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Eyes and ears everywhere in China
Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other information on the residents.
Singapore Air staff score almost eight months’ salary as bonus
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines Ltd will reward staff with a bonus payout worth almost eight months of salary, according to a person familiar with the matter, after delivering a second consecutive record annual profit.
Inflation dents budgets for cherry blossom viewing in Japan
Published on 17/03/2024
» FUKUOKA: The average planned budget for cherry blossom viewing this spring in Japan edged down from the previous year amid the impact of inflation, a recent private-sector survey showed.
Thai Airways earnings jump as travel boom boosts sales
Published on 23/02/2024
» Thai Airways International (THAI) Public Company Limited's full-year earnings jumped as booming air travel demand boosted ticket sales.
Foreign arrivals in Japan reach pre-Covid levels
Published on 21/02/2024
» TOKYO - The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 79.5% in January from a year earlier to 2.69 million, reaching the level seen in the same month in 2019 before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed on Wednesday.
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore hope to lure Chinese with visa-free travel
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2024
» SINGAPORE/BANGKOK - Chinese engineer and aviation enthusiast Wei Ming is exactly the kind of visitor the tourism authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are looking for.
Sapporo Snow Festival opens with all Covid restrictions removed
Published on 05/02/2024
» SAPPORO: The annual Sapporo Snow Festival opened in the capital of Hokkaido on Sunday without any novel coronavirus-related restrictions for the first time in four years.
Musk judge rules ‘unfathomable’ pay deal made Tesla CEO overpaid
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2024
» DELAWARE - In throwing out Elon Musk's US$55 billion Tesla pay deal, a Delaware judge began her legal opinion with a simple question: “Was the richest person in the world overpaid?”
WHO sees 'incredibly low' Covid, flu vaccination rates
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2024
» LONDON/CHICAGO - Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters.
Disco, dogs help Hong Kong's elderly out of post-Covid isolation
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Eyes closed, hips swaying, retiree Polly Chan danced like no one was watching at a community centre in Hong Kong, where experts warn of a loneliness epidemic among the ballooning elderly population.