CHINA has urged tighter cooperation with its regional partners to jointly reduce biosecurity risks. China has urged collaboration with Southeast Asian countries to improve biosecurity and the governance of bioweapons.…
GOOGLE’S parent company, Alphabet, reported strong third-quarter results, with revenue increasing 15 per cent year-over-year to $88.3 billion, largely driven by its advertising business and cloud services. Net income rose…
THE Indian Ocean island of Mauritius blocked access to social media on Friday, just days ahead of a general election, as tensions mounted over a wire-tapping scandal. Mauritius has been…
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday announced a new action plan to enhance its disaster resilience efforts in Asia and the Pacific region. The Disaster Risk Management Action Plan…
New Zealand’s Manuka honey exporter Comvita hopes to continue to share “the healing power of nature” with more people through the upcoming annual China International Import Expo (CIIE). “The Chinese…
THE formations of Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong carried out a dual aircraft carrier formation exercise for the first time in the South China Sea, according to the Chinese…
NOT all rocket engineers get to strap in and blast off into space, but Wang Haoze made this thrilling leap on Wednesday. Wang, who used to design system parameters for…
EAST Japan Railway (JR East) and West Japan Railway (JR West) are struggling to keep regional rail services profitable as they continue facing significant passenger declines, local media reported. In…
CHINESE astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze will carry out the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceflight mission, and Cai will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency announced at…
A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator. Japan shut down all…
