North Korea, China resume cross-border freight train operation: Report
SEOUL: Cross-border freight train operations between Northern Korea and Tiongkok have resumed after a five-month suspension, Southern Korea’s Yonhap information agency reported on Monday (Sep 26). The freight train through Dandong crossed the bridge to the North Korean city of Sinuiju, Yonhap said. Train crossings have been on hold sinceContinue Reading
MyIX continues to champion ‘keeping Internet traffic local’
Adds three new members, total membership rights now at 132Aims at keeping domestic Internet traffic within Mâsia The Malaysia Web Exchange (MyIX) mentioned it continues to be a significant Malaysian asset because of its role of ‘keeping Internet traffic local’.Inside a statement, the exchange claimed that it continues to be growing…Continue Reading
319 new Covid inpatients, 8 more deaths
The country authorized eight more Covid-19 fatalities and 319 new cases admitted to hospitals throughout the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Monday morning.Continue Reading
Shinzo Abe: Why a state funeral for Shinzo Abe is controversial
Opposition to the funeral has been increasing in recent weeks, with thousands of Japan marching against it.Continue Reading
Hong Kong cardinal among activists on trial over protest fund
The Vatican has been muted on Zen’s police arrest, saying it was concerned and “following the development of the situation very closely”. Pope Francis I declined to comment on Zen’s arrest when asked about it earlier this month but said he was determined to continue pursuing a dialogue with Beijing.Continue Reading
Japan’s push into ‘deep tech’ innovation
Japanese start up firms are building next-generation solar panels plus microchips.Continue Reading
This Singaporean fashion designer makes clothes to empower stroke survivors and those with limited mobility
Parsons graduate Claudia Poh finds probably the most meaning in making adaptive fashion that serves and uplifts people in ways that are suddenly creative.Continue Reading
Covid: The Chinese artist filming PCR tests inside his mouth
Siyuan Zhuji put together close-up footage of himself taking lots of tests.Continue Reading
Typhoon Noru makes landfall in the Philippines, shutting schools and cutting power
MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declared suspension associated with government work and classes for Mon (Sep 26) as being a category 3 tropical storm barrelled through the major island Luzon after making landfall northeast from the capital Manila . Nearly 8, 400 people were pre-emptively evacuated from the path ofContinue Reading
Commentary: Pakistan floods a warning sign of more climate disasters to come
Though Pakistan contributes lower than 1 per cent of global greenhouse exhausts, it is among the top 10 most vulnerable nations to the effects of environment change, say scientists.Continue Reading