Gary Connell talks about the economic impact to his hairstyling business after a nine-week disruption due to the stay-at-home order for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak outside Salon Plaza in Wheaton, Maryland WASHINGTON: After 15 years working as a hair stylist in other people’s salons, Gary Connell opened his […]
Year: 2020
Hong Kongers might achieve better results through legitimate means by themselves, says Jocelyn Chey. SYDNEY: Hong Kong’s future is gloomy, but it should not be written off yet. It plays a vital role in the interface between the China and the rest of the world. Its future is not and […]
WASHINGTON: U.S. lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of China’s moves to target vulnerable U.S. assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus, according to a study prepared for a U.S. trade group and released on Tuesday (Jun 16). […]
SEOUL: North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday (Jun 16), after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. The demolition came after Kim Yo Jong – the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – said at the weekend […]
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said China, Russia and Turkey were spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. SYDNEY: Australia’s foreign minister accused China on Tuesday (Jun 16) of contributing to a climate of “fear and division” over the coronavirus in a speech also attacking Russia and Turkey for spreading disinformation […]
SINGAPORE: OCBC has made a S$150 million loan referencing SORA – the Singapore Overnight Average Rate – the first loan to use the new rate, the bank said on Tuesday (Jun 16), part of a major global effort to change lending benchmarks. Singapore’s current main lending benchmark, SOR, is calculated […]
SINGAPORE: Business services firm Data Register and an associated company, Singapore Data Register, were both fined a total of S$4,500 on Jun 4 for several breaches under the Companies Act, including failing to open its office to the public. Data Register pleaded guilty for not holding an annual general meeting […]
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has issued 52 fines and ordered seven workplaces to cease operations over lapses in safe management measures as at Monday (Jun 15) afternoon, following the lifting of “circuit breaker” measures earlier this month. Six of the workplaces ordered to close were found to have […]
SINGAPORE: As Singapore draws closer to the next General Election, some campaign material suppliers say they have not received orders yet but are ready to quickly roll into action when needed, even though COVID-19 protection measures may still be in place. Printing company Republic Holdings, which has produced flyers and […]
NEW YORK: The United States on Monday (Jun 15) confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on US companies doing business with China’s Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks. The US Commerce Department and other agencies signed off on […]