It’s the dawning of the age of … something.Japan will reveal the name of the country’s next era on April 1, as the country prepares for the abdication of Emperor Akihito later this year.The current Heisei Era began in 1989, when Akihito succeeded his father Emperor Hirohito, who ruled during the Showa period and is now known as the Showa… Read more »
A rescue operation has been launched to save people trapped in a blaze engulfing a 22-story building in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.At least five people were killed and 60 injured as the fire ripped through the FR Tower in the commercial Banani area on Thursday.Photographs showed thick clouds of smoke billowing from the building and emergency crews working to douse… Read more »
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Bay’s ecosystem is not dying. In fact, a new sardine species, Sardinella pacifica, has been discovered in Manila Bay waters and in other parts of the country. According to a peer-reviewed journal article, Japanese taxonomists Harutaka Hata and Hiroyuki Motomura collected samples from Manila Bay, Quezon, Sorsogon, and Samar and these revealed distinct characteristics from other sardine… Read more »
The report, issued by the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, says it can provide “only limited assurance that the long-term security risks can be managed in the Huawei equipment currently deployed in the UK”. The report reflects what are said to be deep frustrations at the failure of the company to address previously identified problems. Huawei… Read more »
TAIPEI • Taiwan plans to ramp up punishments for those who cause a fatal accident while drink driving, including the death penalty for the most egregious cases, sparking an outcry from abolition and rights groups. The Cabinet yesterday approved a draft amendment to the Criminal Code that would make death by drink driving an indictable murder offence, potentially punishable by… Read more »
China and Russia have sent home more than half of their North Korean workers, likely tens of thousands of people, according to reports submitted to the UN North Korean Security Council sanctions committee.Russia’s report said that the number of North Korean workers with valid work permits decreased from 30,023 to 11,490 persons.In its report, China, the strongest ally of North… Read more »