[ad_1] HANOI: Businessman Phan Quoc Viet was doing his usual prayers at a pagoda in Tay Ninh, a province in southern Vietnam, when the call came from the government official. It was in late January, just after the Lunar New Year. Vietnam had detected its first two cases of the …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Imagine traveling to your vacation destination on a plane that is only half full of passengers, attended by masked cabin crew. That could be the “new normal” for airlines likely to continue safe distancing measures even after the COVID-19 outbreak subsides, aviation analysts said. Ad Ad Economy airline …
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[ad_1] With May just around the corner, Sony has revealed the next batch of free games for PS Plus subscribers. As usual, the May 2020 PS Plus lineup consists of two PS4 games: Cities: Skylines and Farming Simulator 19. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can get big savings …
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[ad_1] The long arm of the Japanese publisher Shueisha’s manga law reaches Shanghai. On Tuesday, Shueisha, the Japanese manga anthology publisher Shonen Weekly Jump and crush hit titles like One piece and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, issued a statement saying that had been convicted in the trial of a …
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[ad_1] TOKYO: It will be impossible to host the Tokyo Olympics next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on April 29. The International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government postponed the Games last month until July 2021 due to the impact of the …
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[ad_1] You can cast your vote until May 7 for this year’s nominees, which include six JPL websites and social media efforts. The Rolling Stones on Mars, the reactions of the astronauts for their GIF and Moon Tunes collection: NASA social media and websites spanned the virtual universe in 2020, …
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[ad_1] REUTERS: Deaths in the United States from the new coronavirus topped 60,000 on Wednesday (April 29) and the outbreak will soon be more deadly than any flu season since 1967, according to a Reuters count. The worst flu season in the United States in recent years was in 2017-2018, …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE: While fewer reports related to corruption were received in 2019, more cases were reported for investigation. Still, overall statistics show that the corruption situation in Singapore remains “firmly under control,” the Office of Corrupt Practices Investigation (CPIB) said in a press release on Wednesday (April 29). Ad Ad …
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[ad_1] LONDON: The UK now has the second highest number of official deaths in Europe from the new coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures on Wednesday (April 29) that cover deaths in all settings, including nursing homes. Some 26,097 people died across the UK after testing positive for COVID-19 as …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – An anti-dandruff shampoo was found to contain preservatives with a concentration more than three times higher than the legal limit, causing authorities to withdraw it. The Singapore Consumers Association (Case) said on Wednesday (April 29) that it alerted the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) about the EverFresh Anti-Dandruff …
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