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[ad_1] Gojek drivers wait for orders outside a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2020. Photographer: Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg Photographer: Dimas Ardian / Bloomberg Indonesia’s transportation services and payments giant Gojek is in advanced talks about merging with local e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia, anticipating a planned initial public offering of …

[ad_1] WACO, Texas: Chinese students on US campuses have been caught in the middle of the deteriorating relationship between the United States and China. The anti-China rhetoric of US President Donald Trump and his aggressive advisers has created social distrust, leading to a hostile political and social environment for Chinese …

[ad_1] Typically, Singapore’s small economy is hit first by external shocks before the ripples spread through the region. SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy suffered its worst annual contraction in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hit the city’s vital commerce and tourism sectors, official data showed on Monday. But the 5.8% drop was …

[ad_1] LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday (January 4) ordered England a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the healthcare system before a program of vaccines reach a critical mass. The announcement came just hours after the government …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Any entity that facilitates the transmission, exchange or storage of digital payment tokens (DPT), also known as cryptocurrencies, will now have to obtain a license after improvements to the Payment Services Act, which was passed on Monday ( January 4). Such virtual payment providers will be subject to …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India will not allow the export of COVID-19 vaccine from the University of Oxford-AstraZeneca for several months, said on Sunday the director of the Serum Institute of India, which has been hired to produce 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing countries. (January 3). Given that …

[ad_1] DUBAI: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday (January 4) that it had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for violating “maritime environmental laws.” “A South Korean-owned ship was seized by our force’s (navy) this morning,” the Guards said on their Sepahnews website. Ad Ad “This tanker …

[ad_1] South China morning post Strong domestic growth should help lift Hong Kong out of recession this year, says CFO Beijing’s grand plan to stimulate domestic growth should help lift Hong Kong out of recession before the end of the year, the chief financial officer predicted. While businesses relying on …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The Government is overseeing studies on the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines. It will consider relaxing measures for vaccinated travelers staying at home if the vaccines prove to significantly slow the spread of the disease, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong, who co-chairs the Multi-Ministerial Working Group on Covid-19. …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The “main concern” that led to the completion of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project was Malaysia’s suggestion that the asset company that was to manage the project withdraw, said the minister of Ong Ye Kung Transportation on Monday (January 4). Speaking at the year’s first session …