France is hoping to deploy its state-supported "StopCOVID" contact-tracing app by June 2, the Minister for Digital Affairs, Cedric O, said on Tuesday.
French carrier Air France is to require all passengers on board its flights to wear masks from May 11 to comply with French government guidelines on COVID-19 protection measures.
SINGAPORE: Retails sales across almost all categories plunged in March but a few sectors were unscathed, most notably supermarkets and hypermarkets. Figures released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Tuesday (May 5) showed that overall retail sales in March declined 13.3 per cent ...
German fashion house Hugo Boss said it expected the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to be worse in the second quarter after it reported that sales fell a currency-adjusted 17per cent in the first, but added that it was seeing signs of a rebound in China and online.
JAKARTA: Indonesia's economy grew at its weakest pace since 2001 in the first quarter, slower than expected, as the coronavirus pandemic halted business activity in Southeast Asia's largest economy. The coronavirus crisis has taken a toll on consumption - the main driver of the economy ...
United Overseas Bank (UOB) Tuesday said it has approved S$4 billion in loans under Enterprise Singapore's (ESG) temporary bridging loan programme (TBLP) since the government increased its risk-share of such loans to 90 per cent a month ago.
LONDON: A substantial majority of people around the world want their governments to prioritise saving lives over moves to restart economies being hammered by measures aimed at halting the spread of COVID-19, a global survey has found. The latest findings of the Edelman Trust Barometer, which for ...
Australia's economy is losing Aus$4 billion (US$2.5 billion) every week its virus shutdown continues, while a million workers have already lost their jobs in the crisis, according to figures announced Tuesday.
WITH immediate effect, insurance policies with a daily hospital cash benefit will cover Covid-19 patients admitted to a Community Care Facility (CCF) or Community Recovery Facility (CRF) for up to 14 days after they are transferred from a hospital, the General Insurance Association of Singapore and Life...
RAZER’S fintech arm, Razer Fintech, will launch its first digital hackathon in Singapore to "support and resolve issues faced by the youth and local startups due to the Covid-19 crisis".
