Polio vaccine in Pakistan: Two policemen guarding vaccinators shot dead
2022-08-16
Gunmen kill police guarding a vaccination team in the latest local incident of anti-vaccine violence.Continue Reading
More thundery showers expected in second half of August
2022-08-16
SINGAPORE: More thundery showers are expected in the second half of August than the first half, said the Meteorological Service Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 16). In its fortnightly outlook, the Met Service said that short moderate to heavy thundery showers can be expected between the late morning and afternoon on most days. ThereContinue Reading
Bus falls in Kashmir gorge, kills six Indian border police
2022-08-16
SRINAGAR : A bus carrying personnel from India’s high-altitude border police rolled off a mountainous road and fell into a gorge in Kashmir on Tuesday (Aug 16), killing at least six officers, police said. Kashmir police said on Twitter the injured were being flown to an army hospital in theContinue Reading
SIA, DHL welcome first Boeing 777 cargo aircraft to be operated under new agreement
2022-08-16
The new cargo plane will begin operating routes to the United States via South Korea three times a week from this month.Continue Reading
The disappointing economic backdrop to China’s policy dilemma
2022-08-16
Industrial production also missed expectations. Concerns over fresh COVID-19 flare-ups, worries about jobs and the crisis in the property sector have dented borrowing by companies and consumers. Chinese banks extended 679 billion yuan (US$101 billion) in new yuan loans in July, less than a quarter of June’s amount, according toContinue Reading
China publishes draft rules on sales of ‘mystery boxes’
2022-08-16
SHANGHAI: China’s market regulator on Tuesday (Aug 16) published draft rules to govern the sales and marketing of “mystery boxes”, where consumers do not know which toy figurine they will get until they open the box. The regulator aims to bring order to a market which has become a bigContinue Reading
China-born scientist targeted by US ‘discovers world’s best semiconductor’
2022-08-16
MIT professor Gang Chen and colleagues say cubic boron arsenide conducts heat 10 times better than silicon. Chen was investigated under a US government programme for allegedly hiding connections to China, but the charges against him were dropped earlier this year. Read full storyContinue Reading
Ukraine sets the mold for commercial space wars
2022-08-16
Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed that a recent attack on a Russian military base in Crimea caused more damage than Russia had suggested in public reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
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US ‘must contest’ Chinese missiles over Taiwan, says admiral
2022-08-16
Firing missiles over Taiwan is a “gorilla in the room” that must be challenged, a top US commander says.Continue Reading
Ukraine puts Indonesia on brink of a noodle crisis
2022-08-16
JAKARTA – Despite the involvement of a domestic company in renewed grain shipments, Indonesia has not been – nor is likely to be – the early beneficiary of any wheat from Ukraine or Russia following the reopening of Black Sea ports under a United Nations-brokered deal last month. Instead, Association of Flour Producers (Aptindo) chairman […]
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