Commercial and service activities only from 7am to 1pm from Sunday *Exemptions include outlets selling food products and pharmacies *Retail outlets in malls and shopping centres to stay closed *Stores …
Coronavirus crisis and Central Asia’s diverse responses
Innovating to survive, and then thrive Funny business: World bitten by the ‘make corona a money-spinner’ bug But, it was a quarantine in name only. The former base was chaotic and disorganised.
Asia Today: S Korea has another 39 cases linked to warehouse
South Korea has reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus, most of them in the densely populated Seoul area where officials have linked scores of infections to warehouse workers …
The Latest: South Korea has 39 new cases
Thai government continues to ease restrictions related to running business in capital Bangkok that were imposed weeks ago to combat the spread of COVID-19. A Thai classical dancer wearing face shield …
World No Tobacco Day: Can Bangladesh be tobacco-free by 2040?
Bangladesh aims to become a tobacco-free country by 2040. The goal was officially set in 2016 when the head of the Government on the World No Tobacco Day announced that making the country free from …
COVID-19: Pakistan resumes international flight operations today
Enhanced flight operations to resume from June 1 onwards and shall cover Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta …
The Latest: Pakistan allows international flights to resume
Pakistan has barely 3,000 intensive care beds … A pair of flights from Frankfurt to the Chinese business hubs of Tianjin and Shanghai were organized by the German Chamber of Commerce in China …
Under rising pressure from China, Taiwan is stocking up on naval weapons
Taiwan’s government says it plans to buy Harpoon anti-ship missiles for coastal defense as part of a broader military modernization effort.
Singapore, China to launch ‘fast lane’ arrangement with COVID-19 measures for essential business, official travel
Singapore and China have agreed launch to a “fast lane” arrangement in early June for essential travel for business and official …
Sino-Singapore ‘fast lane’ for essential business, official travel
Singapore and China will launch a “fast lane” arrangement early next month to facilitate essential travel for business and official purposes between the two countries, as they emerge from the Covid-19 …