The region has some of the most dangerous roads in the world with higher than average death rates, but delivery apps aren’t doing enough to protect their riders.
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BEIJING: China’s ultra-strict COVID-19 curbs are taking a toll on businesses and jobseekers as Beijing stresses again and again the need to maintain its zero-tolerance approach to the virus, to save lives, if not livelihoods. Since 2020, China has reported 5,226 COVID-19 fatalities among its population of 1.4 billion. InContinue Reading
The relationship between Myanmar and Russia has become increasingly close. This is fuelled by practical considerations as well as geopolitics, says a researcher.Continue Reading
“Being labelled as China’s ‘strongman’ after Mao Zedong, Xi has proven himself as a different kind of Chinese leader. “Through his constant consolidation of power within the party and the country’s political system, he has showcased his ambition and growing confidence by pursuing the BRI at the world stage –Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Friday (Oct 14), the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear armed country. A statement from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) gave no further details. The latestContinue Reading
SEOUL: Nearly a dozen North Korean fighter aeroplanes flew close to the border with the South, prompting Seoul to scramble jets in response, Yonhap reported on Fri (Oct 14). The event took place amid rising military tensions on the peninsula over a flurry of weapons medical tests by PyongyangContinue Reading
The US Indo-Pacific Command said it was aware of the latest missile launch and had assessed that “it does not pose an immediate threat to US personnel or territory, or to our allies”. “We will continue consulting closely with our allies and partners to monitor the DPRK’s destabilising ballistic missile launches,”Continue Reading
The injured driver was trapped in a car and had to be rescued by firefighters. Continue Reading
ASTANA, Kazakhstan: President Vladimir Putin used a speech to Asian leaders on Thursday (Oct 13) to develop a theme that he has pressed more intensely as Russia’s military fortunes have waned: That Moscow is fighting the West to establish a fairer world. With Western economic sanctions also tightening, Putin hasContinue Reading
Indonesia’s drug regulator (BPOM) said in a statement the syrups were not registered in the country. Its health ministry said it is talking to experts from the WHO that are investigating the case in Gambia and it has formed a team with the country’s paediatric association (IDAI) and a Jakarta-basedContinue Reading