BEIJING: China on Thursday announced the raft of new steps to spur consumer need for cars, stating it would consider extending a tax break for electric automobiles and outlining plans to build more getting stations and motivate lower charging charges. Learn full story Continue Reading
LONDON: Shell said on Thursday said it would reverse up to $4.5 billion in writedowns on oil and gas assets after it raised its energy prices outlook following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read full storyContinue Reading
China’s cabinet stressed the need to bolster information security, following a huge leak of personal data that could be the largest cyberattack in the country’s history. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE/TOKYO: Asian stocks managed gradual gains on Thursday as investors grappled with the risks of a recession and a potential pause in interest rate hikes, while the euro traded at a two-year low and oil began to claw back overnight losses. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is currently testing a targeted subsidy mechanism for fuel to be implemented in the country, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. Read full storyContinue Reading
A man from South Africa speaks Sepedi to a Peruvian woman who knows only Quechua, yet they can understand each other. Read full storyContinue Reading
The gap between second and 3rd doses of the Covid vaccine has been decreased to six months.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Exxon Mobil said on Thursday (Jul 7) it has delivered the very first sustainable aviation gasoline cargo to Changi Airport, as part of an one-year pilot program to test the new gasoline for planes. Under the initial programme, ExxonMobil provides sustainable aviation fuel for Singapore Airlines and Scoot planeContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The police are usually investigating a battle between a man along with a woman along Beach Road on Wednesday (Jul 6). According to queries by CNA, the police said that these were alerted to the occurrence at about 9am on Wednesday. In the minute-long video circulating on socialContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Foreign Matters Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will make a working visit to Bali from Jul 7 to Jul 8 to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Singapore is going to the meeting in the invitation of Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, said the Singapore Ministry of ForeignContinue Reading