Coronavirus

50,000 COVID-19 Contact Tracers Sought By Philippine Government

In the Philippines, the nation's Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is looking to hire around 50,000 'contact…

5 years ago

UK Launches £3 million Innovation Challenge Fund In India

Bengaluru: To further fuel co-innovation and collaboration in the field of science and technology, the UK government has launched a…

5 years ago

Apple Market Value Hits $2 Trillion – First In The US, But Not First In The World

iPhone maker Apple has become the first company in the world - this year - to reach a market value…

5 years ago

Manila Prepares For Partial Reopening – Even With COVID-19 On The Rampage

Earlier today the Philippines resumed public transportation and domestic flight services across Manila and in other areas with more than…

5 years ago

Trump To Offer $$$ Incentives For Firms To Leave China Behind

President Donald Trump plans to offer financial incentives to American firms currently operating in China to leave the country and…

5 years ago

Laos Reports Taiwan Returnee With COVID-19 As Undocumented Travel Hurts Fight Against Virus

Reports from Vientiane this weekend indicate over 50 students moving across land borders between Laos and Vietnam did so without…

5 years ago

New Zealand COVID-19 Cluster Raising Questions

After weeks of no community transmission cases of COVID-19, New Zealand has been rocked in recent days by a comparatively…

5 years ago

South Korean Doctors Set For Another Walkout On Friday

A walkout by thousands of Korean medical professionals last week is slated to extend into a second week of protests…

5 years ago

Japan’s Supersonic Rock Festival Falls Victim To COVID-19

Japan's iconic Supersonic rock music festival has been cancelled - or more properly postponed....until next year. Initially scheduled for September in…

5 years ago

The War For Masks – Supply Chain PrePlanning Needed

2020, has been a precarious year so far with COVID-19 hitting the world hard, in the process continuing to cause…

5 years ago

Is Travel Safe Now? Ideas To Aid The Tourism Industry While Staying Home

While the Japanese government encourages a “workation” concept to boost nationwide travel, Bali, that tropical paradise in Indonesia has recently…

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