TAIPEI (Reuters) – Some Taiwanese chip companies are in talks with European countries about investments there, a government minister said on Wednesday, adding the administration was “pleased” to see efforts by local companies to work with democratic allies. Read full storyContinue Reading
Singapore residents consume an average of 3,600mg of sodium a day, or more than one-and-a-half teaspoons of salt, nearly double the recommended limit.Continue Reading
A total of 2.5 million sandbags will be distributed to areas in the capital city prone to flooding, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman Ekwaranyu Amarapal said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
More than 400,000 rai of farmland and residential areas in 8 northeastern provinces along the Chi and Mun river basins are flooded, satellite data shows.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: WhatsApp users should update to the latest version of the popular messaging app after two “remote code execution” vulnerabilities were reported, the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) said in a notice on Wednesday (Sep 28). There are currently no reports of active exploitation of these vulnerabilities, the agencyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore-based ground handling services firm SATS is acquiring Paris-based Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for S$1.65 billion cash, to create the world’s biggest global air cargo handler, the companies said. “This is a transformational opportunity for SATS and our proposed acquisition of WFS will create a global leader,” Kerry Mok, SATS’Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s tourism industry generated RM197.9 billion of “gross value-added of tourism industries” (GVATI), contributing 12.8 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, compared to 14.1 per cent in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Read full storyContinue Reading
KOTA KINABALU: Civil-military cooperation and field drills for medical first responders were the focus of a recent two-way security exercise conducted by the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom). Read full storyContinue Reading
Online services for China Literature’s ebook reader Koudaiyue will cease late next month, the Tencent-backed company said on Monday. Chinese technology giants have ended a string of service offerings this year, as they grapple with regulatory uncertainties and a worsening economy. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Laos will strengthen cooperation in various areas including sustainability and environmental protection as well as urban planning and logistics, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday (Sep 28). He was delivering a toast speech at an official lunch held in honour of his Laotian counterpart MrContinue Reading