Japan hospitals cut staff bonuses as coronavirus drives them into the red, Asia News,TOKYO – About a third of Japanese medical institutions are cutting summer bonuses to staff, a trade union said on Monday (July 13), as many hospitals and clinics face a cash crunch, having had to delay routine treat
The Bodyguard movie gets a Hollywood remake, Entertainment News,LOS ANGELES – The Bodyguard, the 1992 movie that launched the acting career of the late Whitney Houston and featured her most famous song, is getting a reboot. Hollywood movie studio Warner Bros said on Wednesday (Sept 15) that a reimag
Shanghai vows to improve food deliveries as discontent grows over Covid-19 curbs, China News,SHANGHAI – The Shanghai government said on Thursday (April 7) it was trying its best to improve the distribution of food and essential goods to locked-in residents, responding to growing public discontent as
Shanghai says its lockdown will only be lifted in batches, China News,SHANGHAI — Shanghai said on Friday (April 22) that it will only lift its lockdown in batches once virus transmission outside quarantined areas was stamped out to a satisfactory level, as it announced a new round of city-wide testi
Taiwan confirms first cases of Omicron variant, Asia News,TAIPEI – Taiwan confirmed on Saturday (Dec 11) its first cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, found in three people who had arrived from abroad. The island's Central Epidemic Command Centre said the infections were found in trave
Seoul city seeks $5m in damages from church over new Covid-19 outbreak, Asia News,SEOUL – The metropolitan government in South Korea's capital Seoul said on Friday (Sept 18) it would seek 4.6 billion won (S$5.3 million) in damages against a church for causing the spread of the coronavirus by di
China offers Covid-19 vaccines, medical experts to Taiwan to fight pandemic, China News,BEIJING/TAIPEI – China on Monday (May 24) offered to urgently send Covid-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help it battle a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, drawing an angry response from Taipei and a swipe from Wash
