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The test kit may be able to hit the market in as soon as three months.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 50-year-old South Korean film-maker, who captured the world's imagination with a dystopian survival drama that throws up uncomfortable questions about contemporary society, has been named The Straits Times Asian of the Year.

Hwang Dong-hyuk was chosen for an expression of creativity that holds up a useful mirror to society.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A 50-year-old South Korean film-maker, who captured the worlds imagination with a dystopian survival drama that throws up uncomfortable questions about contemporary society, has been named The Straits Times Asian of the Year.

It is also still unclear whether booster shots have the same risk of rare but severe side effects.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore's world-leading pivot away from Covid Zero is being watched closely as the omicron variant roils global markets. So far, the country has refrained from reversing course on its gradual border reopening, and experts say it has time to wait be

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore’s world-leading pivot away from Covid Zero is being watched closely as the omicron variant roils global markets. So far, the country has refrained from reversing course on its gradual border reopening, and experts say it has time to wait before pushing the panic button.

Singapore News - When the stakes are very high, it is always better to take possibly unnecessary precautions than to be caught off guard and end up with needless suffering and deaths. This is what Singapore and the rest of the world are doing with the emergence of Omicron, the latest... Read more at www.tnp.sg

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): It is too early to tell if the new B.1.1.529 strain of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, which has been classified a variant of concern (VOC) and named Omicron, will pose a real threat, said experts - but the world is taking its emergence seriously.

The new B.1.1.529 strain may soon be classified a variant of concern by the World Health Organisation. . Read more at straitstimes.com.