Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- In our series "Venturing Out," Bloomberg's Mia Saini takes a look at the world's cheapest remote-controlled flying camera on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg)
A woman who fell through an open manhole in December 2015 has taken the Public Utilities Board (PUB) to court, seeking some $5 million in compensation.
US-China tensions and COVID-19 cases overseas are “uncontrollable” and could affect economic recovery, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said.
Chng Kai Fong, managing director of the island’s Economic Development Board and a former top aide to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, opened up about his mental health struggle during the pandemic at a technology conference held virtually.
Thousands of people marched in Taipei's streets on Sunday demanding the reversal of a decision to allow U.S. pork imports into Taiwan, alleging food safety issues. President Tsai Ing-wen's administration lifted a long-standing ban on U.S. pork and beef imports in August, in a move seen as one of the first steps toward possibly negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the U.S. The ban is due to be lifted in January. The new policy allows imports of pork with acceptable residues of ractopamine, a drug added into animal feed that promotes the growth of lean meat that some farmers use in pigs.
A 52-year-old man who sexually assaulted his daughter in two incidents 10 years apart, has been jailed 20 years.
Canada's biggest city entered lockdown on Monday in the latest bid to curb coronavirus infections, with case numbers surging across North America even as US officials said vaccinations could be available within weeks.
Human rights lawyers and activists said on Monday that Myanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in breach of orders by the UN's top court.
All new cases are imported. For the 13th straight day, there are no new cases of locally-transmitted infection.
A piano teacher who had molested a student while giving a lesson was given a three-year probation term after the judge considered his autistic condition.
Civil activist Jolovan Wham was hauled to court again on Monday (23 November) and handed two fresh charges under the Public Order Act.
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Three prominent Hong Kong activists are facing jail after pleading guilty on Monday to inciting an "illegal assembly" outside the city's main police station during last year's huge pro-democracy protests.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the financial health of more Singaporeans, including paying for housing loans and earning passive income, OCBC said.
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced a foreign policy and national security team crammed with veterans from the Barack Obama years, signalling an end to the upheaval under President Donald Trump and a return to traditional US diplomacy.
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Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-store product that may become the vaccine of choice for the developing world. The results are based on an interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca is the third major drug company to report late-stage data for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as the world waits for scientific breakthroughs that will end a pandemic that has pummeled the world economy and led to 1.4 million deaths.
Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine, both to meet urgent medical need and for the potential payday.
The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region said Monday that his people were "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours.
The United States has long championed democracy around the world, pushing persistently, if not always consistently, for leaders to give up power when they lose.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 12 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday (22 November), taking the country’s total case count to 58,160.
