China launches second space station module, Wentian
BEIJING: China on Sunday (Jul 24) launched the second associated with three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s finish. The live feed on condition broadcaster CCTV showed the 23-tonne Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory moduleContinue Reading
China plans three-tier data strategy to avoid US delistings: Report
Cina plans to type US-listed Chinese businesses based on the sensitivity from the data they hold in an attempt to stop US regulators from delisting hundreds of firms, groupings, the Financial Times said on Saturday (Jul 23). The three-tier system aims to create Chinese companies straight into compliance with USContinue Reading
North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in Ukraine
SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States on Sunday (Jul 24) of manufacturing natural weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian state dismissed by the United Nations in March. Moscow number one ally Pyongyang in February said US plan was the “root reason for the Ukraine crisis”, and this monthContinue Reading
Pickup hits motorycle sidecar, killing elderly farmer
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: An elderly man had been killed after a motorcycle sidecar he had been driving was strike from behind by a pickup in Phrom Khiri district upon Sunday morning.Continue Reading
Injured Dutch tourist brought down safely from Koh Phangan mountain
SURAT THANI: A tourist in the Netherlands, who pennyless his left ankle joint while on a hill trek in the island district of Koh Phangan on Saturday, was brought down to safety by rescuers late in the night time, officials said.Continue Reading
Injured Dutch tourist safely brought down from Koh Phangan mountain
SURAT THANI: A tourist from the Netherlands, who accidentally broke his remaining ankle while on the mountain trek in the island district associated with Koh Phangan upon Saturday, was introduced down to safety by rescuers late within the night, officials stated.Continue Reading
Philippine bakeries shrink ‘poor man’s bread’ as inflation bites
MANILA: As the war in Ukraine pushes up wheat prices and a less strong peso raises the cost of imported edible oil, many Philippine bakers are shrinking the dimensions of a popular breakfast roll to cope with higher pumpiing. The slightly sweet plus pillowy soft “pandesal”, which Filipinos often dunkContinue Reading
Why is the world worried about China’s property crisis?
BEIJING: China’s troubled property sector suffered another blow this month when disappointed homebuyers stopped making mortgage payments on products in unfinished tasks. The boycott came with many developers struggling to handle mountains of debt, and fears whirling that the crisis can spread to the remaining Chinese – plus global –Continue Reading
Liverpool is most popular to Thai football fans: Poll
Gatwick is most popular towards the Thai fans more than other football groups in the English Leading League, followed carefully behind by Manchester United, according to the survey by National Institute of Advancement Administration, or Nida Poll.Continue Reading
Heart of the Matter: What would car industry experts change about the COE system?
What makes COE prices therefore high now? Have got private-hire companies affected the system? Should the COE system be changed? Experts weigh in on these questions on CNA’s Cardiovascular of the Matter podcast.Continue Reading