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one on east examines how corporate 19 is changing singapore's for culture. beneath the shimmering skyline of the city state where i grew up the humble trade fuels the workforce. across the island some 20000 food stall serve up the licious dishes. the melting pot of cuisine spy the early chinese and indian migrants who mingled with the local malays. if i know. i can handle. these dishes have become part of singapore's cultural heritage. legal fights a fair fight so that. i know the scene well mom used to sell chicken rice considered one of the country's national dishes and like many singaporeans i love my whole cooked food. you know this is really the smell and taste of growing up it's my comfort food and it's very much a part of. a company if i get to eat it. a lot of hard work goes into making beast dishes kept alive by recipes and businesses passed on the generations. at the golden mile food center tucked away in one of singapore's oldest neighborhoods 56 year old alice truth sells fish soup and porridge her family has been in the fork a trade for 3 genera

singapore has been nothing short of a nightmare. think of them as a dollar. yes you know what i said. some of a minute hello this is those of us but i wanted us to go to but there's a lot. about attacking come but embodied in modeling. missing of what i said -- seven main complaint that cause dnia. permanent intimacy i'm also available as a low a low because they will. we can do a lot of company both of the same as opposed to the okay within the ten not because they attack i was on it but disturbance that's it -- dealers are not allowed to test and i thought i was little i wanted -- to but that doesn't. but i cables that said i know. that i got a model of the one one a so much that i can meet up with an idea is something that. the iraqi. his smile and his colleagues now face the prospect of going home empty handed. weeknights the men come to this restaurant for free mail provided by local and g. o.. they join a steady stream of workers. most of whom have lost official complaints against their employers. the numbers have been steadily rising since the global f

glimpse singapore's uliflower edlings.she al, maya hari is potting melon and aubergines and bananas on her roof terrace. the technogy executi is a st ahead of ny of her aubergincompatriots.as on her if singapore's government has its way, the high-ch citytate will on become nati of alloent garders. >> you d't have thseasons but you capick the vegetabs and uits that ow in tropical weather andou can gi that a shot. what'sot obvious is that it's hard to do that in flats, which is reay the predominant way we live singapore and that's the harder part. >> growing vegetables at home. the government isn't just stping at th promotial vio. 0,000 of tse starterits withegetable sds are currently being sent to people like maya. citizens are to become part of an ambitious plan. whether pule peppers or culinary herbs, up to now, singapore has only produced 10 percent of its food. but by 2030 the government aim to incase that to 30 percent maya hari says the pandemic has shown that greater self-suffiency is thright sttegy. it helps that si

government to confront its treatment and the living conditions for migrant workers and the singapore government has said that it will continue to further improve conditions for migrant workers ok florence live from kuala lumpur florence thank you astray aaliyah's launching a formal appeal to the world trade organization over china's decision to impose huge tariffs on its own early in the beijing imposed 5 years of gc's on the grain effectively stopping a $1000000000.00 trees in its tracks where they've been a growing trade dispute since strew called for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic it's a macauley is an associate professor at the history of the national university he says it's clear the standoff is going in the wrong direction. it's not just bali it's tourists it's wine it's coal even lobsters cotton sugar the coal issue has been in the pipeline for a little while now but it now seems clear just in the last 24 hours or so that china is imposing curbs on the really big is you down the track is iron ore but it looks as if china does not have many altern

table. >> a food court in the center of singapore.and more stores here are offering dishes based on ingredients that were created in a lab. this is pork cutlet and meatballs made with a protein substitute. some curious customers are trying out items that contains no animal meat. >> singapore's government is promoting the development of food alternatives as a growth industry. >> climate change can hit us hard, temperatures soar, oceans supply, less to buy, less to that's whye're changg the game. >> the heavily urbanized city state has limited space for farming so food security has long been a concern. the government is targeting to raise the food self-sufficiency rate from less than 10% to 30% by 2030. for some firms the lack of land is not a deterrent. case in point is this startup whose products include a crab cake substitute that is based on microalgae. it is mixed with the straining leaves of soybeans and malt, and then stirred in a bioreacto processed in protein powder used for ak e company says it requires only 0.02 hectors of la

how have you guided this process in singapore?e the potholes been that have been tripped on? and how have you gotten through the? >> look, there is confusion here. about ayou are talking big tech bank or financial services. in singapore, all this entity will be regulated. and they will follow exactly the same level playing regulatory applications every institution has today in singapore. so there is no difference between a tech applying for a bank license and --an existing bank here. you mustnction understand if you want to compare singapore the markets. the question is big tech because most of the was running financial services without much regulation, that was a big concern out there. but in singapore they are going to be regulated. they'll be subject to the same regulatory expectations we have for banks. so i do not see much issues for this. kathleen: obviously, singapore is getting it right, as part of your answer. where do you think this because next? what does this infusion of new models due to the traditional bank? or is to

he has been working in dhl in singapore forfive yea rs, in dhl in singapore forfive years, commutingd, he stayed to keep his job and provide for his family. ifearfor job and provide for his family. i fear for all of job and provide for his family. ifearfor all of my job and provide for his family. i fear for all of my family members, the vaccine is in, no words can describe it. i am super happy. after months of waiting, vaccines are finally on their way but transporting them here to asia in this heat is not going to be easy. getting the temperature right is critical. 0ne mistake and the entire batch could be thrown away. and that is why a cold chain facility is so important. wow! it is cold. yes,. they are one of the biggest vaccine distributed in asia. they have been investing in new temperature control warehouses in asia like this one to get ready for the rollout. they have dealt with other vaccines before but this time the stakes are much higher. it is a lot of weight ona higher. it is a lot of weight on a lot of people's shoulders basically an error so many different pieces that

she's an aviation expert based in singapore. and based in singapore., about now, and based in singapore. isaid, about now, it and based in singapore. i said, about now, it is due to start, and i said, about now, it is due to start, it is a little after 7am was make my right in saying that? yeah, so make my right in saying that? yeah, so monday morning, it was supposed to start and it is not. what has gone wrong? at the heart of any travel arrangement today is a meeting of minds between two jurisdictions, which never comes easy. in the case of hong kong and singapore travel, which was due to start now and is postponed until at least after this month, and he partnering nations will want to have to agree on procedures, standards, interpretations, so there were a lot of hurdles to overcome, and really it's been suspended, but it does not mean that it has been scuppered completely. both are shown a great deal of willingness to continue working on this, so that is one thing to be hopeful about. it is disappointing. it was and still is disappointing. it was a

haslinda: juliette saly in singapore.s with the vaccine expected by the end of this month. elsewhere in the world, covid-19 infections still searching and restrictions will be tightened. be under england's toughest restriction from tomorrow. all restaurants, bars and cafes will be close. gardens, indoors, in travel to and from the city will not be advise. the timing isn't great, so close to christmas when they were supposed to be observing looser restrictions, but that is not to be. indeed, in one of the countries that had seemingly done very well and is not doing so well anymore, germany will start a hard lockdown wednesday. officials conceding the virus has spiraled out of control and itvious attempts to contain being inadequate to check the rapid spread. non-essential stores will be closed and schoolchildren are encouraged to remain at home. there is also a ban on gatherings over the new year. all these quite harsh lockdowns will last until at least january 10, and this is down to the looser shut down that has failed t

sura njana tewari, bbc news, singapore.e of restrictions on movement, but also because worshippers of all religions have been asked not to sing, to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. now scientists from university college london are trying to find ways of making singing safer. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns has more. singing. a sign of the times. the words are more than a thousand years old but with the 2020 twist... ..a facemask. but what does that have to do with this? la. religion and science, two parts of professor lawrence lovett‘s life. he says that most of the evidence on face covering looks at coughing and sneezing. he wants to know what difference they make to singing. i think that singing in communal worship is incredibly important, it's an absolutely central part of worship. and if it's safe to do, then i will be the first person to do it. if it's not safe to do, i'm for certain not going to do it. this is where the choir stands in this synagogue. they are still allowed, but must be socially distan

the chinese giants are all now in singapore and southeast asia.e you have a couple actuallyng on, you can bank,t the traditional they have a lot of resources. make investing you also sure that you need to address the markets correctly. especially in this emerging markets. if you bank population, all the cell phones and all that, those are very important. it is really built into the system. i think what is also very important is looking at the education. education with digitization, you kids,ing material to the areas and i think that's important. and all the telemedicine, tele-platform, these are major opportunities, especially in countries like indonesia, cambodia. i think that it is very promising prospect for eventual capitalist investing in southeast asia. just finish up on unity software. a big success for you there. let's plug about why you invested in that and what you look at now. 10 years ago and we started to do this, we are looking at the other side of the business. say let'se decided to do this in the tools and the product company and t

in singapore -- in singapore, two people returning from the u.k.been tested and found to have the virus. one is a pilot who flew to the u.k.. his initial test was negative, but he developed a fever. the other person arrived from the u.k. on december 7. the e.u. and china have concluded their long-sought investment deal to expand opportunities in both regions. leaders met by video call to signal a successful end to negotiations that began seven years ago. expand access to the chinese market for foreign investors. it also tackled concern about the markets distorted forecast. here in the u.s., senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has closed off any hope of higher aid checks. it fall short of president trump's demands. democrats attempts to raise the amount to $2000. sen. mcconnell: the senate is not going to split apart the three issues that president trump linked together just because democrats want to address two of them. >> global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in mor

leading the way will bejean danker and joakim gomez, the hosts of singapore's let's celebrate 2021.ning us, a few hours away from the big moment. how lovely, really lovely to have something approaching normality. we are so excited. this is a little bit of the normalcy we can get back and hopefully everyone joins us and eve ryo ne hopefully everyone joins us and everyone will be watching from the homes and doing a little house party as they watch us count down. singapore has been one of the country is praised for absolutely have in the gold standard in handling the pandemic. there will still be restrictions in place, won't they? definitely. groups of eight or alas, we still have to wear a mask, only because we are in the dressing room, we are not wearing a mask, everyone is staying vigilant on being socially responsible. what can people expect? tonight we have a whole bunch of international performers, ronan keating, a lot of local artists as well we are really proud to have them represent on the stage, and we will be cutting to a few places in singapore with fireworks, 11 places aro

how has singapore managed to maintain such low coronavirus rates all year?he next 15 minutes on bbc news, there is another record for lionel messi overtaking pele with a 644th barcelona goal, the most by a player at a single club. the first western country to be hit hard by coronavirus was italy, and now it also has the highest number of covid related deaths in europe. the city of bergamo in the alps was particularly badly affected. as the italian government tightens measures again to try to bring cases under control, the country's skiing resorts are seeing their income vanish — as mark lowen reports. clearing the pistes for no one to use. high in the italian alps, foppolo should be preparing for a bumper christmas season. but it, and all italian ski resorts, have been shut by the government to slow coronavirus. it's in the province of bergamo, worst hit in italy by the pandemic. and now there's the financial shock. translation: at christmas, we make up half of our season. losing it causes irreparable damage that we'll never make up. and i imagine some busin

during singapore's circuit—breaker, she was unable to run her tennis coaching business. on herfeet but restrictions continue to change the way she works. we started, obviously, with a full lockdown. then, as everybody was complying to all of that, then they allowed the measures to be relaxed. there are restrictions, but those restrictions become, really, your new normal. these tracing tokens are part of that new normal. they help track down people who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for covid—19. the idea is to get at least 70% of the population into the system, so that contact tracing can be carried out quickly. what we need to do right now is reopen the economy and society. but do so with the presence of intensive contact tracing, regular testing, and maintaining the rules of social distancing. targeted testing of specific groups in the community, like taxi drivers and teachers, are a big part of getting back on track. but there are still strict laws around social distancing. this aggressive yet effective approach has largely worked because

the chief economist at the bank of singapore.economists have concern that a population exodus could cripple economy is heavily dependent on foreign workers. now a prominent voice is saying the situation might not be as bad as expected. we have details. massivevermore called a outflow of people from the region in april. what has evolved since? >> he made a big splash with this report couldit'. nine timesited by us and countless other times across the internet because it was one of the only projections about how populations would change in this region because of the coronavirus. uaeredicted that the would see that 10% of the country leave -- that 10% of the country would leave. now he's saying in a brand-new report that is not likely to happen, at lease not to the extent he expected. has lost 2% of its population. ae likely to use that 10% figure, more or less. this is interesting because it suggests we are not going to see the massive hit from a decline in consumer spending particularly, because people will stick around, they will

it sizzles sinners and steams something's always cooking in singapore's holker centers 24 hours a day 7 days a week. every morning at 5 am lena starts preparing to dove for the fish pools in her kitchen singaporeans eat around a 1000000 of them a day and here they're still handmade. i think us puppet is very happy fish a bit of the bones so fish balls there and it was easy to show kids love fish balls yes i think that. there's about 60 brains love to taste of delta. lina and her husband jeevan serve hundreds of portions of fish ball soup every day they run one of more than 18000 food stalls in the city's food courts the hawker centers chinese malays and indian influences all come together here. even is typical of this cultural mix he's of indian heritage but his dishes are inspired by chinese cooking and it is by using avoid losing the boys so culturally diverse we have so many different people of all sorts of races and walks of life coming together sharing the love of food. chicken or duck with rice for 3 euros a singapore classic the dish has even and this hawker a michelin star the

it sizzles simmers and seems something's always cooking in singapore's hawkers centers 24 hours a day 7 days a week. every morning at 5 am lena starts preparing to dove for the fish pools in her kitchen singaporeans eat around a 1000000 of them a day and here they're still handmade. and because opted to stay at it patiently it's in the bones so fish balls there and it was easy to show kids love fish balls yes i think that. there's that c.s.e. buy in to love its taste of delta. lina and her husband even served hundreds of portions of fish ball soup every day they run one of more than 18000 food stalls in the city's food courts the hawker centers chinese malays and indian influences all come together here. jeevan is typical of this cultural mix he's of indian heritage but his dishes are inspired by chinese cooking and if i sing avoid losing a voice or culturally diverse we have so many different people of all sorts of races and walks of life coming together sharing the love of food. chicken or duck with rice for 3 euros a singapore classic the dish has even and this hawker a michelin st

chefs in singapore and around the world a re in singapore and around the world are working extremelys stop we're getting attention from around the world. and it's not just that found ways to innovate, you can now enjoy the famous cocktails of this recently ranked top bar in asia in the comfort of your own home. it owners were among the first to invest in specially conditioned bottles with distinctive labels and brand names. it's one way to make ends meet while pandemic restrictions remain. at the end of the lockdown we were up to 30% of our normal revenues. but right now we are in what we call phase two. so, restaurants are back, gaza back open, —— bars are back open, and we think we on a good path to recovery. and it's that recovery. and it's that recovery after the pandemic that customers of the adjustments and bars are pinning their hopes on, so they can keep coming back to raise a toast to better times ahead. sharanjit leyl, bbc news, singapore. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the animation industry is booming during the pandemic. hello, i'm ben. this is bbc news. th

migrant workers community in a sense when singapore drafted its response to this to this pandemic and how it would tackle it it had in a way left out this community these workers they were living in cramped conditions they were living in dormitories where many of them share a room they were sleeping in bunk beds physical distancing was extremely difficult in those circumstances it's no surprise that an at that academics have described this pandemic as a pandemic of inequality and that's how corona virus infections words cases were able to spread so quickly among this community even now with singapore having accumulatively confirmed more than 58000 cases migrant workers make up more than 90 percent of that number now in the singapore government response has been extremely swift test and it did and it still does extensive testing my good workers living in dormitories are tested about once every 2 weeks and then if they're found to have a corona virus they're isolated they're quarantine or they're treated now and authorities had also decided very early on when they were tackling the expl

sharanjit leyl is in singapore for us.for people from singapore desperate to travel? absolutely, i can speak from experience! i am desperate to get off this tiny little island! the broader issue is that it will likely devastate the cruising industry even further. singapore's cruises to know when launched last month, and attempt to revive the hard—hit industry, and attempt to revive the ha rd—hit industry, after and attempt to revive the hard—hit industry, after it had stopped after outbreaks around the world but some have since resumed in a few places and the screws business were only open to residents from singapore, at the same pot without any stops and these particular ship, run by royal carribean only departed on monday for a four day trip as part of a special programme. the chris company said it had turned the ship around after one guest tested positive for coronavirus after checking in with the on—board medical team and as i said, many people in singapore are desperate to get off the island and four months the border

tony: we didn't apply for a singapore license.dbox in malaysia and are applying into other countries. we are debating whether we need to be a bank going forward, but we are going to apply in malaysia and two other countries for digital license. right now, we have payment, remittances. our remittances are growing by 15% every month. we are very excited by that. ingot our lending license malaysia and will start lending in january, and we are working on insurance and issuance marketplace and wealth management. we think our customers, a lot of them are millennials, a lot of them are on less income, don't have access to good financial it is a fantastic synergy between the airlines customers and providing them financial services. juliette: there has been a lot of concern with planes grounded for so long that pilots may be out of action and have not had enough practice. are your practices -- pilots getting simulator training? pilots are going through -- it is no different, no one will be able to fly without training. it is all regulated.

you guided this process into singapore? that havehe potholes been tripped on and how have you got through them? concern -- aeen a confusing year. , they are following the regulations that every institution has today in singapore. that is something that you must make. tech, thatn on big was the big concern. there are entities -- that have met expectations as we have for the bank. kathleen: singapore is getting it right. where does this go next? what is this infusion of new models, or is it more a case of ultimately everybody is in tech? >> absolutely. there is a huge surge. it gets faster absolution to this new model. it has become much wider and much more available. the expansion of financial services and the new ways of how to provide finance. these business models will have a lot of growth in this sector. kathleen: have a great time at the fintech event into singapore. i wasn't signed on until i got in for this interview. it looks amazing. more interviews later today including the international finance corporation plus ai

singapore cou nts already in place.st trading partner for goods, and second—largest for services, and its top investment destination in europe. total bilateral trade between those two countries came in at about $13.9 million does million in 2019. so things ina does million in 2019. so things in a whole slew of sectors including electronics, motor vehicles, parts for pharmaceutical products, medical devices, it's a very long list! some 84% of exports entering britain will continue to be duty—free while the fda is in place, so it won't be tariff free for you, from dumplings and some of those spicy, crispy anchovies, but of course, the timing is key. we look forward to some of those delights making it to the uk sometime soon. now, we have to talk about facebook. facebook is being sued by us federal regulators and more than 45 state prosecutors in the biggest legal action ever taken against the company. they accuse the social media giant of taking illegal action to buy up rivals and stifle competition. officials are asking

and why singapore's street food markets are getting a global stamp of approval from unesco. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program for the 1st time in germany has recorded more than 30000 new corona virus infections in just 24 hours it comes as the country prepares to begin to vaccinate people on december 27 health minister a young man has today officially set out the government's vaccination on stress that it will be essential to set priorities because they want the n.l. facts saying in the beginning people over the age of 18 nursing home residents and their care is will be the 1st. to get the jet the minister said. everyone else to be patient until it is their turn to be vaccinated and. start with the very old and fragile and they can take is in order to protect this particularly vulnerable group which has. now to talk about germany's role that plan we're joined by georg mock and he's a professor of medical ethics at the load vague max millions university in munich professor mark my thanks for joining us now from an ethical perspective you happy with germany's rollout p

a study in singapore suggests pregnant women with covert 19 don't get more ill than the wider population the study also found that babies born to infected mothers have antibodies against the virus and officials in australia have declared sydney's northern beaches a coronavirus hotspot $21.00 bitches will be closed because of a spike in cases sydney residents are being urged to stay at home. let's turn now to some other stories making news around the world cyber security officials in the u.s. have warned the government is a quote grave risk from hack is the warning follows revelations that the agency responsible for the country's nuclear weapons stockpile was among those targeted since march this year many suspect russia is behind the attacks moscow denies the claims. the u.n. secretary general antonio terrace has addressed the german born this time today telling lawmakers the covert 19 vaccine could be affordable and accessible should be affordable and accessible to everyone tara she also praised germany's response to the pandemic his speech as part of an anniversary event to mark 75 yea

plus why singapore street food markets are getting a global stamp of approval from unesco. and waves of craft good to have you with us officials in nigeria say more than 300 school boys kidnapped last week have been released the boys were abducted from a government school in the northwest state of kut sina the jihad his group boko haram claimed responsibility for the kidnapping though officials have cast doubt on that claim earlier katsina state governor gave this update on the students' release . all on the. from the forest. 'd and. all the natives. 'd we. corresponded in lagos' nigeria flourished acorah has more for us on what's going on down there now the governor there saying unharmed the boys are what more do we know about their condition well as you heard from the interview we don't really have much details which we got through the condition of the boys what we know is that currently on bail we box curtsy a nasty where the ricky tapped from to be reunited with their families parents and . this is the huge sigh of relief to the whole country. how much more do we know a

singapore special cruises were only really open for singapore residence.ithis plar ship, run by royal caribbean cruises only departed the city on monday for a four day round trip. cruisingart of a safe trip announced in october. the cruise company said they turned the ship arounder ane guest tested positive for coronavirus. this was after checking in witme the onboard cal team. katty: america's president-elect joe biden has set a goal to vaccinate 100 million pple in the u.s. against covid-19 in his first 100 days in the office. the country past 15 million recorded cases of the virus. there is growingvidence that the color of your uin and where live that impact your chances of surviving pandemic in america. correspondent: early morning and one of the capitals poorest neighborhoods, just getting to the doctor can be a challenge here. there is a new approach to try to limit the spread of the pandemic. >> we are reaching a population is often underrerved and under urced. we are doing covid testing and a well check. people need resources, back to their doctor,

to singapore and hong kong. markets: asia" risk,us numbers remain on gold remained steady after the jump on monday. sort oncom health unit debut in hong kong. a climbed above $100 per share, 100 million shares traded since the open. india's fight against the virus, the outlook for growth and the prospect of more stimulus measures. we are joined exclusively by the finance minister. onlinda: we will do a check the markets asia after pressure after the decline we saw in the u.s. overnight. rising infections, new restrictions across the u.s.. the u.s. averaging as many deaths per day from covid-19 as it was in april. the asia pac index down .2%. u.s. futures pointing to a lower open. 10-year yield retreating closer to .9% an iron or maintenance focus expanding its rally on strong chinese demand. the index currently flat. rishaad: let's have a look at the open in bangkok. we have ties stocks getting underway-- thai stocks getting underway after yesterday's public holiday. baht continuing its lurch forward, at a level

singapore seems to have conquered e coronavirus.nd yet the restrictions are not going away anytime soon. >> get in position. >> behind this max -- mask is it h ex-pat. she was not able to run her tennis coaching business. like most of the country, she's now back on her feet, but restrictions continue to change the way she works. >> we started obviously with a full lockdown. everybody was complying to all of tha then they allowed the measuresxe to be re. there are restrictions, but those restrictions become really >> these tracing tokens are a part of that. they help track down people who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for covid-19. the idea is to get at least 70% of the population into the system so that contact tracing can bearried out quickly. >> so that we can reopen the economy and society, but do so in the presence of contact well as maintaini rules of as social distancing. >> targeted testing of specific groups in the community is a big part of getting back on track. but there are still strict laws

chicken grown in a lab gets the green light in singapore.'s focus on the top business stories, starting with what is going on in england. england has returned to a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions this morning, its second national lockdown has come to an end. after nearly a month of closures, non—essential shops, including hairdressers and beauty salons, can reopen and many are taking advantage of new rules which will allow them to trade for longer hours, hoping for a pre—christmas rush. according to data out today, prices in shops are falling as retailers try and shift the stock they have. good news for shoppers — but will it be enough to save beleaguered stores from going under? andrew goodacre is chief executive of the british independent retailers association andrew, thank you for being on the programme. first of all, tell us, how are your members preparing for this vital month for them? good morning. yes, this is the most important december ever, i think of the retail large and small. members have been working hard over the pas

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in singapore, more than 30 health-care workers currently in line to get the vaccine here.as said previously it is hopeful that the vaccine will be rolled out for everybody he lives here who wants it by the third quarter of 2021, and it will be free for all residents. let's stick with the aviation theme, because it has been the worst financial year for airlines on record, as the pandemic all but destroyed global travel. take a look at this chart. down almost 20% this year. efforts,estructuring cutting thousands of jobs, and grounding fleets. but the vaccine could provide a path to recovery. our analyst has been crunching the numbers and james joins us now. will 2021 look any better? we think that full recovery is unlikely in 2021 because international travel is likely to remain heavily restricted, especially in the first half of next year. we expect we need a large swab of the world population to be vaccinated before international travel and return to normal. so domestic recovery we think will continue to lead the way, followed by short haul international travel, may be aid

restrictions on their freedom of movements which will only be lifted gradually next year overall singapore has reported more than $58000.00 factions since the pandemic began. iran's president says he's not overly happy about joe biden a serious election when but is glad that the quote terrorists donald trump is leaving office and someone harney has been speaking ahead of a meeting in vienna on the 25th the new clear deal which has been unraveling since the u.s. withdrew began 3 imposing sanctions a matter to me iran. i tell our people if this pressure persists it is from an individual that unfortunately still has a few weeks to go he has been the united states is most lawless president and hopefully he is leaving we are not excited about mr biden taking office but we are very happy to see trump go he committed so many crimes he's a murder a terrorist he even causes problems when he wants to buy a vaccine he's a man without humanity or moral principles we are very happy that this arrogant man who wasn't committed to any pledges has been toppled aid agencies warn the humanitarian crisis in y

migrant workers community in a sense when singapore drafted its response to this to this pandemic and how it would tackle it it had in a way left out this community these workers they were living in cramped conditions they were living in dormitories where many of them share a room they were sleeping in bunk beds physical distancing was extremely difficult in those circumstances it's no surprise that an at that academics have described this pandemic as a pandemic of inequality and that's how corona virus infections woods cases were able to spread so quickly among this community even now with singapore having accumulatively confirmed more than 58000 cases migrant workers make up more than 90 percent of that number now in the singapore government response has been extremely swift test and it did and it still does extensive testing market workers living in dormitories are tested about once every 2 weeks and then if they're found to have a corona virus they're isolated they're quarantine or they're treated now and authorities had also decided very early on when they were tackling the explo

almost half of singapore's migrant workers have been infected with covert 19 in the past 9 months most lived in shared rooms and large dormitories they face restrictions on their freedom of movement that are only due to be gradually lifted next year overall singapore has reported more than $58000.00 infections since the pandemic began phones though it has more from kuala lumpur. it was hailed as a model of success at the very start of the pandemic but if you remember back in april there was an explosion of coronavirus infections among the singapore's migrant workers community in a sense when singapore drafted its response to this to this pandemic and how it would tackle it it had in a way left out this community these workers they were living in cramped conditions they were living in dormitories where many of them share a room they were sleeping in bunk beds physical distancing was extremely difficult in those circumstances it's no surprise that an at that academics have described this pandemic as a pandemic of inequality and that's how corona virus infections words cases were able to

the singapore government is trying to replace that quarantine with testing.ous before people get on the cruise. everyone who gets on the cruise will have to be tested through pcr testing before they can get andhe vessel itself afterwards, another test to make sure nothing happens while we are on the ship itself. there is a lot of challenges because obviously, a lot of things can happen that we don't know and that is why there was vigorous contact tracing. tracing had to have a token with them on the ship that if something like what happened yesterday happens, the authorities can check to see who might have come in contact and quickly eliminate input those people in isolation and testing before further spread to the community. tohink the government tried put in measures to ensure that we can restart this safely. course, anything could happen. >> we are glad you do not have to spend too long on that ship and we thank you for sharing your first hand experience with us. to anthony speak denier, the ceo of the chinese owned brokerage that has been peeling off robi

and finally the financial times claims that the uk is drawing up plans to rival singapore as a hub foranies to register their vessels after brexit. so, let's begin. the times, pretty clear not to the prime ministers under pressure, but he is refusing to revoke christmas covid—19 freedom. of the got something else of the papers haven't? my thought is that the time is very clear that borisjohnson and some of the other papers are as well, borisjohnson some of the other papers are as well, boris johnson is some of the other papers are as well, borisjohnson is leading from the front, whether you agree with them or not or you support them or you don't. use leading from the front and he is not apparently following the science as we heard so much about the early days of this awful virus and she is probably not doing the same, isn't going to do the same as possibly some the other countries in the united kingdom. but this story is saying that he does not want to change the existing plans, but he does want to warn people about what they're doing and perhaps it is not such good news for grandma lo

next, let's look at singapore. of the pandemic, singapore, which has a similar size population to scotland, has recorded just 29 covid—related deaths. sura njana tewari reports. a sea of masks for more than seven months now. singapore seems to have conquered the coronavirus, and yet the restrictions aren't going away anytime soon. are you ready for this, yeah? behind this mask is british expat fiona. during singapore's circuit—brea ker, she was unable to run her tennis coaching business. like most of the country, fiona's now back on herfeet, but restrictions continue to change the way she works. we started, obviously, with a full lockdown. then, as everybody was complying to all of that, then they allowed the measures to be relaxed. there are restrictions, but those restrictions become, really, your new normal. these tracing tokens are part of that new normal. they help track down people who have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for covid—19. the idea is to get at least 70% of the population i

mariko oi is in singapore.launches at a restau ra nt premium taken when it launches at a restaurant in singapore. from the government's point of view it's approval is likely to attract the competitors to set up operations in the city. it could also prompt other countries to approve the product as well. josh tetrick, ceo of eatjust,(os) it's been about four years in research and development and two yea rs research and development and two years for the regulatory process and on thanksgiving we heard we got the go—ahead so it's more importantly a start for the food system. we can do a lot better than the thin doing so this is a door open and taking advantage of that. tell us about the door you see opening. why has this changed so much? the door i see opening is a door at and a lot of companies can walk through to eventually build a world where the majority of meats and you can see them and i consider them in all our families consume is not require killing a single animal or a single acre of ra i nforest killing a

here in singapore.e seeing the times index rising among positive momentum among asian equity markets, up .1%. u.s. futures and asian stocks climbing. data showing december normally good month and we had global stocks finishing november with a record monthly gain. we have heard there will be tightening of gatherings in hong kong. sending civillso servants home. the hang seng index is up. tice sheehan rising out of data out of china. 1%, and the asx 200 shrugging off tensions with beijing about rising by 1.4% ahead of the rba meeting. stocks we are watching in the asian session. meituan slightly higher. tokyo gas causing out 5.3% lower, its president says he may prioritize carbon goals. we have been watching cnooc following the blacklisting by the target -- trumpet administration. -- trumpet administration -- trump administration. australianarget at a dollars. rishaad: thailand's finance minister said officials are likely to do more to stem the bhat strength but is really out capital control, telling bloo