TikTok has been forced to lay off some of its workers in India as the country doubles down on what was already a monthslong ban on the app in the country. ( read original story ...)
China wants to work with foreign peers on anti-trust issues, central bank vice governor says
China's regulators want to step up exchanges with international counterparts and strengthen co-operation on anti-trust issues, data treatment and consumer protection, China's central bank vice ... ( read original story ...)
Admin assistant loses more than RM125,000 to Macau scam
An administrative assistant lost more than RM125,000 after being deceived by the Macau Scam that she was involved in money laundering and drug trafficking. Kedah Commercial Criminal Investigation ... ( read original story ...)
LVS expects substantial investment linked to Macau retender
United States-based casino group Las Vegas Sands Corp expects would-be bidders in the upcoming retender of gaming rights in Macau, will be required to commit to a “substantial capital investment,” ... ( read original story ...)
International Macau scam mastermind nabbed in KL
The mastermind of an international Macau scam, who is wanted in Taiwan, has been arrested in Ampang. The 39-year-old Taiwanese man, identified as Wei Kuo-Chun, was detained by Malaysian police and ... ( read original story ...)
FedEx to relocate Hong Kong-based pilots to San Francisco to avoid quarantine: memo
Freight carrier FedEx Corp will temporarily relocate its Hong Kong-based pilots to San Francisco because it expects the Asian financial capital to establish strict 14-day hotel quarantine requirements ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong leader praises ‘ambush’ lockdown that discovered just one case
A volunteer in a trial in Peru of China’s Sinopharm vaccine dies from Covid-19-related pneumonia. A Vietnamese woman tests positive for the B.1.1.7 strain. China rushes to inoculate 50m before the ... ( read original story ...)
NZ, Taiwan top COVID performance ranking, U.S., UK languish
New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan rank the top three in a COVID Performance Index of almost 100 countries for their successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with Britain and America near the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Lawmaker Accuses China’s Xi Jinping of Hypocrisy After Davos Speech
The Chinese leader's pointed speech, which many took as a veiled message for President Joe Biden, included the line: "The strong should not bully the weak." ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei records one imported Covid-19 case
Brunei Darussalam on Tuesday (Jan26) recorded one imported Covid-19 case, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 176. ( read original story ...)