11 out of 100 awardees are based in Malaysia including Saora Industries
Part of Project AsiaForward initiative to celebrate tech led entities in SEA As part of its Project AsiaForward initiative, Alibaba Cloud has teamed up with tech ecosystem partners to celebrate the diverse achievements of tech-driven entities in Southeast Asia.
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The dissonance between the two conflict-ridden ends of Russia’s periphery continues to shrink as the situation in Ukraine exerts an increasing influence on the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. The development of North Korea-Russia relations since the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine suggests multilateralism aimed at curbing the security threat posed by […]Continue Reading
Less than two years since the military coup that triggered a new era of civil war, Myanmar’s democratic resistance is pushing for a swift conclusion to a still escalating conflict. In a high-risk move that effectively defines the dry season of early 2023 as decisive for the country’s future, the shadow National Unity Government (NUG) […]Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Head of the Civil Service Leo Yip delivered a speech at the annual public service leadership ceremony on Tuesday (Nov 1). Mr Leo said the COVID-19 pandemic had highlighted the critical role of leadership in government. Singapore’s Government is refreshing its social compact through the Forward Singapore exercise, he noted,Continue Reading
WASHINGTON: North Korea on Monday (Oct 31) demanded that the United States and South Korea stop large-scale military exercises, calling them a provocation that may draw “more powerful follow-up measures” from Pyongyang. “The situation in the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity has entered the serious confrontation phase of power forContinue Reading
SEOUL – Is the Itaewon Halloween tragedy President Yoon Suk-yeol’s “Sewol” moment? That’s the question that surfaced on social media just hours after the Saturday night tragedy in which 154 Halloween revelers in Seoul’s Itaewon district were killed in a crowd-crush disaster that shook the nation. The “Sewol” reference is to the 2014 sinking of […]Continue Reading
China plans to upgrade its conventional submarines with lithium-ion batteries, a power move that could significantly increase its fleet’s combat and survival capabilities. This month, South China Morning Post reported that China’s conventional submarine fleet might soon be powered by lithium-ion batteries, taking advantage of technological developments in the country’s electric vehicle (EV) industry, currently […]Continue Reading
This is the first time the fee caps for anchor operators will be revised since they were introduced in 2014.Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior U.S. official responsible for nuclear policy raised some eyebrows by saying Washington would be willing to engage in arms-control talks with Pyongyang. Read full storyContinue Reading
BRASILIA: Brazil’s electoral authorities are preparing for a competitive election on Sunday (Oct 30) with a result that may be contested by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro if he loses to his leftist adversary, who has a narrow lead in recent opinion polls. Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE), led by justicesContinue Reading