NAKHON PHANOM: Popular singer-cum-actor Pakin “Tono” Kumwilaisak plunged into the Mekong River in Muang district of this northeastern province to kickstart his charity swim across the river on Saturday morning to raise funds for two public hospitals, with donations soaring to 29 million baht.Continue Reading
BEIJING: Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s (Oct 22) closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment that disrupted the highly choreographed event. Hu’s departure was left unexplained, and the nation’s censors appeared to quickly scrub any recent references to him fromContinue Reading
BEIJING: Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s (Oct 22) closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress, AFP journalists on the scene witnessed. The frail-looking Hu, 79, initially seemed reluctant to leave the front row of Politburo Standing Committee members in Beijing’s Great Hall of theContinue Reading
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine complicates European energy security, many countries are being forced to scramble for new sources of oil and gas. For Germany, which imported 34% of its oil and 55% of its gas from Russia before the war, diversification has become existential. Topping the list of potential suppliers are nations of the Arab Gulf […]Continue Reading
Some see silver as a promising investment, others say it is the poor man’s gold. As gold prices stay elevated, many people in India are turning to silver as a more affordable alternative.Continue Reading
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed on Saturday (Oct 22) to strengthen security ties between the two US allies amid China’s push for greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. At the annual Australia-Japan Leaders’ Meeting, held in the Western Australia capital Perth, theContinue Reading
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Saturday (Oct 22) for talks expected to cover defence and energy deals amid China’s push for greater influence in the Asia-Pacific region. At the annual Australia-Japan Leaders’ Meeting, held in the Western Australia capital Perth, the twoContinue Reading
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns that a Taiwan contingency involving the People’s Republic of China could play out in the not-too-distant future. This year’s US Department of Defense Annual Report to Congress on China asserts that PRC leadership views unification as pivotal to its policy of “rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” China’s piecemeal pressure […]Continue Reading
This article was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: A Closer Look Tim Ryan is a “crazy, lying fraud.” That’s how J D Vance, the bestselling memoirist turned Republican Senate candidate from Ohio, opened his […]Continue Reading
Last November, IBM launched its 127-qubit Eagle, surpassing China’s 113-qubit Jiuzhang to become the world’s fastest quantum computer. Now, China risks falling further behind in the quantum computing race as the United States reportedly weighs new export controls on the game-changing technology. The new ban, if implemented, would target quantum computing, artificial intelligence software and […]Continue Reading