Care staff and supply teachers without income as agency workers slip through furlough net
Hundreds of thousands of agency workers who are paid via umbrella companies have been without incomes for seven weeks, due...
Month: May 2020
Japan to scrap 37.5 C fever rule for PCR testing
TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry is set to scrap a rule that requires people to have had a fever of...
Samsung chief rules out children inheriting control of chaebol
SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics chief said on Wednesday that his children will not inherit control of the world's largest smartphone...
Europe’s level playing field has disintegrated
North and South are today pursuing radically different policies, according to their economic means, and this will lead to radically...
I muddled up my meter readings and got a rebate I don’t deserve. Should I give it back?
A few weeks ago I changed electricity provider for the first time after my son showed me how much I...
Coronavirus helps China pull ahead in the 5G race
TAIPEI -- In February, as cities throughout Sichuan Province were locked down to combat the spread of the coronavirus, unmanned...
What being on furlough means for your tax bill
For example, someone earning £70,000 a year would under normal circumstances receive the first £12,500 tax-free, then be taxed at...
Closed zoos in Japan scramble to keep animals fed and healthy
NAGOYA -- Zoos across Japan shut down over the pandemic have taken steps to protect their charges from the coronavirus.At...
Japan’s egg and milk glut does not extend to largest food bank
TOKYO -- Japan's agricultural sector could soon be reeling from a glut of eggs and dairy products with the closure...
When China’s massive fan-economy goes wrong
NEW YORK -- Right up to the time when China began putting cities under lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak,...
