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Companies 3 years ago

BMW profits drop as China lockdowns knock production

The carmaker's profits for the period between April and June fell to three billion euros ($3.1 billion) from 4.8 billion euros in the same period last year.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

No need to tighten COVID-19 measures but it can't be ruled out: Wong

Stressing the need for vigilance and testing, he announced that all households will receive 10 antigen rapid test kits. Distribution will begin some time next month.

Entertainment 3 years ago

'The world's gone mad': Kate Bush on 'Stranger Things' and chart reprise

The much-loved British singer-songwriter also dwelt on her lockdown experience of binge-watching and gardening, and revealed that she prefers an old-style phone when out and about.

Markets 3 years ago

Asian stocks sink again as inflation panic grips world markets

Panic has swept through trading floors since data on Friday showed US consumer prices rising at their fastest pace in a generation owing to a spike in energy and food costs caused by the Ukraine war, China's lockdowns and supply chain snarls.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

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Beijing tests millions, isolates thousands over COVID cluster at 24-hour bar

The outbreak of nearly 200 cases linked to the city centre Heaven Supermarket Bar, which had just reopened as curbs in Beijing eased last week, highlights how hard it will be for China to make a success of its "zero COVID" policy as much of the rest of the world opts to learn how to live with the virus.

Economy 3 years ago

China exports rebound in May as virus controls ease

The city of 25 million underwent a stuttered lockdown from late March and was then fully sealed off for around two months, as China tightly adheres to a zero-Covid approach to fight the outbreak.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Kim Jong Un orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs

Last week brought the North's first acknowledgment of an "explosive" outbreak, with experts warning it could wreak devastation in a country with limited medical supplies and no vaccine programme.

Economy 3 years ago

China's retail sales lowest in two years from COVID strict measures

The world's second-largest economy has persisted with strict virus measures, choking up global supply chains as dozens of Chinese cities -- including key business hub Shanghai -- grapple with restrictions.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

North Korea reports 1st COVID-19 death, over 180,000 quarantined

Since late April, six people with symptoms of fever had died and one had tested positive for the highly contagious Omicron BA.2 subvariant of the coronavirus, the official Korean Central News Agency said, adding a fever of unidentified origin has "explosively spread nationwide."

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

New Zealand fully reopens to the world in August

Border safeguards will be lifted fully and all pre-departure testing dropped from 11:59 pm on July 31, with Ardern saying "New Zealand is in demand and now fully open for business".

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BMW profits drop as China lockdowns knock production

No need to tighten COVID-19 measures but it can't be ruled out: Wong

'The world's gone mad': Kate Bush on 'Stranger Things' and chart reprise

Asian stocks sink again as inflation panic grips world markets

PREMIUM Beijing tests millions, isolates thousands over COVID cluster at 24-hour bar

China exports rebound in May as virus controls ease

Kim Jong Un orders military to stabilise supply of COVID-19 drugs

China's retail sales lowest in two years from COVID strict measures

North Korea reports 1st COVID-19 death, over 180,000 quarantined

New Zealand fully reopens to the world in August

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Beijing tests millions, isolates thousands over COVID cluster at 24-hour bar