Plane en route to Singapore makes emergency landing in Baku
An Airbus A350 aircraft operated by Singapore Airlines and flying the Manchester-Singapore en route requested an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport yesterday.
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Russian swimmers become world champions
Russian swimmers became world champions in the mixed 4x100 medley relay
Second Azerbaijani "Aframax" tanker commissioned
Another tanker of the "Aframax" type, acquired by the SA Maritime AFEZCO joint venture, established on a parity basis with the consent of the Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) CJSC and the Supervisory Board of the State Oil …
Kazakhstan plans to launch direct flights to Singapore
Kazakhstan is interested in launching direct flights to Singapore, according to the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh side offered Singapore Airlines to use …
Southeast Asia losing patience with King Dollar’s clout
The weaponization of the world’s reserve currency, as through sanctions on those deemed bad actors, such as Russia, has pushed even the typically diplomatic Southeast Asians to warn the US of the consequences, …
US crypto giant solidifies in Singapore
Individuals and institutions can use digital payment token services and the firms are regulated by the central bank under its Payment Services Act
Azerbaijan and Singapore to sign agreement on avoidance of double taxation
Azerbaijan and Singapore are preparing agreements on the avoidance of double taxation and the suppression of tax evasion. This was reported in the State Tax Service (STS) of Azerbaijan. Discussions on the draft agreement …
Tanker refloated after running aground in Suez Canal
Tug boats refloated an oil tanker that was briefly stranded in Egypt's Suez Canal late on Wednesday due to a technical fault with its rudder, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said. The vessel, Affinity V, had been blocking the …
Singapore's mega-port takes aim at shipping chaos
As the world's economies struggle to untangle unprecedented congestion in global supply chains, one of the world's busiest ports is backing an ambitious modernisation plan to provide solutions
The West froze Russia’s foreign reserves. Should Asia be worried?
In Asia, the size of a country's foreign reserves is a source of pride. But the U.S. Treasury gave Asia’s bankers a rude awakening when it cut off access to about half of Russia’s $630 billion in reserves held …
Singapore to open embassy in Israel
Singapore will open an embassy in Tel Aviv, its foreign minister announced, more than a half century after the two countries established diplomatic ties. Singapore’s Vivian Balakrishnan notified Foreign Minister Yair Lapid of the …
IMF: Global growth is not expected
Persistent supply chain disruptions and inflation pressures are constraining the global economy's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday as it cut growth outlooks for the United States and other major industrial powers
Russia ousts China and USA from South-East Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-publicized tagline for the homegrown Sputnik vaccines — “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle” — seems to bear a special connotation for Southeast Asia, …
Singapore is almost ready to live with COVID-19
Singapore is on the verge of becoming Asia's first major country to fully vaccinate the majority of its population against COVID-19, stepping closer -- at least in theory -- to exiting the pandemic
Russia resumes flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8
Moscow resumes flights to Greece and Singapore from February 8, the Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center reports. Flights from Moscow to Athens will be operated twice a week, while flights to Singapore - three times a week, it said. …
Dispute in South China Sea enters acute phase
China deploys warships, jets to South China Sea’s Spratly Islands
Who will not be allowed to enter European Union
Europe will welcome tourists from safe COVID-19 countries first
Covid-19 patients no longer infectious 11 days after getting sick
After 11 days of getting sick, Covid-19 patients no longer pose a risk of spreading the disease - which means they can be safely discharged, The Straits Times reports. Singapore now discharges patients only after two swab tests are …
Europe's dilemma: to follow Asian 'exit strategies' or not?
Several Asian countries have seen the coronavirus surge back after easing restrictions, despite their initial success in restraining the outbreak. As EU Observer writes, …
The top 10 cities in the world for billionaires
Forbes published annual World's Billionaires List
