Microsoft’s services resume after cloud outage hits users around the world
An outage of Azure can impact multiple services and create a domino effect as almost all of the world’s largest companies use the platform.
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China says Covid-19 deaths, severe cases drop by more than 70%
A prominent government scientist has shared that 80 per cent of China’s 1.4 billion population had already been infected.
Giant legs of Vietnam’s ‘dragon chicken’ a Lunar New Year delicacy
The lumpy legs of the Dong Tao chicken – named after the commune where it is bred in northern Vietnam – are particularly popular among the wealthy.
Thailand welcomes returning China tourists with flowers, gift bags
Bangkok was heavily reliant on visitors from China before the pandemic, with Chinese travellers accounting for roughly 30 per cent of its tourists.
‘Kraken’ coronavirus subvariant: Why it is causing concern
XBB.1.5 is “the most transmissible subvariant that has been detected yet”, said the World Health Organization's Covid-19 technical lead, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.
All can walk in for Covid-19 jabs at Singapore’s vaccination centres from Jan 4
In addition, the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine will be available to children aged six months to four years at two joint testing and vaccination centres.
No immediate surge of Chinese tourists expected after Covid-19 rules relaxation
There are no official restrictions on Chinese people going abroad but the new rule will make it much easier for them to return home.
China to cut quarantine for overseas travellers from next month: Sources
The “0+3” policy will scrap the requirement to spend time in an isolation facility, instead, arrivals will be subject to monitoring for three days.
Putin vows no financial limits for military as US Congress welcomes Zelensky
President Putin, talking in terms of equipment and hardware, said, “We have no funding restrictions.”
Asian bourses join billion-dollar race to tap carbon offset boom
Bursa Malaysia opened an exchange in December, Thailand and Japan debuted their platforms in September, followed by Hong Kong a month later.