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Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/03/2026
» The number of days when extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled around the world over the past 75 years, according to new research.
Asian LNG buyers struggling to find supplies
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/03/2026
» Some Asian buyers of liquefied natural gas are struggling to find prompt cargoes after a war-related outage at the world’s largest export facility in Qatar tightened global supplies.
Japan mulls abolishing face-to-face immigration checks amid tourism surge
Kyodo News, Published on 09/03/2026
» The Japanese government is moving to abolish with the need for most foreign tourists to meet face-to-face with immigration officers to enter the country as it seeks to streamline entry procedures amid the inbound tourism surge.
Philippines shortens work week to save energy
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/03/2026
» Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved a four-day work week for government offices starting on Monday in the country’s bid to save on energy as tensions in the Middle East push fuel costs higher.
Asian countries scramble to secure fuel supplies
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2026
» The impact of the war in the Middle East rippled further through global energy markets on Thursday, with Asian countries taking more measures to shore up supplies.
Singapore, Taiwan find more assets tied to accused scam kingpin
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/03/2026
» Authorities in Singapore and Taiwan say they have identified more than US$700 million worth of assets and illicit funds — a far larger sum than previously known — linked to Prince Group, founder Chen Zhi and others accused of running a transnational crime syndicate.
Mideast airspace closures bring flight chaos
News Agencies, Published on 28/02/2026
» Countries in the Persian Gulf closed their airspace on Saturday after Iran targeted US bases across the peninsula in retaliation for strikes on Tehran earlier in the day.
Imprisoned Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai wins rare appeal
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/02/2026
» A Hong Kong court has overturned former media mogul Jimmy Lai’s conviction in a fraud case, in a rare win for the pro-democracy advocate serving a 20-year sentence for national security charges.
Cobra Gold military exercises kick off in Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 24/02/2026
» One of the largest and longest-running multinational military exercises in Southeast Asia, Cobra Gold, began on Tuesday in Thailand with more than 8,000 personnel from 30 countries participating.
20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours, tower to close for Monday
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2026
» Twenty people were trapped inside an elevator at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan's tallest broadcasting tower and a popular tourist spot, will be closed throughout Monday for safety checks.