Employees can expect a slightly improved 1.7 per cent pay rise in 2021, after they were handed the lowest uptick for a decade this year, according to a survey, as the Hong Kong jobs market continues ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Marks 200 Days Without New Domestically Transmitted COVID-19 Cases
Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control reported Thursday the nation has now gone 200 days without any domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19, highlighting the island's continued success at keeping ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark Singapore IPO Turns Professor Into Multimillionaire
Shi Xu moved to Singapore in the early 1990s, hoping for financial stability and job security. Now the former academic and his wife are multimillionaires after their nanotechnology company debuted in ... ( read original story ...)
Tricor Axcelasia Expands into Singapore with New Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Solutions
Tricor Group’s acquisition earlier this year of the Malaysian operations of Axcelasia, Inc., a SGX listed company, offers clients expertise in corporate GRC and internal audit and enhances Tricor’s ... ( read original story ...)
EDB launches video campaign to signal that Singapore is open for business, ready to fly again
SINGAPORE - Singapore is facing its toughest crisis in a generation, but it is in this time that the country and its people find the resilience and resolve to take on the impossible. This is the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teen activist charged under security law after being detained near US consulate
Teen activist Tony Chung has become the second person to be charged under Hong Kong’s deeply controversial national security law. The former leader of pro-independence group Studentlocalism was denied ... ( read original story ...)
Two Same-Sex Couples in Military Marry in First for Taiwan
Two lesbian couples have tied the knot in a mass wedding held by Taiwan’s military in a historic celebration with their peers. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s hopes
Stating that the US is committed to ensuring that Taiwan is not “bullied or overcome” by China, the official made it clear that there is bipartisan agreement in the United States for this position. ( read original story ...)
Wait, What? The Sultan Of Brunei Is Not The Wealthiest Monarch In The World
We are pretty sure that you would have an idea of just how wealthy the Sultan of Brunei is. The ruler of the tiny nation, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, has not exactly been shy about flaunting his wealth. ( read original story ...)
China-Mongolia trade to benefit from Mongolia’s APTA membership
China and Mongolia are expecting lower tariffs in bilateral trade after Mongolia's recent accession to the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), China's ... ( read original story ...)