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Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2024
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday, naming July 4 as the date for a vote his governing Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
Vietnam aims to produce 100,000-500,000 tonnes of hydrogen yearly
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam aims to produce 100,000 to 500,000 metric tonnes of hydrogen a year by 2030 as part of its energy transition efforts, according to the country's hydrogen development strategy adopted earlier this month.
Moon lander launched half century after last Apollo mission
Reuters, Published on 15/02/2024
» CAPE CANAVERAL - A moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first United States lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft.
China General Nuclear to develop renewable energy base in Laos
Reuters, Published on 18/09/2023
» BEIJING - China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has signed a project development agreement with the government of Laos to develop a renewable energy base in the north of the country, according to a statement released by CGN on Sunday.
Biden unlikely to attend Asean summits
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2023
» WASHINGTON/JAKARTA: United States President Joe Biden is unlikely to attend summits with Southeast Asian leaders in Jakarta next month, multiple sources told Reuters, an absence that would raise questions about US commitment to a region vital in its efforts to push back against China's expanding influence.
Malaysia seeks UN climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the UN Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop a national plan to adapt to climate change, the environment ministry said last week, amid deadly floods that have displaced nearly 70,000 people this month.
US caps year of drills to deter China with 10-day military exercise
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2021
» USS CARL VINSON: The United States on Tuesday completed ten days of joint military drills in Asian waters with Japan and other allies as it ups the ante on deterring China from pursuing its territorial ambitions amid growing tension in the region over Taiwan.
Indonesia project to convert fuel-powered motorbikes to electric
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia on Wednesday launched a pilot project to convert motorcycles that run on combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles, part of a national drive to make transport more environmentally friendly, the energy ministry said.
Singapore prepares for long term life - and death - with Covid
Reuters, Published on 17/08/2021
» SINGAPORE: With just a few dozen Covid-19 deaths and one of the world's highest vaccination rates, Singapore wants to reopen for business - and is laying the groundwork to live with the coronavirus as it does other common diseases such as influenza.