Indonesia’s ‘murky’ spyware imports raise rights fears: Amnesty

Amnesty International reported on May 2 that Indonesia, the country’s most popular Muslim-majority state, has released spyware tools made of from Israel, the European Union, and Malaysia, raising concerns about protection and freedom of expression. Rights groups are now voicing concerns about online restrictions in Southeast Asia’s largest market, whichContinue Reading

8 things you may not know about Chinese billionaire and XPeng CEO He Xiaopeng

Foreign electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng is aiming to expand its footprint in more markets abroad and is betting on the world sector capturing a larger share of overall sales.

In the first of a series of conversations with notable figures from East Asia, CNA spoke with XPeng CEO and Chinese tycoon He Xiaopeng to find out what makes him tick.

The 46-year-old businessman co-founded the Guangzhou-based carmaker in 2014. He owns about a five of the namesake business. &nbsp,

What are his eight most important facts:

1. Why brand the business after yourself?

The co-founders asked if ( my name ) Xiaopeng could be one of the brand’s registration options because they could n’t register a good brand name. Then it was registered. &nbsp,

We initially had labels for several different fruits and animals because we already knew this in 2013 and when Foreign internet companies started investing in 2014, they primarily used fruits and fruits.

So we, at that time, did n’t want to use the lofty names you used to have, but use names that were more relatable to customers. But in truth, yet those names were now taken. The business may never purchase a model name that someone else had already registered because the company was so small at the time.

If in 10, 20 or 30 years, a Chinese ( car ) brand uses its own Chinese name to go global, and people like it, I think it would be very cool.

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Indonesia’s Mount Ruang eruptions unlikely to trigger tsunami, but caution still needed: Experts

Some professionals believe that there is still a small chance of a storm because of the nature of Mount Ruang’s eruptions thus far.

Dr. Surono, an Indonesian volcanologist who goes by the name” sonoma,” told CNA that floods can happen after a volcanic eruption if they are so powerful that they cause landslides into the water, displacing thousands of square meters of water. Surono, like most Citizens, goes by one title.

He cited a new Mount Anak Krakatoa incident from 2018 as an example. More than 400 people were killed and thousands of others were hurt in the storm caused by the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa, which partially plunged the pile into the sea.

But, in the case of Mount Ruang, Dr Surono believes that a storm is “very doubtful” to appear based on observations made on the nature of the supervolcano explosions in recent days

The brief time between the earthquake and the eruption, which is only a few hours, demonstrates this ( small tsunami potential ). This shows that the magma source ( eruption ) is shallow, not something that is built up from below”, said Dr Surono..

The supervolcano volcanoes so far, according to Dr Surono, do not show a large movement of lava from the moon’s bowels to the mountain. From the development of this volcano, there is little prospect of a wave, he said.

” So it is unlikely. It can even be ruled out that the area may be destroyed by the explosions, which is a prerequisite for a storm to occur,” said Dr. Surono.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency ( BMKG ) Tsunami and Earthquake Centre’s head, Mr. Daryono, stated that his agency uses tide gauge equipment from the Geospatial Information Agency to continue monitoring the sea levels for early tsunami detection.

The Maritime Automatic Weather System ( MAWS ) from BMKG has also been used to monitor developments there in five locations that are close to Mount Ruang.

There was no change in the water levels that may show whether a storm may happen, according to the tracking results so far.

According to the data from the water level monitoring that was conducted by BMKG, it appears that the water level conditions at all locations indicate that the Mount Ruang eruption has certainly caused significant changes in the sea level, Mr. Daryono said in a statement released by CNN Indonesia.

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Taiwan approves US8 million for quake relief

Chinese: &nbsp, Taiwan’s authorities on Thursday ( May 2 ) approved around US$ 878 million for disaster relief after a large collapse last quarter killed at least 17 people and ruined buildings and equipment. More than 1,100 people were hurt in the island’s Apr. 3 earthquake of magnitude 7.4, butContinue Reading

Hong Kong records hottest April in at least 140 years

Hong Kong’s climate observatory reported that last month it had its hottest April since weather records first appeared in 1884. The centre declared on May 1 that it was” the warmest April” since records began 140 years ago, with an average temperature of 26.4 degrees Fahrenheit last month making itContinue Reading