DANANG, Vietnam: Typhoon Noru produced landfall along the central coast of Vietnam early Wednesday (Sep 28), the national forecaster said, bringing powerful winds and weighty rain as thousands and thousands of people took sanctuary in shelters. “The placement of the typhoon’s center at 4am (2100 GMT Tuesday) upon Sep 28Continue Reading
HANOI: Vietnam on Wednesday (Sep 28) downgraded Typhoon Noru to a tropical depression, but warned residents to stay on alert because of the risks from flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain, the government said. The storm made landfall in the early hours with winds of 117kmh in the provinceContinue Reading
Strengthens Malaysia robust Digital Economy infrastructureSignals robust, allowing data center environment, digitally skilled skill US based,  Vantage Data Centers, a top global provider of hyperscale data middle campuses, announced the on-schedule delivery of the second data center (KUL12) on its Cyberjaya campus Malaysia, the other day. In addition , the company is…Continue Reading
BANGKOK: Thailand will legalise abortion up to 20 weeks, the government said on Tuesday (Sep 27), relaxing pregnant people’s access to the previously restricted medical procedure. Terminations remained illegal in the kingdom – except under incidents of rape or threat to the mother’s life – until February last year when itContinue Reading
China politics expert Kerry Brown said he was highly sceptical that there was anything more to be read into Xi’s brief absence. “I guess if there was deep dissatisfaction with Xi’s leadership in the elite … We would have seen at least a bit of evidence,” said Brown, professor ofContinue Reading
China politics expert Kerry Brown said he was highly skeptical that there was anything more to be read into Xi’s brief absence. “I guess if there was deep dissatisfaction with Xi’s leadership in the elite … We would have seen at least a bit of evidence,” said Brown, professor ofContinue Reading
Other money changers CNA spoke to on Tuesday morning said there has not been a significant uptick in demand for the pound. At The Arcade at Raffles Place, home to a cluster of money changers, lines had yet to form at around 10am. The owner of Shara Exchange, who gaveContinue Reading
Could the ghost of Shinzo Abe reach up from the grave and drag down Prime Minister Fumio Kishida with him? Only in a Japanese horror movie, perhaps – but today’s event is proving to be a nightmare for both Prime Minister Kishida and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The state funeral for Abe, Japan’s longest-serving […]
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SINGAPORE – Robust demand for Singapore’s electronics and semiconductors during the pandemic fueled the city-state’s fastest economic expansion in over a decade and big-ticket investments in chip-making capacity. Now, the notoriously cyclical semiconductor industry is in the grip of a deepening downturn as geopolitical and inflationary headwinds buffet the global economy. Chip makers in […]
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DHAKA, Bangladesh: Rescuers in northern Bangladesh on Tuesday (Sep 27) found more bodies from an overcrowded boat with Hindu pilgrims that capsized in one of the country’s worst recent river disasters, pushing the death toll to 66, officials said. At least 15 more people are still unaccounted for, said DipankarContinue Reading