US-claimed deployment of orbital weapons 'exposes space hegemony, risks fueling global arms race'
US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink's disclosure that the Space Force has operational "space control weapons" in orbit marks Washington's most direct acknowledgment yet of deployed orbital weaponry, underscoring its drive to maintain military dominance in space amid growing speculation about its
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WTO warns weakened trade rules could leave global GDP up to 10 pct lower
The World Trade Organization (WTO) warned Tuesday that failure to modernize the global trading system could leave global GDP as much as 10 percent lower than under a strengthened multilateral system, as trade policy faces its most serious and sustained disruption in decades.
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Malaysia to offer 250 MW of fixed-price green power contracts for 2027
Malaysia's new 250-megawatt (MW) quota under the feed-in tariff (FiT) program for 2027 is expected to generate 3 billion ringgit (about 740 million US dollars) in investment and create more than 5,000 direct and indirect jobs, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation said on
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Google Cloud opens first Southeast Asia engineering center in Singapore
Google Cloud on Tuesday opened its Singapore Engineering Center, a product development hub in Southeast Asia and the company's first engineering center in the region. The company said in a statement that the center brings together software engineers specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), AI
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4 killed following refrigerator explosion in India's Karnataka
At least four members of a family were killed and two others suffered burn injuries early Tuesday after a refrigerator in their accommodation exploded in the southwestern state of Karnataka, police said. The explosion took place at Chavat Galli, near the Central Bus Stand in Belagavi district, about
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Cambodia raids 85 online scam sites in August, detaining 1,255 suspects
Cambodian authorities cracked down on 85 small-scale online scam sites in August, detaining 1,255 suspects, according to a National Police report released Tuesday. These operations are crucial to preventing criminals from relocating, as the authorities continue to use an "iron fist" to crush and
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Serbian president says to submit resignation on Sept. 27
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Monday that he would submit his resignation on Sept. 27 and then campaign as an ordinary citizen for the post of prime minister during the Balkan state's snap parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 25.
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Philippines' claim of so-called maritime jurisdiction over China's territory is illegal: spokesperson
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Tuesday that the Philippines' claim of so-called maritime jurisdiction over China's territory is illegal. Guo made the remarks at a regular press briefing, adding that China will continue to take resolute measures to safeguard its territory,
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DR Congo reports over 7,200 Ebola cases amid overall downward trend
More than 7,200 confirmed Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as sustained transmission continues in several provinces despite an overall downward trend of the epidemic, according to governmental data released Tuesday.
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Australia's social isolation nearly doubles over two decades: study
Australians are becoming increasingly lonely and socially isolated, according to new research, which found rates of social isolation nearly doubled over the past 23 years. Loneliness rates also increased over time, though more gradually than social isolation, with the sharpest impacts observed among
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Special advisor to Brazilian president to visit China
Special Advisor to the President of Brazil Celso Amorim will visit China from September 16 to 17, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director
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Japanese PM announces reshuffling LDP leadership on Wednesday, cabinet on Thursday
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announced Tuesday that she will reshuffle the party's executive lineup on Wednesday and her cabinet on Thursday, Jiji Press reported.The announcement was made at a meeting of LDP executives held at the
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Chinese seeds and standards underpin rice harvest in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is strengthening local food production through agricultural cooperation with China, with improved rice varieties and locally adapted cultivation standards supporting a harvest averaging 8,374 kilograms per hectare at a demonstration farm this year.The benefits are reaching
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Microsoft publishes AI code of conduct
Microsoft's AI division published a code of conduct Monday governing how its artificial intelligence models should behave, as fears rise about the dangers of AI.The document is built around what Microsoft calls "Humanist AI" -- systems designed to stay firmly under human control rather than act on
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