Archive for August 29th, 2020
Samsung will reportedly test remote work programme as Korea copes with new COVID-19 cases
Samsung Electronics will reportedly begin trialing a work-from-home programme for some employees next month in South Korea as the country deals with its largest increase in [...] » More
Korea stops short of toughest coronavirus measures despite case rise
The South Korean government ramped up efforts to end a strike by thousands of the country’s doctors on Friday, as Seoul took the unprecedented step of restricting [...] » More
Korea to consider fourth extra budget if coronavirus situation worsens
South Korea’s finance minister said on Thursday the government will consider drafting its fourth supplementary budget of this year should the economic fallout from the [...] » More
Typhoon causes little damage in N Korea: Kim
Typhoon Bavi toppled trees in the streets of North Korea’s capital though state media reported Friday that leader Kim Jong Un said the country was [...] » More
Korea doctors’ strike escalates, Seoul imposes unprecedented coronavirus rules
The South Korean government ramped up efforts to end a strike by thousands of the country’s doctors on Friday, as Seoul took the unprecedented step of restricting [...] » More
Korea’s August exports seen falling for sixth month on fewer working days: Reuters poll
South Korea’s exports likely shrunk for a sixth straight month in August, as effects from fewer working days outweighed a gradual recovery in global demand as more [...] » More
China-EU investment deal: exit of European trade commissioner adds uncertainty to landmark talks
The departure of the European Union’s top trade negotiator would add uncertainty to the negotiation of a landmark investment deal with Beijing and the bloc must act [...] » More
Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if US bans WeChat: ministry warns
Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if the United States bans WeChat, China’s foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday, as the clock ticks down on a US order to block [...] » More
Insurers Ping An, China Life vow to further develop online sales after coronavirus pandemic eats into first-half earnings
Ping An Insurance (Group) and China Life Insurance, two of the mainland’s largest insurers, have vowed to step up the development of online sales after their first half [...] » More
Why China brought out the ‘aircraft-carrier killer’ to flex its military muscle
When China flexed its military muscle in the South China Sea on Wednesday, it put the PLA’s most advanced land-based anti-ship ballistic missile to the test: the [...] » More
Beijing claims it has warned a US destroyer in South China Sea after missile launch
China says it has warned off a US guided-missile destroyer in the South China Sea which was deployed to the disputed waters after a Chinese missile launch in the latest of a [...] » More
Thousands arrested for ‘virus-related crimes’ in China
Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for [...] » More
China’s belt and road trade initiative can help global economy recover in post-Covid-19 era but cooperation needed, experts say
China’s Belt and Road Initiative can help the world’s economy to recover in the post-Covid-19 era, but governments and businesses must work together and value [...] » More
China Evergrande billionaire takes early losses in plans to overtake Tesla, dominate global electric car market
China Evergrande group is planning to dominate the global electric car market in the next three to five years. It is taking some heavy knocks along the way as early losses [...] » More
Fear grips mainland Chinese pet owners over gruesome find involving 15 dead animals on HK shores, following anti-smuggling chase
Pet owners in mainland China hoping to reunite with their furry companions being shipped across the border from Hong Kong found themselves gripped by fear that the animals [...] » More
