State borders were allowed to open from June 10. KUALA LUMPUR: Although the Malaysian government has allowed domestic tourism to resume, industry players are expecting a slow pace of recovery as people remain wary of travelling due to COVID-19. Casa Del Mar Resort in Langkawi told that although there […]
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LONDON: Colgate-Palmolive on Thursday (Jun 18) said it was working to review and evolve its Chinese toothpaste brand, Darlie, the latest in a string of brand reassessments amid a US debate on racial inequality. Darlie is a Chinese brand owned by Colgate and its joint venture partner Hawley & Hazel. […]
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 58,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 1.508 million for the week ended Jun 13. WASHINGTON, DC: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the pace of decline has stalled amid a second wave of layoffs as companies battle weak […]
The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging laws. Now more countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy, says a University of Sydney researcher. SYDNEY: The decision, handed down on Jun 9 by the World Trade Organization’s appeals […]
TOKYO: Japan lifted all coronavirus-related curbs on domestic travel on Friday (Jun 19), with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling on people to go sightseeing or attend concerts and other events to help the nation’s economy bounce back from a pandemic recession. Japan began lifting its pandemic lockdown in May as […]
SINGAPORE: Crowds were back at Singapore’s Orchard Road shopping district on Friday (Jun 19), with many customers eager to make purchases on the first day that retail outlets were allowed to reopen. As part of Phase 2 of Singapore’s reopening, physical shops were allowed to resume business after being shuttered […]
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday underscored the importance of functional U.S.-China ties and urged Beijing to step up its purchases of U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal despite delays caused by the coronavirus. The Chamber said the pandemic had clearly slowed […]
BRUSSELS: The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or buy up-front doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under development, two officials familiar with the talks told Reuters. The move would be the first arranged by the European Union executive since it was mandated […]
REUTERS: Ford Motor Co said on Thursday that it will offer hands-free driving on its new Mustang Mach-E in fall 2021, six years after Tesla Inc and four years after General Motors Co introduced similar systems. The system, called Active Drive Assist, will be offered on several Ford models, most […]
PARIS: The rescheduled 24 Hours of Le Mans in September will be condensed into a four-day timetable incorporating free practice, qualifying, warm-up and the race, organisers announced on Thursday. In the past, practice and qualifying has started on the Wednesday before the race but the 2020 race has been postponed […]