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CICC leads US$495 million funding for Tencent-backed online grocer MissFresh
Tencent Holdings-backed MissFresh closed US$495 million of financing from backers led by China International Capital Corp, underscoring strong investor interest in online commerce and groceries during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Beijing-based…
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Hong Kong third wave: resort to become isolation facility for younger and healthier Covid-19 patients, AsiaWorld-Expo to be treatment centre
A new community isolation facility in Hong Kong to house younger and healthier Covid-19 patients will be launched on Friday, as authorities also revealed plans to convert part of a…
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Coronavirus in your area: are UK Covid-19 cases rising or falling near you?
The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where…
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South Korea’s Asiana Airlines flies empty A380 superjumbo, just to keep pilots certified
Airlines are taking extreme measures to survive the coronavirus pandemic, with South Korea’s Asiana Airlines flying the world’s biggest commercial plane more than 20 times, going nowhere and carrying no…
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Australia braces for economy to shrink at fastest pace in history, biggest deficit in 75 years
Australia warned on Thursday that its economy will shrink at its fastest pace in history during the second quarter, while the budget deficit will be the biggest since the second…
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Hong Kong third wave: another record day of Covid-19 cases, as government expected to extend work-from-home for civil servants
Hong Kong medical sources said the city had another record number of Covid-19 infections on Thursday, while a government source told the Post work-from-home arrangements for civil servants would be…
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Singapore’s Tharman calls for ‘activist’ policymaking over big government post-pandemic
Massive state spending and loans may be keeping the world economy afloat amid the coronavirus crisis, but this does not mean that a global rebirth of big government is inevitable,…
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Tesla reports surprise profit amid coronavirus pandemic, with China the ‘star of the show’
Tesla reported a surprise second-quarter profit on Wednesday as it confirmed ambitious targets for 2020 car deliveries despite the coronavirus pandemic and announced plans for a new factory in Texas.The…
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Living with coronavirus: We can forget about a quick return to normal
Although it has only been around six months since the Covid-19 pandemic came to light and began surging worldwide, an entire era – when schools were open as a matter…
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California surpasses New York state in confirmed coronavirus cases
California has surpassed New York for the most coronavirus cases in the US, reporting more than 409,000 infections after setting a record on Tuesday for the state’s most confirmed new…