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All restaurant staff must undergo daily Covid-19 testing, while diners have to show proof of a test taken within three days.

The rush may gain further momentum with end of a pre-travel registration and insurance requirement from July 1.

MADRID (BLOOMBERG) - The leaders of South Korea and Japan had a brief chat on the sidelines of a meeting in Madrid, a rare conversation between neighbours often at loggerheads over their shared history who have not had a formal summit since 2019.

The blocking of journalists comes as police mount an extensive security operation for Mr Xi's visit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit HK for the anniversary on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's top telecommunications companies (telcos) have agreed on terms toshare ownership of Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), the state-controlled company that will deploy the country's much-delayed 5G mobile network.

For large cities with more than ten million residents, mass testing should be conducted every day in virus-hit areas.

The paper plane, a joint effort of Mr Julian Chee and his two South Korean friends, flew 77.134m.

The UN said Seoul had an obligation to process them in South Korea's justice system rather than immediately repatriate them.

The project would capture as much as 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.

The capital's power-reserve ratios will drop below the 3% level considered the minimum for a stable grid.

The writer says urgent agricultural activities will feed more people, for less money.

The paper says the progress touted by President Duterte comes at a very high price.

Ms Ressa has been a vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte and the deadly drug war he launched in 2016.

SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) - Australians are sharply divided over whether to join any military action to defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion, despite record-high levels of support for the US alliance and growing unease toward Beijing's intentions on the world stage.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said a date in the 2040s was far more likely.

Prices of restaurant dishes in South Korea rose 7.4 per cent last month compared with a year earlier.

It says that joint drills by the US, South Korea and Japan have a 'sinister aim' towards North Korea.

At least 101 people have been killed in floods.

China has been grappling with record rainfall and scorching heatwaves.