Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday most civil servants will gradually return to work from May 4, although the government had not yet decided whether to ease travel and social distancing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hotels on cliff edge from protest, pandemic pain
Hong Kong's distinction as a shopper's paradise used to draw tens of thousands of tourists to the China-ruled city every month, but a year of political unrest and the coronavirus crisis are driving ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus pandemic: Brunei mulls lifting restrictions in stages
The reopening of the Brunei borders will depend on the situation of the pandemic. As the virus outbreak curve in the Sultanate has been flat for some time, discussions have ... ( read original story ...)
Temporary OK for kosher slaughter in Cyprus runs into a snag
A bill in Cyprus that would have temporarily allowed kosher slaughter in the Mediterranean island country needs further study, the government said. The Cabinet’s decision to allow kosher slaughter ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia Scraps Coal Miner’s $1 Billion Overseas IPO Plan
(Bloomberg) -- Mongolia has shelved near-term initial public offering plans for state-owned coal miner Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC as the Covid-19 pandemic roils financial markets.The country’s cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia shelves coal miner Tavan Tolgoi’s US$1 billion IPO plan as coronavirus pandemic saps investment appetite
The delay comes as first-time share sales have slowed globally on weak market sentiment. Companies have raised about US$2.3 billion in Hong Kong through IPOs so far this year, a 43 per cent drop from ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia eateries welcome diners back as more U.S. states ease pandemic shutdowns
Georgia, at the vanguard of states testing the safety of reopening the U.S. economy in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, permitted restaurant dining for the first time in a month on Monday while ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Oman’s Dhofar Insurance Q1 Profit Rises
Q1 NET PROFIT AFTER TAX 1.1 MILLION RIALS VERSUS 883,740 RIALS YEAR AGO * Q1 GROSS WRITTEN PREMIUM 13.4 MILLION RIALS VERSUS 11.7 MILLION RIALS YEAR AGO Source: (bit.ly/3bHH8j3) Further company ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Faces Wage Cuts as Businesses Curb Costs, Central Bank Says
Wages in Singapore will take a bigger hit than jobs as businesses try to cut costs in an economy bracing for a sharp contraction, the central bank said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore faces deeper-than-forecast recession as virus clouds global outlook, central bank says
The Covid-19 pandemic knocked Singapore's economy in the first quarter, when it shrank 2.2% — its sharpest contraction since the 2009 financial crisis. ( read original story ...)