[ad_1] TAIPEI: Trade-dependent Taiwan has made “relatively” good progress in joining the revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but is waiting for clearer rules on membership, the island’s top trade negotiator said on Monday (Nov 16). . While a member of the World Trade Organization, many countries are wary of …
Read More »Korean Air to buy Asiana and become the 10th largest airline in the world
[ad_1] Korean Air and Asiana Airlines planes at local airports. (Yonhap) Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest airline, said Monday it will buy its smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. in a deal valued at 1.8 trillion won ($ 1.62 billion) that would create the 10th largest airline. largest …
Read More »SpaceX Launches Second Crew, Station Crew Regular Flights Begin
[ad_1] CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (November 15) in the first full taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from the Kennedy Space Center with three Americans and a Japanese, the second crew …
Read More »South Korea considers stricter distancing as COVID-19 takes ‘a very dangerous turn’
[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 200 new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row on Monday (Nov. 16), as the government considers tightening social distancing to curb persistent outbreaks in offices, medical facilities and small gatherings. The Korea Disease Prevention and Control Agency (KDCA) recorded 223 …
Read More »I was protecting my wife, says a man who fought 3 others at the Golden Mile Tower, Singapore News
[ad_1] A man seen fighting with three other men in a viral video claimed he was acting in self-defense to protect his wife. Although outnumbered, the burly man, who has grayish-white hair, was more than a match for his three opponents and at one point knocked out one of them …
Read More »Hot stocks: Medtecs jumps 13% as company watches transfer of motherboard, companies and markets
[ad_1] Mon, Nov 16, 2020-11:02 am Medtecs International SHARES soared at the beginning of the week, after the provider of personal protective equipment and hospital services said it plans to transfer its listing from Catalist to the Singapore Exchange main board. At 10:48 a.m. on Monday, the counter was trading …
Read More »Asian stocks hit record peak as vaccine hopes dampen virus fears
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Asian stocks hit a record high on Monday (Nov 16) as vaccine optimism and strong economic data from China and Japan overshadowed concerns about rising coronavirus cases, lifting nearly all sectors. MSCI’s broader Asia-Pacific stock index outside of Japan gained 1 percent to its highest level since its …
Read More »Trump campaign drops parts of Pennsylvania election lawsuit
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday (November 16) withdrew a significant portion of a lawsuit he filed to prevent Pennsylvania from certifying its results in the presidential election, narrowing the case down to a small number of ballots. . In an amended lawsuit filed in federal …
Read More »Boy killed on the eve of Deepavali after colliding with his cousin’s knife, SE Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] IPOH (THE STAR / ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Deepavali will not be the same for D. Mathialagan after he lost his nephew in a freak knife accident on the eve of the celebration. The seven-year-old boy died after his cousin accidentally stabbed him in the chest at the latter’s …
Read More »British Prime Minister Boris Johnson isolates himself after contact with Covid-19, Europe News & Top Stories
[ad_1] LONDON (REUTERS) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson isolates himself after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, a further setback after infighting among his top advisers sank Downing Street in chaos last week. Johnson, who was admitted to the hospital with the novel coronavirus earlier …
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