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Australian engineers patent thermal energy storage 'block'
Business, Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» NEWCASTLE, Australia: A team of engineers at Australia's University of Newcastle has patented a material designed to store thermal energy in the form of a block, which its inventors hope can be used to ease the transition away from coal-fired power.
Temasek-backed consortium makes $2.5bn bid for Singapore Press
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» SINGAPORE: A consortium of three property developers backed by Singapore state investor Temasek offered to buy media group Singapore Press Holdings for S$3.34 billion (US$2.48 billion) on Friday, seeking to out-bid conglomerate Keppel Corp.
Heirs step up as Covid deaths rock street-food stalls
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of Covid-19 in July.
Blinken warns China against unilateral action regarding Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2021
» ROME: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart on Sunday that the United States opposed actions by China that have increased tensions across the Taiwan Strait, a senior State Department official said.
Indonesia authorises Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved the Sinovac Biotech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for younger kids.
Chamber of Commerce sees 600,000 foreign tourists in Nov-Dec
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» Thailand is expected to receive 300,000 foreign tourists each month for the rest of the year, the chamber of commerce said on Monday, as the country welcomed the first vaccinated visitors without quarantine requirements.
Thai Airways to sell 42 jets, cut workforce to reduce costs
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» Thai Airways International Plc will sell 42 planes and cut nearly a third of its workforce as part of a plan to slim down the fleet and cut costs, the head of its restructuring committee said on Monday.
Novavax Covid vaccine receives emergency use authorisation in Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» Novavax Inc and partner Serum Institute of India said on Monday they received emergency use authorisation for their Covid-19 vaccine in Indonesia, making it the first approval anywhere in the world for Novavax.
US concerned over Myanmar army operations in Chin state, town ablaze
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» The United States has expressed concern about increased military operations in parts of Myanmar, including Chin state, where it said more than 100 homes and churches had been destroyed in the offensive.
Philippines asks Netflix to remove spy drama episodes over Chinese map
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines said on Monday it has asked Netflix Inc to remove episodes of spy drama "Pine Gap" because of a map showing Chinese claims to the South China Sea, the second country to do so after Vietnam.