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Singapore gets Asia’s 1st batch of Pfizer-BioNTech Jab
ANKARA: Singapore has received the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Asia, officials announced Tuesday, reported Anadolu Agency quoting the statement of Singapore Airlines (SIA). The statement said it has delivered the first shipment of the vaccines to the country,
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S. Korea ups disinfection operations at wild bird habitats on Avian influenza
SEOUL: South Korea said Monday that it has expanded disinfection operations at major wild bird habitats and poultry farms to cope with the rising number of highly pathogenic bird flu cases, Yonhap news agency reported. “Due to the influx of
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Vaccine ‘hesitancy’ rises among Indians as virus cases fall – survey
MUMBAI: Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey of 18,000 people released on Thursday. India reported 24,037
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Korean Air, labor union agree to wage freeze, furlough amid pandemic
SEOUL: Korean Air Lines Co. and its labour union have agreed to freeze wages and put 70 per cent of employees on furlough in the first half of 2021 to ride out the fallout of COVID-19, officials said Wednesday. According
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Positive economic sentiment pushes ringgit to open higher
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today following positive economic recovery sentiment across the globe, especially in Asia’s emerging market (EM). At 9am, the ringgit stood at 4.0470/0520 compared with yesterday’s close of 4.0530/0560. An
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Pandemic shows healthcare workers’ heroism: WHO chief
GENEVA: The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder of health workers’ heroic work, Anadolu Agency reported the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday. “Health workers account for an estimated three per cent of the world’s population but account for 14
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South Korea on guard against African swine fever
SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday it will further raise its guard against African swine fever (ASF) amid a growing number of infections among wild boars, which could potentially spread to pig farms, Yonhap news agency reported. Since October last year,
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5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Iwate, no tsunami warning issued
TOKYO: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Saturday struck off Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan, reported Xinhua news agency according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 4.19 pm local time, with its epicentre at
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Bloomberg News Chinese staff member detained in Beijing
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have detained a Chinese national working for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing on suspicion of endangering national security, the news agency and China’s foreign ministry said on Friday. According to a Bloomberg report, Haze Fan was
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Popular toffee beverages in S. Korea found to have unhealthy sugar levels
SEOUL: Beverages made with brown sugar and Korean sugar candy, or dalgona, were found to have excessive levels of sweet substances, a local government survey showed Wednesday, raising health concerns over such drinks popular among the young generation here. Yonhap
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