CHINA TO LAUNCH NEW AIRLINE DESPITE TRAVEL DOWNTURN Jun 18, 2020 China's second-biggest airline is to launch a new carrier despite a severe global downturn in passengers caused by the coronavirus pandemic. China Eastern has joined forces with a range of partners in... Read more
COVID-19: Phase 2 of reopening to start from Jun 19, social gatherings of up to five persons allowed Jun 15, 2020 Retail outlets can open, dining in at F&B outlets will be permitted, and tuition and other private enrichment classes can resume with some exceptions. SINGAPORE: Phase 2 of the country's reopening wil... Read more
'I'm an infectious disease doctor & beg you do this before going out' Jun 8, 2020 Over the past week, I've been flooded with questions from friends, family, and colleagues about how to navigate the gray zone. Should we send our child back to daycare? Should we send our children to ... Read more
Historic Chance to Find a New 'Normal' – and Safeguard our Planet May 27, 2020 UN Climate Change News, 22 May 2020 – There is a lot of talk about getting back to normal after the Covid-19 crisis is over. And yet normal – business as usual – is what has made our planet and our so... Read more
Airline Sector Looking at Long, Expensive Recovery May 25, 2020 Plane-engine maker Rolls-Royce said today it is cutting 9,000 jobs largely in civil aerospace due to the pandemic. "This is not a crisis of our making. But it is the crisis that we face and we must de... Read more
COVID-19 Could Spark A Renewable Energy Boom May 13, 2020 There is a growing acceptance that the prospect of a V-shaped recovery is unrealistic. “A couple months ago I was optimistic, I was hopeful, that maybe we would have a ‘V’-shaped recovery - shut thing... Read more
Job-search struggles of vulnerablePMETs aged over 40 May 11, 2020 Ms Melinda Eng, 50, left her general manager job in mid-2016, when the business environment turned sour and her company, which produces advertising accessories, could no longer afford to pay her mont... Read more
Friends and Enemies: China Is Grading the World’s Coronavirus Reactions May 4, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic, involving a novel strain of coronavirus, has claimed over 3,000 lives in China and worldwide. China, vulnerable and ever more attentive to its international prestige, has identi... Read more
Report: 38 Percent Energy CFOs Say Solar Will Be the Most Dominant Form of Alternative Energy by 2023 Apr 29, 2020 "In a new study, Energy Goes Green, released by BDO, energy sector CFOs reported that solar power will be the most dominant form of alternative energy in the United States by 2023. The study details f... Read more
Coronavirus Is a Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management Apr 20, 2020 As procurement teams struggle to cope with the Covid-19 global pandemic, most have been trying to keep up with the news about global response measures and have been working diligently to secure raw ma... Read more
IRENA: Solar again the star as renewables score 72% of global additions in 2019 Apr 13, 2020 Solar dominated again the annual green energy addition charts of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) last year, with Asian and European countries among the growth hotspots.Figures releas... Read more
Energy Transition Talks with Peter du Pont of PFAN Apr 8, 2020 Ahead of the Global Wind Energy Council 's (GWEC) inaugural London Energy Transition Dinner on 16 September 2020, we are tackling some of the big issues that must be addressed to accelerate the global... Read more