Life insurers, regulator back 60-day payment grace period under Bayanihan 2
MANILA, Philippines — Life insurers and the insurance regulator on Sunday said they support the moves in Congress for a payment moratorium of only up to 60 days under the…
Amid contactless boom, S. Korea steps into cashless society
BC Card’s QR payment system. BC Card via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — Cashless stores, digital payment and contactless banking all existed before the pandemic swept South Korea’s…
Filipinos eke out a living online as COVID-19 pandemic decimates jobs and incomes
A food deliveryman in a village in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Aug 7, 2020. EPA-EFE via The Straits Times/Asia News Network MANILA, Philippines — By 1 pm, dietitian…
Over 20 tourist souvenir shops in Singapore shut, more to follow amid COVID-19 travel restrictions
Ms Cindy Zhao (in blue) moving her goods, with the help of a relative, from one shop to another in Chinatown’s Pagoda Street on Friday. The Straits Times/Asia News Network/LIM…
Backpacker hostels in Singapore struggle to keep afloat amid COVID-19
Mr Adler Poh says hostel operators do not have deep pockets to sustain the business until tourism picks up again. The Straits Times/Asia News Network/SHINTARO TAY, MARK CHEONG SINGAPORE —…
Tap the app, DingDong will answer
Dantes’ platform is scheduled to be rolled out in September. The prolonged lockdown imposed by the government starting March to stem the spread of COVID-19 made multiawarded actor, director, producer…
Drunk baker aims to lift the spirit
The Drunk Baker’s Lemon Olive Oil Cake with rum cream cheese and strawberries (left) and Whiskey Brownies.—CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS FROM JOEY SILVESTRE BY MARK TAN I have to confess, there are…