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Two more parts of China report Covid outbreaks
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» BEIJING - China raced Saturday to contain its worst coronavirus outbreak in months as fresh cases were reported in two more parts of the country including the sprawling megacity of Chongqing.
Typhoon In-Fa drenches eastern China
AFP, Published on 25/07/2021
» NINGBO, China: Typhoon In-Fa uprooted trees and drenched communities in knee-deep water in parts of eastern China, but there were no reports of major damage as it made landfall on Sunday.
East China battens down as Typhoon In-Fa approaches
AFP, Published on 25/07/2021
» NINGBO, China: Typhoon In-Fa lashed eastern China with high winds and heavy rain on Sunday as other parts of the country were still cleaning up following historic flooding.
Flights cancelled and schools closed as Beijing hit by storm
Published on 12/07/2021
» BEIJING: Hundreds of flights were cancelled in Beijing as schools and tourist sites were shut due to torrential downpours and gale-force winds on Monday.
Singapore to relax Covid rules in stages as virus cases fall
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/06/2021
» Singapore will increase group gathering sizes and allow dining-in at food outlets to resume after aggressive virus restrictions over the past month stemmed an outbreak in infections.
Singapore back in near-lockdown mode
Published on 14/05/2021
» Singapore is returning to the lockdown-like conditions it last imposed a year ago, banning dining-in and limiting gatherings to two people, as a rising number of untraceable virus infections pressures one of the most successful places in the world at Covid containment.
China Labour Day travel rush a glimpse of life after Covid
AFP, Published on 01/05/2021
» BEIJING: Millions of travellers criss-crossed China as the Labour Day holiday got underway Saturday, packing out tourist sites, thronging restaurants and visiting family as the vast country edges towards life after Covid.
China weighs carrots and sticks in push to vaccinate millions
AFP, Published on 08/04/2021
» BEIJING - Tickets to tourist attractions, shopping coupons, and report cards naming and shaming stores where staff haven't been vaccinated: China is veering from compulsion to persuasion in its bid to inoculate its population from Covid.
EU faces fresh shortfall of AstraZeneca
AFP, Published on 13/03/2021
» GENEVA: AstraZeneca on Saturday announced a fresh shortfall in planned vaccine shipments to the European Union, dealing another blow to the bloc's efforts to step up vaccinations.
UK fintechs seek 'cure for Brexit' in Lithuania
AFP, Published on 21/02/2021
» VILNIUS - Thanks in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial companies are getting licences there so they can continue to operate in the European Union.