[ad_1] Mon, Oct 19, 2020 – 1:20 PM ATTRACTING the global heavyweights remains a key element of Singapore’s strategy to create more jobs and keep the labor market tight, even where the Republic currently does not have all the required skills, the Minister of Commerce and Industry said on Monday. …
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[ad_1] Taiwan and China exchanged accusations on Monday over a physical confrontation between their diplomats at a reception in Fiji, and Beijing revealed that a cake helped fuel the controversy. Taipei accused two Chinese officials of breaking into an event at the luxurious Grand Pacific Hotel in the Fijian capital …
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[ad_1] By Joseph Sipalan and A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is in talks about a possible cabinet shakeup in an attempt to appease a key ally who has threatened to gain support for the ruling coalition, three sources said Monday. Muhyiddin faces a prime …
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[ad_1] SRINAGAR, India (AP) – The Indian military said it detained a Chinese soldier on Monday in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a month-long military standoff along their disputed mountainous border. The soldier, Cpl. Wang Ya Long of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army was …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A leaderboard evaluating retirement income systems has put Singapore back in first place in Asia and seventh overall. The ranking comes amid concerns that the pandemic will affect future pensions, with reduced contributions, lower investment returns and higher public debt, the Mercer CFA Institute’s Global Pension Index …
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[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Delaying the increase in MediShield Life premiums would only result in steeper increases on the way to catch up with the growing claims, Senior Minister of State Koh Poh Koon said on Monday night (October 19). The actuaries determine the premiums for mandatory national health insurance and …
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[ad_1] US President Donald Trump pursued top government scientist Anthony Fauci in a call with campaign staff on Monday, suggesting that the highly respected and popular doctor was an “idiot.” Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, has increasingly become a focus of frustration for the …
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[ad_1] New Zealand’s next parliament will be the most inclusive of all time, in terms of people of color, members of the LGBT community, and large numbers of women. The Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, received an overwhelming mandate in the elections on Saturday (October 17). Labor …
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[ad_1] Aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and its Cathay Dragon unit are on the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong on June 9. Photographer: Roy Liu / Bloomberg Photographer: Roy Liu / Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will cut 6,000 jobs and close its Cathay …
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[ad_1] DUBLIN: Ireland announced some of Europe’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions on Monday (Oct 19), closing non-essential retail stores, limiting restaurants and pubs to carry the service, and telling people not to travel to more than five miles from home. Ireland imposed one of the longest lockdowns in Europe during the …
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