NEW DELHI (THE STATESMAN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Climate change has stamped its signature on the world’s oceans and atmosphere. A primary contributor to climate change is global warming, which modulates the wind and wave field patterns, sea surface temperature, and sea level pressure anomalies. These changes may result in oceanic warming and hasten the melting […]
KATHMANDU (THE KATHMANDU POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The vulnerabilities inherent in power distribution have once again become visible in recent months. Electricity leakage, which plagues a large part of the distribution system and causes heavy financial losses to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has again shown a slight increase. The level of leakage, which rose […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong will look into shortening Covid-19 quarantine requirements for travellers, while still aiming to curb the spread of the virus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, the city’s new leader John Lee said on Tuesday (July 5). Mr Lee spoke at his first weekly news conference as the city’s chief […]
TOKYO, Jul 5, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received a series of contracts from Taiwan’s state-owned Taiwan Power Company (TPC) for a large-scale renovation project of power generation equipment at the Datan Power Plant in the city of Taoyuan, on […]
A fisherman stands on dry sands at the confluence between the Ticino and Po River at Ponte della Becca, near Linarolo, south of Pavia on June 17, 2022. (PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP) ROME – Italy on Monday declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the river Po, which accounts for roughly a third of […]
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, poses with ministers in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 4, 2022. (LUDOVIC MARIN, POOL VIA AP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Monday for the second time in six weeks, the Elysee (office of the president) announced. The new government has […]
HONG KONG, Jul 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – CEL Infrastructure Investment Fund II (“Fund II”), a private equity fund sponsored and managed by China Everbright Limited (“CEL”, stock code: 165.HK) has made significant progress in fundraising. On June 29, 2022, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (“AIIB”) approved to commit of US$100 million including […]
MUMBAI, INDIA, Jul 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – QualityKiosk Technologies, one of the largest independent global quality assurance service providers, announced that it is extending its partnership with BrowserStack, a leading cloud-based testing platform enabling on-demand, cross-browser and cross-device testing, into the international regions of US, EMEA and APAC. QualityKiosk’s strong domain […]
Arizona, Jul 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Metabook announced today the launch of a Web3 rating system and is launching an influencer program, aimed at returning hope to the crypto ecosystem. For that purpose, there is the first Ranking of Web3 leaders fighting against the wrong statements about “crypto winter”, and an […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He had a “constructive” exchange over macro economies and global supply chains via a video call with United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday (July 5), China’s commerce ministry said. The two sides had a “pragmatic and frank” exchange of views on topics including the macroeconomic situation and […]
SEOUL (NYTIMES) – Mr Jung Seong-hoon, 22, shared the frustrations of young South Koreans looking at a bleak future: Jobs are scarce, rent is high, and debt is climbing. So last month, he ran for a spot on his local city legislature and won. Mr Jung exemplifies the young blood entering South Korean politics in […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea plans to increase the contribution of nuclear power in the country’s power source mix to 30 per cent or more by 2030 from 27.4 per cent in 2021, the industry ministry said on Tuesday (July 5). South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has rejected the idea of phasing out nuclear […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Macau reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (July 5), taking the total to more than 900 infections since mid-June, as authorities in the world’s biggest gambling hub race to contain its largest outbreak since the pandemic began. More than 13,000 people are under quarantine in the Chinese special administrative region, […]
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The plight of a mother, whose plea to legalise medical marijuana was amplified by social media, has reignited discussions within the government and among lawmakers about making a limited exception for the banned substance in a country known for its firm anti-drug policy. Indonesia Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin may […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – North Korea appears to have released water from a dam near its border with South Korea, prompting vacationers in the neighbouring country to evacuate over rising water levels on the Imjin River, officials said on Tuesday (July 5). The water level at a bridge at the river in the South’s border county […]
YOGYAKARTA (REUTERS) – Concerned about how Indonesian students with hearing impairments often miss out on religious education, cleric Abdul Kahfi founded an Islamic boarding school to help them study and recite scripture from the Quran using sign language. Opened in 2019 in the city of Yogyakarta in central Java, the Darul A’shom school now has […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s Anhui province reported 231 Covid-19 cases for Monday (July 4) as authorities race to quash any risk of infections spilling over into one of the nation’s most economically significant regions. The eastern province has now recorded more than 1,000 infections since late last week. Authorities locked down Si County and a […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China has largely escaped the crippling consumer inflation afflicting other major economies, but that may be starting to change as pork prices surge. The government has embarked on a campaign to rein in the market for pork, just as higher costs of its staple meat threaten to breach inflation targets and complicate […]
HONG KONG, Jul 5, 2022 – (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) – 近日，由兴业银行独家主承销的云南省建设投资控股集团有限公司债权融资计划成功发行，发行规模10亿元，成为全市场首单科创债权融资计划。 科创债权融资计划是北京金融资产交易所推出的服科创企业发展的创…
A competitor dives in the Seine river near the Eiffel Tower as part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving event, June 18, 2022 in Paris. (THOMAS PADILLA / AP) PARIS – The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic 60 million euro […]