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Companies have reason to be sceptical about investing in Asia in general and in China in particular. But Asia investment could still be a good bet.

Pedestrians on Oxford Street in central London Credit: Niklas HALLEN/AFP/getty SIR – From July 19, I hope to see an end to masks, plastic screens and one-way systems, as well as all the signs littering floors and pavements. And, of course, I’d like to see the end of those three depressing words “Due to Covid”. Tony Manning   SIR – If the architects of the Covid project fear had been used on Brexit we would still be in the European Union. What a job they have done. John Northfield   ...

Taiwan firms’ work from home scepticism adds to COVID challenge Erin Hale © Workers queue up to buy their lunch last week as authorities imposed new restrictions to curb a sudd... Workers queue up to buy their lunch last week as authorities imposed new restrictions to curb a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 [Sam Yeh/AFP] Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan has been lauded worldwide for its rapid response to COVID-19 but as it battens down the hatches amid a sudden new outbreak of the dise...

Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan has been lauded worldwide for its rapid response to COVID-19 but as it battens down the hatches amid a sudden new outbreak of the disease a big weakness has emerged from an unexpected corner: its workplace culture. As Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center raised the alert to “Level 3” in Taipei and New Taipei City, home to almost a third of Taiwan’s population, over the weekend they imposed new restrictions on the size of gatherings and made face masks oblig...

Taiwanese business builds on domestic skepticism adds to COVID challenge Coronavirus pandemic News Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan has been praised worldwide for its rapid response to COVID-19, but as it emerges from high school, a new vulnerability to the disease has emerged from an unexpected corner: its workplace culture. When Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Control Center issued a “Level 3” warning in Taipei and New Taipei, where nearly a third of Taiwan’s population lives, new restrictions on ...

STACY SQUIRES The new riverside artwork for Christchurchs Te Pae convention centre took artists Rachael Rakena and Simon Kaan four years to complete from their first proposal. THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. It was dubbed the “cone of contention” until, suddenly, everyone loved it. It was a typical Christchurch story. A public artwork was commissioned, in this case the Chalice sculpture by Neil Daws...

April 23, 2021  Phyllis M. Kelley of Carroll County, Md., formerly of Millsboro passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021.   Born Jan. 17, 1941, Phyllis was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years, the late Robert J. Kelley III.  She was a devoted mother to son Kent S. Kelley (Anneli), cherished grandmother (Beeah) to Sean  P. Kelley and great-grandmother to Madeline Grace (Gracie) Kelley.  She was the loving cousin of Ronald E. Small and his siblings Frederick, Linda an...

Rita Angus, An Artists Life Along with the works of Colin McCahon and Toss Wollaston, Angus oil and water colours are considered among the most important in the development of twentieth-century New Zealand art. She was a pioneer of modern painting during the 1930s and 1940s and during the century since her birth works such as  Central Otago (1940) and Portrait of Betty Curnow  (1941-42) have become national icons. Although Angus is now one of Aotearoa’s best-loved painters, the story of h...

Article – Howard Davis Rita Angus, An Artist’s Life Along with the works of Colin McCahon and Toss Wollaston, Angus’ oil and water colours are now considered among the most important in the development of twentieth-century New Zealand art.She was a pioneer of modern painting during the 1930s and 1940s and over one hundred years since her birth, works such as  Central Otago (1940) and Portrait of Betty Curnow  (1941-42) have become national icons. Although Angus has become one of Aotea...

So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money, says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme...