Asia Economy
Covid pushed nearly 5 million more in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty, says Asian Development Bank
A man ties up used cardboard boxes he salvaged to sell for recycling in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bay Ismoyo | Afp | Getty Images Southeast Asia is grappling with high poverty levels as recurring waves of Covid-19 have dealt a blow to the region’s labor market, said the Asian Development Bank. Last year, the pandemic pushed […]
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China says it will support Chinese IPOs abroad, calls for closure on tech crackdown
Traders work during the IPO for Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BEIJING — China signaled support for Chinese stocks on Wednesday, after days of worries about U.S. delisting risks sent the stocks plunging in […]
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China’s Covid spike worsens: Dongguan factory center locks down, new cases top 3,500 nationwide
Aerial view of people queuing up for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing on February 26, 2022, in Dongguan, Guangdong province. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s worst Covid-19 outbreak since the initial wave of the pandemic worsened Tuesday with a major factory city ordering production halts. Recent outbreaks in 28 provinces […]
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Meet the company that lets you work remotely from anywhere in the world
Sevdha Thompson, digital producer of marketing for Coalition Technologies, spent a few weeks working in Costa Rica last year. Courtesy: Sevdha Thompson Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas like remote work, flexible hours, […]
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This country regularly tops the Philippines’ tourist arrivals — and it’s not China
South Korean photographer Sang-kyu Gil has visited the Philippines around 10 times. Drawn by the beautiful scenery and affordable prices, the 42-year-old usually spends seven to 10 days in the country. That costs him around $400 — less than half the amount he expects to spend on a similar trip within his home country. His […]
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Singapore wants to allow vaccinated travelers to visit without quarantine
Singapore wants to eventually allow all travelers to skip quarantine in the country as long as they are vaccinated, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, he said: “With greater vaccination and boosting of populations, and also better testing and safe management protocols, I think we have now been able […]
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Singapore wants to shift to ‘quarantine-free vaccinated travel’
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email S. Iswaran, Singapore’s minister of transport and minister-in-charge of trade relations, discusses the country’s plans to reopen its aviation sector and how that might be affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 04:14 Wed, Mar 9 202211:14 PM EST Source
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