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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
— 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
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
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
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
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
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
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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