Singapore gets serious about social distancing migrant workers
SINGAPORE -- Shamin Khan, a 35-year-old migrant worker from Bangladesh, is quite satisfied with his new living quarters."We are very...
Month: May 2020
Japan to inject capital into virus-hit companies
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will inject cash into large and mid-size corporations that are struggling in the face of...
Retailers battle to get Americans shopping again
At 7pm on March 18, a week after the World Health Organization had declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic,...
Most of Japan to reopen Thursday, but not big cities
TOKYO -- Japan is expected to bring an early end to the state of emergency Thursday in 39 of its...
Indonesia IPOs surge ahead, defying coronavirus slump
JAKARTA -- As the coronavirus pandemic prompted international investors to flee Indonesia, sending the stock market to an eight-year low, the...
Chips Ahoy, Sour Patch Kids team up to host virtual prom
Dive Brief: Chips Ahoy and Sour Patch Kids are teaming up to host a virtual prom for high school students...
Why PepsiCo launched 2 new direct-to-consumer sites
Dive Brief: PepsiCo has launched two direct-to-consumer websites where shoppers can order an assortment of the company's products, the snack and...
Campaign Trail: Rothy’s weaves sustainability into luxury’s evolving definition
Campaign Trail is our analysis of some of the best and worst new creative efforts from the marketing world. View...
The exorbitant cost of tackling coronavirus presents Johnson and Sunak with brutal choices
Boris Johnson may live to regret the words he uttered just a fortnight ago. He was asked whether the exorbitant cost...
Gilead licenses remdesiver production to India and Pakistan
NEW DELHI -- U.S.-based Gilead Sciences has tied up with India's Cipla and Jubilant Life Sciences, Pakistan's Ferozsons Laboratories and...
