Singapore Air cuts 20% of workforce as virus smashes travel
Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) is eliminating about 4,300 jobs, or 20% of its workforce, as the coronavirus outbreak devastates the aviation industry.
The cuts will...
Vietnam backs US role in South China Sea, rebuffing Beijing
SOUTHEAST ASIAN countries want the US to play a role in maintaining peace in the South China Sea, Vietnam said, pushing back against Beijing’s comments that American forces were destablizing the region.
Blackouts give way to smoke in fire-ravaged US West
FOR THE WEST COAST, the blackouts are mostly over. Now it’s a matter of flames and smoke.
Battery-powered face mask seeks to fight COVID and foggy glasses
SEOUL — A South Korean company has invented a battery-powered filtered face mask designed to reduce annoying problems associated with conventional designs, such as breathing difficulties and fogged-up glasses.
Airlines seek gate checks for virus to revive foreign travel
A coalition of international airline and aviation groups is calling on US government leaders to help set COVID-19 testing protocols to assuage passenger concerns and boost severely depressed international travel.
Severe COVID-19 riskier than heart attack for young adults; antibiotic shows no benefit
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Traditional ‘Bunraku’ puppets for children help Japanese master endure coronavirus shutdown
OSAKA, Japan — Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake, all his performances canceled for months, was stricken with deep anxiety.
Myanmar’s upcycling monk leads push to cut plastic waste
YANGON — When a prominent Buddhist monk in Myanmar noticed a surge in plastic waste generated by residents in his Yangon neighborhood during the...
More than 1B people face displacement by 2050
LONDON — Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a new analysis of global ecological threats.
Singapore’s poorest stay in lockdown while others move freely
With restaurants and malls bustling, pre-pandemic life is slowly returning for people in Singapore—except for the more than 300,000 migrant workers who make up much of the city’s low-wage workforce.
Singapore airport chairman faces backlash over maid theft case
The chairman of Singapore’s award-winning Changi Airport, Liew Mun Leong, is facing growing criticism on social media after a court overturned a conviction against...
AstraZeneca puts leading COVID-19 vaccine trial on hold over safety concern
AstraZeneca Plc on Tuesday said it has paused a late-stage trial of one of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates after an unexplained illness in...