KUALA LUMPUR: Blackouts had been reported in parts of Kuala Lumpur as well as the Klang Valley upon Wednesday (Jul 27) afternoon after a power disruption in some parts of Malaysia. The issue affected the main terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). “We are sorry that KLIA mainContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japan’s industry minister Koichi Hagiuda has brought on the additional function of “Green Transformation” minister, leading the particular country’s commitment to attain carbon neutrality by 2050, the government’s spokesperson said upon Wednesday (Jul 27). “Minister Hagiuda is likely to manage administrative processes to realise the particular transformation of Japan’sContinue Reading
CNA understands that his short-term australian visa will now expire on Aug 11.Continue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese defence pushes will participate initially in military workouts in Indonesia the following month alongside the United States plus Australia, Japanese Leading Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wed (Jul 27) after talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Both leaders also decided to cooperate more carefully on energy during theirContinue Reading
DHAKA: Bangladesh offers asked the Worldwide Monetary Fund (IMF) to start negotiations for a loan, the financial minister told the Prothom Alo paper, while adding the fact that economy was “no way in trouble”. Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said he did not specify any amount in a letter he sentContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea has held a huge mask-free public event for the first time since declaring a COVID-19 crisis in May, honouring veterans of the 1950 in order to 1953 Korean battle just days right after saying its coronavirus crisis was almost over. Photos released simply by state media onContinue Reading
HK: Hong Kong private house prices fell in a faster pace in June and decreased to the lowest considering that December 2020, public data showed upon Wednesday (Jul 27) as home purchasers stayed on the sidelines due to an unsure outlook and increasing interest rates. Home prices with the world’sContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp plans to invest twenty-seven. 1 trillion rupiah (US$1. 80 billion) in Indonesia in the next five years to produce electric vehicles (EVs), Indonesia’s economics ministry said on Wednesday (Jul 27). The Southeast Asian country seeks to become a global center for producing and exportingContinue Reading
Competitive video gaming is booming worldwide, with global e-sports revenues estimated in more than US$1 billion dollars, and many think it might one day be on the Olympics. The sector is not really as big in Japan as in e-sports-crazy China and South Korea, but it is gradually starting toContinue Reading
China and taiwan reported 703 new coronavirus cases for Jul 26, of which 120 were symptomatic and 583 had been asymptomatic, the National Health Commission stated on Wednesday. That in contrast to 976 new cases a day earlier — 148 symptomatic and 828 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately. ThereContinue Reading