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Japan to destroy unused oral Covid drugs worth $1.9bn
Published on 11/05/2024
» TOKYO - The Japanese government is preparing to destroy about 300 billion yen (US$1.9 billion) worth of unused oral Covid-19 medications it purchased during the pandemic, an estimate based on government data showed on Saturday.
Covid cases surge after Songkran, as expected
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/04/2024
» The number of Covid-19 inpatient cases has increased as expected after Songkran celebrations as the JN.1 strain remains dominant in the country, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Sunday.
Biden calls China 'xenophobic'
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2024
» WASHINGTON - United States President Joe Biden called China "xenophobic" while highlighting the Asian nation’s economic woes, as he sought to make the case for US economic strength during a campaign stop in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
Local govts in Japan supporting elderly by promoting cashless payment systems
Published on 24/03/2024
» FUKUOKA: In a country notorious for its reliance on cash, municipalities across Japan have been staging electronic payment uptake drives to stimulate digitalised consumption by granting shopping points for transactions using QR codes.
Politics of religion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2024
» Re: "Buddhism is always oddly political", (Opinion, March 16).
Cash gifts, free milk raise risks to Thailand, Indonesia ratings
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - Southeast Asia’s new leaders risk blowing past budget constraints to make good on costly campaign promises of cash handouts and free lunches, increasing the risks to their prized investment-grade ratings.
Concerns rise over China's 1 trillion yuan EV, solar, battery exports
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/02/2024
» BEIJING - China's 1 trillion yuan (US$139 billion) exports of electric vehicles (EVs), lithium batteries and solar cells could face a new round of challenges this year, as Western policymakers have reflected "genuine anxieties" about overcapacity distorting their markets.
Former insurance broker ‘leaked nearly 1m accounts’
Online Reporters, Published on 18/11/2023
» A former insurance salesman has been arrested on charges of illegally selling the data of some 2,000 clients as part of a case involving about 1 million individuals.
Soaring US job growth a challenge
Published on 06/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US employers in September defied the view of Federal Reserve officials that the job market was beginning to cool, adding 336,000 positions in a return to the fevered hiring seen during the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid's back: Here's what to know this fall and winter
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - As colder weather sets in, Covid rates are once more rising across the Northern Hemisphere, with several new variants on the scene.