JAKARTA – Despite Indonesia’s efforts to curb surging Covid-19 cases and ease the burden of overwhelmed hospitals, many Covid-19 patients are still dying at home, …
Booming chip exports mask misery in Taiwan’s services sectors
TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – The streets in Taipei’s high-end Xinyi area are usually filled with shoppers wandering the maze of interconnected department stores, diners waiting in …
UK’s $1.7 trillion Covid-19 wealth gain went mostly to the rich
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Britain’s household wealth surged by £900 billion (S$1.7 trillion) during the pandemic, and much of that went to the richest people, a study …
Spritzer Malaysia Urges Rakyat Malaysia to Get Covid-19 Vaccination
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 5, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Spritzer Malaysia (“Spritzer” or the “Company”), which produces Malaysia’s best-selling natural mineral water, is …
Japan’s factory output drops steeply in May amid Covid-19 emergency
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s factory output slid in May, dropping for the first time in three months, as the economic damage from renewed virus restrictions …
Indonesia’s doctors got vaccinated with China’s Sinovac, and got sick with Covid-19
JAKARTA (NYTIMES) – Dr Suhendro Sastrowiwoho was fully vaccinated and eager to help this month as Indonesia faced a new and deadly wave of Delta …
Malaysia Permission Granted for COVID-19 Test Kit from China for Emergency Use; Homegrown Holista Colltech Receives Initial Order for 15,000 Units for Deployment
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 18, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Amid rising concerns about the threat and economic impact of COVID-19, Holista Colltech Limited …
US working to deliver Covid-19 vaccines to Taiwan in ‘very short order’
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A senior State Department official said on Thursday (June 17) the United States was working with Taiwan regulators to ensure Covid-19 vaccines …
Goldman Sachs orders US staff to report Covid-19 vaccine status
NEW YORK (AFP) – Goldman Sachs has ordered United States employees to report their Covid-19 vaccination status as the investment bank orchestrates a return to the …
Living with Covid-19 plan paves way for stronger recovery in S’pore economy
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s shift in policy emphasis, towards learning to live with Covid-19, has lit up the path to a stronger and broader economic recovery. …
Everest climbers struggle to return home amid Nepal’s Covid-19 travel curbs
KATHMANDU (REUTERS) – Climbers returning from Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks are struggling to find a return flight back home after Nepal banned most …
Manufacturing to drive Singapore’s recovery for another year amid Covid-19 resurgence
The recent Covid-19 resurgence may have baked in the prospects of an uneven and gradual economic recovery through the year led by the trade-driven manufacturing …
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin explains why strictest version of lockdown to contain Covid-19 not imposed
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Sunday (May 23) that the government could not reimpose the strictest version of a movement …
Q&M unit wins tender to provide Covid-19 swab and testing services
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Q&M Dental Group’s 51 per cent subsidiary Acumen Diagnostics has emerged as one of six awardees of an open tender …
Japan’s economy shrinks more than feared amid Covid-19 emergency
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s recovery stalled last quarter, with the economy shrinking more than analysts expected, as renewed restrictions to contain the coronavirus hit shoppers and …
Philippines to ease Covid-19 curbs in Manila as daily cases decline
MANILA (REUTERS) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (May 13) approved the easing of some coronavirus restrictions in the capital and nearby provinces, with …
Stopping Hari Raya visits crucial in fight against Covid-19 spread, says Malaysia PM
PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The Malaysian government’s decision to prohibit visits during Hari Raya Aidilfitri is not a cruel one, but a crucial …
Healthy employment numbers make Wall Street happy
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US stocks finished higher on Thursday (May 6), after the Labour Department reported fewer new claims for unemployment benefits last week as …
World’s biggest economies bet vaccine passports can save tourism
ROME (BLOOMBERG) – The world’s most powerful economies agreed to back plans for so-called vaccine passports in a bid to pull the travel and tourism …
Pfizer reaps hundreds of millions in profits from Covid-19 vaccine in first quarter
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Last year, racing to develop a vaccine in record time, Pfizer made a big decision: Unlike several rival manufacturers, which vowed …