Showing 1 - 10 of 76
Biden presses for stimulus as US reports weak January hiring
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden accelerated his push to win Congressional approval of his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package after it cleared a key Senate hurdle, as the latest government employment data points to a struggling job market.
WHO urges unity on vaccines as new jab submitted to US regulators
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» COPENHAGEN - European nations need to work more closely with drug firms to increase the pace of coronavirus inoculations, the WHO said on Friday, as Johnson & Johnson pushed for its jab to become the third approved for use in the United States.
SEC bars Bitkub from registering new clients
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/02/2021
» Thai cryptocurrency exchange Bitkub Online announced the suspension of new client registration on Friday following an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking the company to halt accepting new clients until the company proves its platform is able to effectively accommodate trading activities of its existing customers.
Germany charges Nazi camp secretary with complicity in murders
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» BERLIN - German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp with complicity in the murders of 10,000 people, in the first such case in recent years against a woman.
Myanmar military widens coup dragnet
News Agencies, Published on 05/02/2021
» YANGON: Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university on Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions.
Activists charged over Khlong Luang rallies
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 05/02/2021
» PATHUM THANI: Police on Friday temporarily freed 21 pro-democracy activists after formally charging them with defying a ban on public assembly on two occasions in Khlong Luang district last month.
Anti-coup tweets take off in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2021
» SINGAPORE: Since Myanmar’s new military rulers imposed a temporary blockade on Facebook on Thursday, thousands in the country have joined Twitter, according to app downloads and a Reuters estimate.
K-pop tweets set new record of 6.7 billion globally in 2020
Pulse, Published on 05/02/2021
» SEOUL: K-pop tweets hit fresh record high of 6.7 billion last year, gaining more than 600 million from a year ago, in line with the global music chart streak by BTS, according to a release from Twitter.
Hong Kong police make their biggest ketamine bust
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/02/2021
» HONG KONG: Police have made their biggest-ever seizure of ketamine, uncovering a 682 kilogramme stash with an estimated street value of HK$437 million (1.7 billion baht).
How Vietjet made it through 2020
Published on 05/02/2021
» Aviation has been among those hit the hardest by the ravaging global pandemic in 2020. A Vietnamese airline, Vietjet, though has conquered such mounting challenge and achieved numerous milestones thanks to its unwavering determination and adaptable business decisions.