Archive for August 28th, 2020
Taiwan ‘on front lines of freedom’ after HK crackdown: president
Taiwan stands on the front lines of freedom and democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday, as Beijing clamps down on Hong Kong and ramps up military activities in the [...] » More
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to resume passenger flights to Taiwan September 1
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Thursday (August 27) announced the resumption of passenger flights between the Netherlands and Taiwan starting September 1. The Netherlands’ [...] » More
Government-doctor standoff escalating with no settlement in sight
The ongoing standoff between the government and the medical community has been escalating as doctors have continued their nationwide strike, Thursday, for the second day in [...] » More
Coronavirus: Korea’s surge raises prospect of stricter curbs
South Korea has reported 441 new coronavirus cases, the largest daily increase since March 7, when the country experienced its first major outbreak. Of the new cases, 434 [...] » More
Samsung Electronics trials work-from-home as Korea battles virus resurgence-official
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to allow some workers in South Korea to work from home in September under a pilot programme, a company official said on Thursday, as the [...] » More
Moon urges church leaders to cooperate in virus fight
President Moon Jae-in has asked for church leaders’ cooperation with the government’s infection control measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The [...] » More
Korea gripped by 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Korea appears to have entered the much-feared second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) reporting 441 new [...] » More
S. Korea reports 441 new virus cases, biggest single-day hike since March
The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea spiked to a nearly six month high of over 400 on Thursday as sporadic cluster infections across the country continued [...] » More
Bank of Korea cuts 2020 growth outlook to 1.3pct
The Bank of Korea (BOK) forecast Thursday that the economy will contract 1.3 percent in 2020 due to the fallout of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The outlook, which would [...] » More
Working parents’ woes deepen as schools shut down again
Working parents of kindergarten and elementary school students are struggling again to find suitable childcare options, as all schools in the Seoul metropolitan area have [...] » More
Korean parliament closed over virus fears
South Korea’s parliament was shut down on Thursday and a group of lawmakers were in self-quarantine as the country recorded more than 400 new coronavirus infections. [...] » More
N Korea on high alert as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall
North Korea was on high alert as Typhoon Bavi made landfall early on Thursday, dumping heavy rains and uprooting trees after skirting the coast of South Korea overnight [...] » More
Korea probes virus outbreak in apartment block, urges work from home
South Korea was investigating on Thursday a new coronavirus outbreak among roughly 28 people in an apartment block in Seoul, the capital, as it reported the biggest daily [...] » More
Human rights cast shadow over China Foreign minister Wang Yi’s Netherlands visit
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Netherlands on Wednesday will be all about trade, but human rights threaten to steal some of the spotlight from his [...] » More
Cryptocurrencies help Chinese evade capital and currency controls in moving billions overseas
Cryptocurrencies appear to be emerging as the latest means for Chinese citizens to move their assets overseas and evade the nation’s strict capital controls amid [...] » More
