Archive for June 13th, 2020
Asia Today: Beijing shuts food market after 7 new cases
Beijing closed the city’s largest wholesale food market Saturday after the discovery of seven cases of the new coronavirus in the previous two days. The Xinfadi market, [...] » More
Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency mode’ after virus case spike
A Beijing district official said on Saturday the district was in “wartime emergency mode” following a spike in novel coronavirus cases centered around a major wholesale [...] » More
Singapore Dengue Cases May Hit Record, Straits Times Reports
Singapore dengue infections may top 1,000 this week, setting a record, the Straits Times newspaper reported. Cases for the year may exceed the all-time high of 22,170 set in [...] » More
87 ship crew members fly home to India from Singapore on chartered plane after being stranded at sea
Chief engineer Awadhesh Prasad was looking forward to going home to India after his four-month contract with shipping company Executive Ship Management ended. But the [...] » More
Up to 400,000 lower-income households to receive vouchers to spend on local businesses
Up to 400,000 lower-income Singaporean households will be able to collect $50 worth of vouchers in the coming months, to be spent on local businesses. The Community [...] » More
Lendlease Reit to redevelop Grange Road open-air carpark into event space with cinema, hawker stalls
An independent cinema, hawker stalls and multiple event spaces are set to take over the 48,200 sq ft Grange Road carpark, as part of major efforts to rejuvenate the Orchard [...] » More
Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says World Health Organization
The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently [...] » More
Canada spy agency warned of ‘shock waves’ from arrest of Huawei founder’s daughter
Canada’s intelligence agency warned that arresting the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder Ren Zheng would set off global “shock waves” and seriously affect ties [...] » More
WHO recommends breastfeeding, says no live coronavirus found in mothers’ milk
Breastfeeding mothers do not seem to be passing on the new coronavirus to their infants, and based on current evidence the benefits outweigh any potential risks of [...] » More
Fearful HKers rush to secure limited British passports
Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he’d need. Now he is [...] » More
HK flight attendant gets two months in jail for biting police officer
A Hong Kong flight attendant has been jailed for two months for biting an officer when police were investigating her younger brother’s involvement in an anti-government [...] » More
HSBC, Standard Chartered, and online lenders Airstar, WeLab race to offer high interest rates, cash prizes to capture new customers claiming their HK$10,000 government payout
Hong Kong’s banks, from new digital lenders to traditional powerhouses of the sector, are in a price war to lure 7 million Hong Kong permanent residents into using [...] » More
Joseph Lau’s wife takes control of Chinese Estates after tycoon’s eldest son and chair transfers entire stake
Chan Hoi-wan, executive director of Chinese Estates Holdings and wife of convicted fugitive Joseph Lau Luen-hung, is now the de facto controller of the Hong Kong-listed [...] » More
HK protests: police officer faces private prosecution over shooting during anti-government unrest
A Hong Kong police officer who shot a protester with a live round last year faces three criminal charges after a magistrate green lit a rare application for a private [...] » More
Fearful HKers rush to secure limited British passports
Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he’d need. Now he is [...] » More
