but the link is uncertain
[ad_1] South China morning post Donald Trump Says China ‘Scammed Us For Years’, Hints He Will Run For President In 2024 Former US President Donald Trump lashed out at China upon his return to the national political scene on Sunday, calling it a “tremendous economic threat” to the United States …
Read More »ASEAN must reiterate guiding principles when it comes to the situation in Myanmar: Vivian Balakrishnan
[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should reiterate its guiding principles, including adherence to democracy and respect for human rights regarding the situation in Myanmar, should member states not have no choice but to state their individual positions on the issue, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on …
Read More »Sea Sales Double As Asian Shoppers Go Online During Pandemic
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) – Sea Ltd. expects e-commerce revenue to double in 2021, maintaining its torrid pace of growth as Southeast Asia’s most valuable company expects regional demand for online shopping to persist after the pandemic . Revenue rose to $ 1.6 billion in the final three months of 2020 from …
Read More »AirAsia Food Delivery Service Launches In Singapore With 80 Onboard Restaurants, Singapore News & Top Stories
[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Malaysia’s low-cost carrier AirAsia has launched its food delivery service in Singapore as it continues to seek alternative sources of revenue outside of the struggling aviation sector. Its airasia food platform will initially feature some 80 restaurants, including Swee Choon Tim Sum Restaurant and No Signboard Seafood. …
Read More »Bitcoin at ‘Tipping Point’, Says Citi as Price Rises
[ad_1] NEW YORK / LONDON: Bitcoin rose nearly 7% on Monday as risk assets rallied after last week’s bond slide cooled, with Citi saying the most popular cryptocurrency was at a “point turning point “and could become the currency of choice for international trade. With the recent adoption of companies …
Read More »COVID-19 infections rise for the first time in 7 weeks: WHO
[ad_1] ZURICH: The number of new coronavirus infections globally increased last week for the first time in seven weeks, the World Health Organization said on Monday (March 1). “We need to have a stern warning for all of us: that this virus will recover if we let it go,” Maria …
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