Digital yuan debuts in futures transaction

China’s digital fiat currency, or the e-CNY, has been used for the first time for transactions in the domestic futures market, the China Securities Journal reported yesterday. The e-CNY has been

Taiwan | Tsai receives domestically developed vaccine

The vaccine, made by Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp., was given emergency approval by regulators in July using a shortcut that prompted fierce opposition from parts of Taiwan’s

Hong Kong | Director of liaison office urges the SAR to seize historic opportunities from national development

Luo Huining, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, yesterday urged Hong Kong to firmly seize a new round of

Diplomacy | Harris meets with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit

The White House yesterday announced a series of new agreements with Singapore aimed at combating cyberthreats, tackling climate change, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and alleviating supply chain issues. The announcements

Afghanistan | Biden warns of IS threat to Kabul evacuation

President Joe Biden is raising concerns that the Islamic State poses a threat as American troops seek to evacuate thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan. Biden in remarks

This day in history | 1967 Penguins cool off in heat wave

Two penguins from Chessington Zoo have been taken on a day trip to a local ice-rink to cool off during London’s sweltering temperatures. As temperatures in the London area reached nearly

Diplomacy | Biden’s special envoy urges North Korea to return to talks

U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said yesterday he’s ready to meet his North Korean counterparts “anywhere and at any time” as he held discussions with South

Analysis | How to bounce back when your income drops

Losing income is never easy, but it’s become increasingly common over the last year and a half: According to the Pew Research Center, 44 percent of U.S. adults say their

Pfizer to pay USD2.26b for cancer treatment developer Trillium

Pfizer is spending more than $2 billion in cash to buy a drugmaker focused on cancer treatments. Pfizer will pay $18.50 for each share of Trillium Therapeutics Inc., or more than

Football | Lukaku marks Chelsea return with goal, Kane back for Spurs

Arsenal 0, Chelsea 2 Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane, two of the world’s best strikers, were back in action in the Premier League yesterday after some time away. Lukaku made the

The Buzz | Vietnam’s largest city tightens lockdown

Vietnam’s largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, has begun a tightened lockdown to battle the coronavirus, a day ahead of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to the capital, Hanoi. Police

China’s Weibo shuts accounts defending Kris Wu allegations

China’s microblogging platform Sina Weibo yesterday closed 145 accounts, some of which had defended pop star Kris Wu over his rape allegations, for publishing what it called “information harmful for

World Views | Schools can reopen safely – an epidemiologist describes what works and what’s not worth the effort

  Just when schools were getting ready to reopen for the new school year, cases of COVID-19 started surging in the United States, driven in large part by the more contagious

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 – edition no. 3842

— Macau remains adamant on border closures to vaccinated domestic workers, all foreigners * Open day | Schools to normally restart, universities can enforce in-person classes from Sept. 6 * Tokyo Paralympics

Macau neighborhood in Hengqin moving forward, completion in 2023

The plan to establish a pilot project of a Macau neighborhood in Hengqin that would link the two sides in terms of livelihood and other aspects of daily life is

Inflation rate rises for the first time since August 2020

The composite consumer price index (CPI) in July rose by 0.38% year-on-year, the first year-on-year growth seen since August 2020, according to data from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The

Academic expects gambling industry hires, salary to remain low

An academic expects demand for new workers and salary levels in the gambling industry are likely to remain low, with the recovery and transformation of the industry set to take

Elections 2021 | NAT or vaccine mandatory for list speakers

The Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) has issued the final guidelines for the election campaign, taking into account the restrictions imposed by Covid-19 prevention and control measures. Campaign activities will

IC cancels performances due to Covid-19 prevention measures

  The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement that it has canceled a series of events planned to take place at the end of the month and in September. In

Covid-19 | UK approves monoclonal antibody cocktails, SAR awaits safety data

Following attempts to prevent the rapid spread of Covid-19 and variants, and after global discussions on booster shots, the United Kingdom (UK) has approved an antibody cocktail Covid-19 jab developed

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