Singapore reopens Chinese drugstores and barbers with tracing system
SINGAPORE -- Singapore will reopen businesses, step by step, starting May 5, the government said Saturday, in the first easing...
Month: May 2020
There’s less to this O2-Virgin Media mobile merger than meets the eye
No industry is untouched by the pandemic, but few are more shielded from its direct impact than telecoms operators. Their...
Singapore reopens drugstores and barbers with tracing system
SINGAPORE -- Singapore will reopen businesses, step by step, starting May 5, the government said Saturday, in the first easing...
Top 10 South Asian films to stream during lockdown
Indian cinema has few champions among international critics; like K-pop and anime, it is perhaps better loved than understood beyond...
Chinese workers hit boiling point over lost wages and layoffs
SHANGHAI -- Laborers from Qiantu Motor sat patiently in the company's lobby, waiting from one of the executives to walk...
US and China unleash wallets in race for coronavirus vaccine
TOKYO/LONDON -- Countries around the world are shoveling huge sums at drug companies to aid development, clinical trials and mass...
Japanese startups focus on fertility issues to help retain female staff
TOKYO -- Okayu cared deeply about her job in IT sales -- and also about the fertility treatment she was having. Eventually...
Shell backers push for plan to replace leader Ben van Beurden after historic cut to payout
Another major fund manager said that while there was no desire for an immediate rejig, it would be good for...
Japan asks US for stable remdesivir supply as Tokyo rushes approval
TOKYO -- Japan aims to approve remdesivir as a treatment for the coronavirus in as little as a week, the health minister said Saturday,...
Kim drives home message with fertilizer plant reemergence
TOKYO -- The sudden appearance of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a fertilizer plant after...
