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BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) – China’s months-long regulatory campaign targeting the tech sector is taking aim at a common practice that leading industry players deploy to foil rivals – blocking external links, which regulators consider anti-competitive. For years, large Chinese internet companies from e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group to social media giant Tencent Holdings have used various means to block their users […]
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SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target, said in an interview published Monday (Sept 27) that he may not join this year’s landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. The world’s biggest coal exporter and still reliant on the fossil fuel for most of its electricity, Australia has not made […]
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BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party hinted on Sunday at new taxes on wealth, identifying landlords and shareholders as possible targets if it won power at the next election.FILE PHOTO: Labour politician Rachel Reeves speaks during a People’s Vote press conference at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in London, Britain May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File […]
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SINGAPORE – A group of engineering students has come up with a concept vehicle that takes a safe and cost-effective route to carry workers and equipment. The six Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) students responded to a challenge by The Straits Times to curb recent accidents involving workers on the back of lorries. Please subscribe or log in to […]
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SINGAPORE – With the Primary School Leaving Examination starting on Thursday (Sept 30) for my older daughter, our fairly straightforward meals just got simpler. When my children were younger, I would order tingkat meals two weeks before their year-end exams so I could help them with their revision. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get […]
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SINGAPORE – Sembawang may be better known for its natural hot spring, but three new heritage trails launched on Sunday (Sept 26) will shed light on the area’s naval history and the mosaic of cultures there. The trails span a total of 20km, and were curated by grassroots volunteers at Sembawang GRC and the National Heritage Board. The area’s five […]
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SINGAPORE – Alisa Cheng was a bright child, but her parents and teachers could not figure out why she did not excel in school. She would participate in class with correct answers, but give incomplete answers during tests. She would lose school books and forget to submit homework, says her mother Moonlake Lee, 52. Please subscribe or log in to […]
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SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities. Learn: Unlock your kids’ creative potential Find out how entrepreneur Cheryl Wee, 34, and actress Joanne Peh, 38, encourage their kids to have creative, unstructured and independent play. They are among the mums who will be hosting Instagram Live sessions on Saturdays in October. Join Wee, […]
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JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) – A shortage of healthcare workers and logistical flaws are hampering Indonesia’s efforts to inoculate its people against Covid-19, leaving the world’s largest archipelago trailing its neighbours despite being among the first in South-east Asia to start the programme. Only 17.9 per cent of Indonesia’s 270 million people are fully vaccinated, behind almost every major economy in the […]
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BEIJING (REUTERS) – Several local governments in China have set up special custodian accounts for property projects of its most indebted developer, Evergrande, to protect funds earmarked for housing projects from being diverted, Chinese media outlet Caixin said. Reeling under US$305 billion (S$413 billion) of debt, Evergrande missed a payment deadline on a dollar bond last week, and its silence […]
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