Japan's government has given up on approving Fujifilm Holdings Corp's Avigan drug for the treatment of COVID-19 by the end of May, Kyodo News reported late on Monday citing a government official.
Asian shares forged ahead on Tuesday while U.S. stock futures challenged a major chart barrier as investors looked past Sino-U.S. trade tensions to more stimulus in China and a re-opening world economy.
SINGAPORE: Singapore has cut its forecasts for non-oil domestic exports (NODX) and total merchandise trade for 2020 again, on the back of a more severe hit from the COVID-19 pandemic and lower oil prices. NODX is now tipped to fall between 1 and 4 per cent this year, while total...
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company aborted its first attempt to launch a rocket into space from the belly of a 747 airplane on Monday, the company said.
Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee on Tuesday was summoned and questioned by prosecutors over a controversial 2015 merger of two of the group's affiliates, Yonhap News Agency said.
SINGAPORE: Singapore is bracing for its worst-ever recession, with authorities cutting growth projections for 2020 yet again as the economy continues to feel severe strain from the COVID-19 pandemic. Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to shrink between 4 and 7 per cent this year ...
Chef Yuto Shinohara's uses crickets in the broth, oil, soy sauce and even noodles at his Tokyo restaurant.
QUITO: Demonstrators defied coronavirus restrictions to march in cities across Ecuador on Monday (May 25) in protest against President Lenin Moreno's drastic economic measures to tackle the crisis. Moreno last week announced public spending cuts including the closure of state companies and ...
FRANCE: Renault and Nissan have shelved plans to push towards the full merger former leader Carlos Ghosn craved and will instead fix their troubled alliance to try to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, five senior sources told Reuters. Nissan has long resisted Renault's proposals for a full ...
In an increasingly digital world where more will work and learn from home, reliable technology and Internet access are needs not wants, say professors Irene YH Ng and Lim Sun Sun.
