Jakarta startup provides cleaning products without the plastics
JAKARTA — Just a few hours after using a mobile app to order some dishwashing liquid, Jakarta resident Juweriah opens the door to a motorbike courier who provides a direct refill in her kitchen.
Amazon backs marijuana legalization, drops weed testing for some jobs
Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it supports a proposed US legislation to legalize cannabis at the federal level, and would drop weed-testing requirements for some...
US Supreme Court rebuffs J&J appeal over $2 billion baby powder judgment
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) bid to overturn a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their...
WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech for emergency use listing,...
‘Time has come’ for pandemic treaty — WHO
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for launching negotiations this year on an international treaty to boost pandemic preparedness, as part of sweeping reforms envisioned by member states.
Peru’s pandemic death toll is now worst in the world per capita
LIMA — Peru on Monday almost tripled its official coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death toll to 180,764, following a government review, making it the country with the worst death rate per capita, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
BEIJING - A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3...
Japan’s finance minister does not expect G7 meet to debate specific tax rates
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO, June 1 (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the Group of Seven rich countries have narrowed their difference of opinions over global taxation but...
EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet – FT
The European Union (EU) is set to unveil plans for a bloc-wide digital wallet on Wednesday, following requests from member states to find a...
Asia’s factories sustain expansion, supply chain woes cloud outlook
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO - Asia's factory activity continued to expand in May thanks to an ongoing recovery in global demand, surveys showed on Tuesday, though rising...
Loophole allows China firms to misuse green financing – research
SHANGHAI - Loopholes in China's green financing rules could allow big state-owned firms to use proceeds from "carbon-neutral bonds" to fund day-to-day operations including...
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
BEIJING - A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3...