Deepening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal casts shadow over 2030 bid

TOKYO: A bribery scandal engulfing final summer’s pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo’s 2030 bid and elevated fresh questions within Japan about hosting the Olympics again. Former Tokyo 2020 executive Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested on suspicion of bribery in August and more accusations were levelled towardsContinue Reading

Hong Kong government scraps quarantine rules for air crew

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will scrap its quarantine rules for locally based airline crew from Saturday (Sep 10), the government said on Friday, a key step in unwinding draconian COVID-19 rules which have isolated the Asian financial hub. Under the new arrangements, locally based aircrew can return home after obtainingContinue Reading