RCEP unleashes Chinese enterprises’ true potential
An expert predicted that Chinese enterprises will likely intensify cross-border industrial capacity cooperation with counterparts from other RCEP members.
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Macau shuts all its casinos in race to curb Covid-19 spread
The city’s 30-plus casinos, along with other non-essential businesses will shut for one week and people were ordered to stay at home.
Apple named world’s most valuable brand
The iPhone maker knocked rival Amazon off the top spot for the first time in three years.
Healing mugwort fixes poverty as well as aches
The Qichun county is attracting more investments as growers of mugwort – leaves that are used in a traditional Chinese healing therapy gains popularity nationwide.
Japanese start-ups entering reforestation market
Companies like Green Foresters engages in reforestation in the Kanto region of Tokyo. Owner Shotaro Nakai says, “mountain restoration is an area [that] has room for growth”.
Shanghai shuts KTV bars in wake of virus
The karaoke bar and a board game room that were linked to 24 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, had their licences revoked for failing to implement disease prevention protocols.
Network operators face hefty fine for failure to help curb scams
Limiting the number of phone numbers each user can register with their operators, the restriction aims to prevent criminal gangs from using hoarded SIMs for call-centre scams.
Imagine and explore the Singapore of 2030 with IPS Web app
Known as Quest2030, the new interactive, game-like Web app hopes to engage the public in reimagining the country's future, said the Institute of Policy Studies’ deputy director.
Moscow turns the screws on foreign, including Asian, firms
President Vladimir Putin's officials are intent on shutting out foreign firms, their actions in Sakhalin projects show.
Local ice cream brand faces heat from netizens
The concerns stem from a series of videos published online that show the ice cream melts extremely slowly.