SINGAPORE: Singapore's industrial production rose for a second consecutive month in September, led by a sharp increase in biomedical output and demand for pharmaceuticals amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Sept manufacturing leaps 24.2% y/y
Singapore's industrial output beat forecasts to rise 24.2% year-on-year in September, its fastest pace in nine years, boosted by pharmaceutical manufacturing more than doubling during the month, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines doesn’t want to dethrone its original world’s longest flight even though the new one is 3 miles longer – here’s how the two will differ
New York route is one of the few new international routes to launch during the pandemic, but the airline is keeping it low-key. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon has changed but the ruling political elite has not
Almost exactly a year after his resignation due to the popular protests in Lebanon, Saad Hariri is back to form a new government. President Michel Aoun last week designated him to form his fourth ... ( read original story ...)
Saad Hariri named new Lebanon PM
BEIRUT — Three-time Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri was named to the post for a fourth time on Thursday and immediately promised a government of technocrats committed to a French-backed reform ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: China-Laos cooperation projects bring better life to Lao people, promote friendship
This project provides local people with many job opportunities and at the same time promotes investment in infrastructure in Laos,” he said. In Laos’ Borikhamxay Province, the construction of the ... ( read original story ...)
UAE, Israel normalization could show it’s all in our heads
Psychologists working in both countries team up to use ‘peace psychology’ as means for promoting regional unity. ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka shuts Parliament after case detected
Sri Lanka’s Parliament was closed on Monday in order to disinfect the premises after a police officer at the complex tested positive for the coronavirus amid a new surge of the virus in the country. ( read original story ...)
Nepal PM draws flak on social media for using country’s old map in Dussehra greeting
Nepal on Sunday issued a clarification after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was criticised and trolled on social media for not using the revised political map of Nepal which should have included the ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his request to declare a state of emergency to ... ( read original story ...)