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Chinese company gives leftover hotpot oil second life as jet fuel
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» CHENGDU (CHINA) - At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel.
Staff shortages dent Hong Kong air hub hopes
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» HONG KONG: Regional airlines are struggling to ramp up flights to Hong Kong because of staff shortages at the airport, slowing the city's plan to recapture its travel hub status, industry insiders have told AFP.
Southeast Asia's Russian dilemma as summits loom
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» Southeast Asian countries look set to maintain ties with Russia as a trio of global summits loom, despite United States-led efforts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine invasion.
Myanmar junta diverting civilian jet fuel to military: Amnesty
AFP, Published on 03/11/2022
» Aviation fuel supplied to junta-ruled Myanmar for civilian planes is being diverted to the military, whose air force has been linked to war crimes, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
'Watched the whole time': China's surveillance state grows under Xi
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» BEIJING - When Chen picked up his phone to vent his anger at getting a parking ticket, his message on WeChat was a drop in the ocean of daily posts on China's biggest social network.
China's Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» BEIJING: Chinese military exercises around Taiwan are set to disrupt one of the world's busiest shipping zones, analysts told AFP, highlighting the island's critical position in already stretched global supply chains.
Most Asian markets hit by Ukraine fears, tech selloff
AFP, Published on 14/03/2022
» Asian markets mostly fell Monday as traders track developments in the Ukraine war and diplomatic efforts to bring the crisis to an end while Hong Kong took a pounding after China placed Shenzhen into lockdown, fuelling a rout in the tech sector.
Pet owners go private to jet 'fur babies' out of Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 01/02/2022
» HONG KONG: Bags packed and ready to go, Hong Kong house cats Teddy and Newman were all set for leaving on a private jet plane -- an expensive last resort for their owners as the city piles on pandemic restrictions.
Tel Aviv ranked world's priciest city for first time
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» LONDON - Tel Aviv is the world's most expensive city to live in as soaring inflation has pushed up living costs globally, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
AFP, Published on 28/11/2021
» A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the benefits of a project that has seen thousands of farmers evicted from their land.