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‘Quiet’ supersonic jet ready to debut
Published on 12/01/2024
» Lockheed Martin Corp and the US space agency are preparing to give the public a sneak peek of a plane that could pave the way for airlines to dramatically speed up flights.
Spy satellite race in Asia heats up with Japanese rocket launch
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/01/2024
» SEOUL - A rocket carrying the latest addition to Japan's network of spy satellites is bound for orbit, a major step for the island nation as its neighbours also look to strengthen their surveillance capabilities in space.
TCMA Unveils "PPP-Saraburi Sandbox" Innovation Ecosystem at COP28
Published on 10/01/2024
» The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) made its presence felt at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it shared a success story in reducing CO2 emissions. In line with its commitment to transforming the 2050 Net Zero Cement and Concrete Roadmap into tangible actions, TCMA launched an innovative initiative called the "PPP-Saraburi Sandbox," a Public-Private-People Partnership that garnered significant support from the Thai government, global cement and concrete organisations, and aligned with the direction of other leading countries at COP28.
Mining on the Moon a boon of prestige rivalry
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/01/2024
» What could be so rare and valuable that it would be worth going all the way to the Moon to get some?
Is COP28 a boon or bane of the world?
News, Published on 08/01/2024
» The developments and challenges posed at the 28th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change evoke the words of F Scott Fitzgerald on being "able to see that things are hopeless yet determined to make them otherwise".
Key 2024 poll in California affects India
Oped, Published on 03/01/2024
» On Jan 28, people in my home state of California will finally get to cast ballots in a historic vote on whether to create a new independent country.
China ousts nine military lawmakers
Published on 30/12/2023
» China has abruptly ousted nine military figures from its national parliament without explanation, as a purge of personnel in the upper echelons of the country’s defence apparatus casts its net wider.
US military spaceplane launched
Published on 29/12/2023
» CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The US military’s secretive X-37B robot spaceplane blasted off from Florida on Thursday night on its seventh mission, the first launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
Secretive US spaceplane ready to go higher
Published on 28/12/2023
» CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - After weeks of false starts and delays, a SpaceX team was preparing again on Thursday to launch the US military’s secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its seventh mission, the first atop a rocket capable of delivering it to a higher orbit than ever before.
Bad to good: What kind of year was 2023 for Asia?
Oped, Published on 28/12/2023
» As 2023 departs, and 2024 -- and soon, the lunar Year of the Dragon -- arrives, we once again highlight the winners and losers of the year gone by in Asia.