20 years on, Japan government’s digital ambitions still stuck in piles of paper

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[caption id="attachment_7358" align="alignnone" width="951"] A large screen on a building shows live broadcasting of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference on Japan's response to...

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Business News

EU calls on US to lift tariffs in plane dispute

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7337" align="alignnone" width="967"] Government help to develop the Airbus A350 was the origin of an epic legal battle between the US and EU over...

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Singapore’s manufacturing output continues decline with 6.7% fall in June

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7331" align="alignnone" width="969"] Workers at a manufacturing facility in Singapore. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Singapore's manufacturing output continued its decline in June, with demand down in...

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Business News

‘Not much hope’: Macau casinos see deepening losses as coronavirus slams China travel

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7363" align="alignnone" width="975"] FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks walk in front of Casino Lisboa before its temporary closing following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak...

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Business News

Moderna loses challenge to Arbutus patent on vaccine technology

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7352" align="alignnone" width="969"] FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Inc, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus, in Cambridge, Massachusetts,...

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News world

China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7260" align="alignnone" width="959"] Tensions are rising between the US and China as they battle for global supremacy. [/caption] BEIJING: China said Friday (Jul 24)...

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Breaking News Business News

Private property prices edge up 0.3% in Q2: URA

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7322" align="alignnone" width="959"] A view of private residential homes and executive condominiums in Singapore. [/caption] SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore in the second...

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Daily News News

Passengers injured after US fighter jet intercepts Iranian commercial plane over Syrian airspace

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7289" align="alignnone" width="962"] FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A340-300 of Iranian airline Mahan Air takes off from Duesseldorf airport DUS, Germany January 16, 2019. [/caption]...

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Breaking News Healthcare News

New South Wales in Australia tightens restrictions as coronavirus clusters grow

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

People wear protective face masks in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts...

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News Sports

All WTA, ATP tennis in China cancelled over coronavirus

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7370" align="alignnone" width="959"] The WTA Wuhan Open is among the events that have been cancelled [/caption] SHANGHAI: All international tennis tournaments in China including...