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Covid-19

Opinion & Features

With ‘30 by 30’ goal under review, do more to cultivate a culture of local produce

Going forward, Declarators aims to open an academy that offers courses on custom procedures and permit declaration, says founder and managing director Javier Yip.
Singapore

From one-man show to S$5 million revenue: Declarators makes a business of customs declarations

Drugmakers fall on report US to claim Covid shot killed kids
Consumer & Healthcare

Drugmakers fall on report US to claim Covid shot killed kids

The Huanan market in Wuhan. Covid-19 very likely emerged through a natural spillover from animals – a "zoonosis" – caused by the unregulated wildlife trade in China.
Opinion & Features

How conspiracy theories about Covid’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic

Scientists have long warned that climate change, farming expansion, and urbanisation are bringing animals and people into closer contact.
Lifestyle

Viruses related to deadly human diseases found in Chinese bats

Health authorities in densely-populated Hong Kong and Singapore have warned that Covid-19 cases are spiking.
Consumer & Healthcare

Covid-19 testing demand surges as cases spike across Asia

“The world is safer today thanks to the leadership, collaboration and commitment of our member states to adopt the historic WHO Pandemic Agreement,” says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
International

WHO adopts landmark pandemic agreement

The more policymakers act on a key lesson of the Covid pandemic that no one is safe until everyone is safe, the faster the next crisis may pass.
Opinion & Features

Five years on from Covid outbreak, world still unprepared for future pandemics

Mainland China, in particular, which attracts a large volume of inbound tourists and is a key source market for multiple Asian destinations, only started to reopen in 2023.
Global Enterprise

Asia’s tourism arrivals forecast to return to pre-Covid levels in 2025: report

ST20221210-202237156489-Lim Yaohui-pixgeneric/ People dining at Rasapura Masters food court at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands on Dec 10, 2022. Can be used for stories on food, money, population, money, business and hygiene. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
Singapore

F&B business openings slow so far in 2024, but observers say industry remains attractive

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