WHO chief urges BTS to join ‘SafeHands’ challenge in Twitter
SEOUL, Mar 15, 2020, Yonhap. The chief of the World Health Organization has called on…
Month: March 2020
[Analytics] The Muslim clerics preaching for Indonesia’s peat
Indonesia is home to vast peatlands that have been widely degraded to grow crops, such…
Apple to close all stores outside of China until Mar 27, Americas and Europe are accounting for around 70 per cent sales
CUPERTINO, Mar 15, 2020, CNBC. Apple said it will close all of its stores outside…
Indonesia’s minister of transportation tests positive for coronavirus
JAKARTA, Mar 15, 2020, ANTARA. Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi has tested positive to…
[Analytics] Rise of the machines: Time for AI in Singapore
It looks like boom time for artificial intelligence (AI) in Singapore. There are two main…
Thailand prepares for summer storms during Mar 15-17
BANGKOK, Mar 15, 2020, NNT. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, has coordinated with…
US extends travel ban to UK, Ireland, reviews domestic curbs
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 15, 2020, AFP. The United States said Saturday (Mar 14) it was…
Australia’s minister Dutton who catched the coronavirus insists he was not contagious in cabinet meeting
CANBERRA, Mar 15, 2020, SMH. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, who is in isolation with…
China goes high-tech in fight against coronavirus
BEIJING, Mar 15, 2020, Xinhua. From 5G robots, 3D-printed supplies to far-reaching medical advances, China…
France and Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, Spain PM’s wife tests positive
MADRID, Mar 15, 2020, Reuters, AP. Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown…
[Analytics] Engineered food on the rise in ASEAN
Other than its Instagram-able tourist destinations, Southeast Asia is well known for its variety of…
Economic heavyweight Boeing hammered by dual crises
NEW YORK, Mar 15, 2020, AFP. Boeing lost US$52 billion (S$73.5 billion) on the stock…