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South Korea to lift export ban on mask filters
SEOUL: South Korea said Tuesday it will lift the export ban on nonwoven fabrics this week that are used to produce protective masks as the domestic supply of the materials and masks stabilised, Yonhap News Agency reported. Under the decision,
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New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of colour, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women. The ruling Labour Party was handed a resounding mandate in the
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Tours to inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom to resume next month
SEOUL: A tour programme to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom will resume early next month after more than a year of suspension caused by the African swine fever (ASF), the unification ministry said Monday, Yonhap News Agency reported. The
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Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment
RAMALLAH: Saeb Erekat, the secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), was hospitalised on Sunday after his COVID-19 conditions worsened, Anadolu Agency reported according to the PLO. In a statement, the PLO said Erekat was rushed from his home in Jericho
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Newborn baby pulls doctor’s face mask in viral picture. Internet hearts it
Dubai-based doctor Samer Cheaib posted a picture from the hospital on Instagram in which a newborn baby was seen pulling his face mask. With the coronavirus crisis dominating 2020, all we need is some positivity and hope. A picture of
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PM Suga’s Vietnam visit to forge bilateral links: Japanese governor
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s upcoming visit to Vietnam will be a historic trip that is expected to contribute to enhance the links between the two countries in the time ahead, said Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture. The
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More demonstrations in Jakarta, total COVID-19 cases in Indonesia now 340,622
JAKARTA: Another protest against labour-related laws took place in Jakarta today amid the province recorded another daily tally of more than a 1,000 new COVID-19 cases. With 1,054 cases reported in the last 24 hours, Jakarta has the most number of
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Vietnam continues institutional reform as part of EVFTA commitment
HCM City: Vietnam is continuing its institutional reform commitments made in the historic EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in an aim to boost exports of agricultural products and attract more investment from the EU trading bloc. Vo Tan Thanh, Vice
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COVID-19: Singapore reports 28th death
SINGAPORE: Singapore, which recorded four new COVID-19 cases yesterday, reported another death due to the coronavirus, taking the cumulative number of fatalities to 28. In its full data released late last night, the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH), said the latest fatality involved a 64 year-old male
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CMCO allows economy and supply chain to continue without disruption
KUALA LUMPUR: The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) allows the economy and supply chain to continue without disruption despite a restriction on social and education sectors, Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. He acknowledged that it is
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