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[ad_1] Indonesia has taken over the Philippines as Southeast Asia’s new pandemic hotspot on Thursday (October 15), as it struggles to contain rising Covid-19 infections and new cases reaching 4,000 cases a day. With 4,411 new cases in the past 24 hours, the count for the world’s fourth-most populous country …

[ad_1] BEIJING: Nearly 10 million people in the Chinese city of Qingdao have been tested for the coronavirus, authorities said on Thursday (October 15), as authorities rushed to quell an outbreak through an ambitious mass testing program. Vice Mayor Luan Xin said more than 9.9 million samples had been collected …

[ad_1] Who says a pretty face is worth nothing? On the TCCAsia 2020 list of Most Beautiful Asian Faces, actresses Gong Li, 54, and Eleanor Lee, 21, (daughter of local TV host Quan Yi Fong) are nominated as representatives of Singapore. This is the first time that a Singaporean artist …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: If there is an increase in COVID-19 infection rates in Singapore or Hong Kong, the recently announced bilateral air transport bubble will be suspended, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Thursday (October 15). “There should be a common understanding,” Ong told reporters in response to a question …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore and Hong Kong have reached an agreement in principle to establish a bilateral air transport bubble, which will exempt travelers from quarantines or notices to stay at home. Those traveling under the bubble will have no restrictions on their travel purpose and will not need to have …

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Southeast Asia was one of the fastest growing markets for air travel. But despite being driven by high demand, a deregulated airline market reduced the profit margins of most Southeast Asian airlines, leaving them particularly vulnerable to the economic fallout of COVID-19. Ad Ad …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday (Oct. 14) renewed pressure on the Hong Kong leader, accusing her of undermining China’s autonomy, but failed to impose sanctions on banks under a strict new law. The State Department issued its first report mandated to Congress under the Hong Kong Home Rule …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – It will take at least two years for the global aviation industry to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and mass travel to return, Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung said, emphasizing the importance of developing a vaccine. effective and widely available to help countries open up. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – ByteDance, the Chinese owner of the TikTok video app, will move to a larger office in Singapore’s financial district, paving the way for it to make the city-state its beachhead for the rest of Asia. It has signed an agreement to lease three floors measuring more …

[ad_1] BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was disappointed in the progress of post-Brexit trade talks on Wednesday (October 14), but will wait for news of an EU summit before deciding whether to disconnect. During a call across the Channel on the eve of the crisp talks, EU …