Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region confirmed one case of bubonic plague. According to state reports, the Bayannur patient – a herdsman – is in quarantine and in a stable condition. Officials said they were also investigating a second suspected […]
Year: 2020
LONDON: PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY should ring fence auditing as a separate business by June 2024 to improve the quality of auditing, Britain’s accounting watchdog said on Monday . Corporate failures at builder Carillion and retailer BHS led to three government-backed reviews that recommended a shake-up of auditing, but […]
BEIJING: Ford Motor’s China ventures reported year-on-year sales growth for June as the world’s biggest auto market continues to recover from coronavirus-induced lows. The U.S. automaker’s Chongqing-based venture with Changan said on Monday its sales jumped 7.7 per cent from a year earlier. It did not disclose the number of […]
SUVA: Fiji’s 78-day run without coronavirus is over, with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama confirming Monday a 66-year-old man tested positive after returning from India. It is the 19th case in the small South Pacific island nation, and more are now expected. “We’ve confirmed a border case of COVID-19 among a […]
NEW DELHI: India captain Virat Kohli faces an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest over his positions in two business ventures. DK Jain, ethics officer for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said late on Sunday that a complaint by a state association member will be […]
SYDNEY/HONG KONG: Asian shares scaled four-month peaks on Monday (Jul 6) as investors counted on a revival in Chinese activity to boost global economic growth, even as surging coronavirus cases delayed business re-openings across the United States. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 1.6 per cent to […]
REUTERS: The valuation of Asian shares surged to a 10.5-year high in June, tracking a rally in global stocks, as upbeat US and China data renewed hopes of a swift economic recovery, offsetting concerns over rising coronavirus cases. The MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares gained 4.83 per cent last […]
NEW YORK: Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise recommendations, the New York Times reported on Saturday (Jul 4). The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads […]
SEOUL: Former team mates of a South Korean triathlete found dead last month after alleging she had been abused by her coaching staff said on Monday (Jul 6) athletes endured a living “hell” and were habitually beaten and verbally abused. Choi Suk-hyeon, a member of the national triathlon team, died […]
MUMBAI: French Open organisers are taking every precaution to ensure the Grand Slam does not meet the same fate as Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour, which was abandoned after several players tested positive for COVID-19, tournament director Guy Forget has told Reuters. Djokovic has come under fire after the charity event […]