So, recently a company in Japan has created “artificial meteors”, to resemble shooting stars. This project is aimed to make “shooting stars on demand” a possibility. While this is incredibly interesting scientifically, regarding how they keep them in orbit and what they’re made out of in order to be able to see them from Earth is very intriguing however who… Read more »
HANOI • Hanoi is preparing to receive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a state visit, two sources told Reuters, while officials and diplomats said Vietnam is keen to host a second summit between Mr Kim and US President Donald Trump. A source said Mr Kim will travel to Vietnam for an official state visit after the Chinese New Year. A… Read more »
MANILA (NYTIMES) – The Philippine government should take control of the country’s largest shipyard, the defence secretary said on Thursday (Jan 17), after officials raised concerns that Chinese companies seeking to take it over would act as agents of Beijing, projecting China’s power deeper into the region. Among the foreign companies expressing interest in the sprawling shipyard on Subic Bay… Read more »
TOKYO (AFP) – A rocket carrying a satellite on a mission to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower blasted into space on Friday (Jan 18), Japanese scientists said. A start-up based in Tokyo developed the micro-satellite for the celestial show over Hiroshima early next year as the initial experiment for what it calls a “shooting stars on demand” service…. Read more »
OTTAWA (REUTERS) – China’s envoy to Canada on Thursday (Jan 17) warned Ottawa of possible repercussions if it banned technology firm Huawei Technologies from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks, the latest blast in a deepening bilateral dispute. Ambassador Lu Shaye, speaking at a news conference, did not give details. Canada is currently studying the security implications of 5G networks,… Read more »
Queensland is Australia’s northeast state, and recently they have changed a law banning people from taking wild crocodile eggs. The law in question has been in place since the 1980s, however since then the Northern Territory has allowed the taking of wild crocodile eggs. Allowing up to 100,000 being taken a year. Queensland just allowing 5,000 to be taken a… Read more »
PUTRAJAYA – Ties between Malaysia and Singapore are still “good”, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Wednesday (Jan 16), despite ongoing air and maritime disputes between the two countries. “Our relations with Singapore remain good. There are some issues but we are talking to each other, and that is very important,” national news agency Bernama quoted Datuk Saifuddin as… Read more »
Crocodile farmers in Queensland can now legally hunt and gather crocodile eggs in the wild, and hatch them for luxury goods, after quietly introduced changes to conservation laws. Hunters would have to apply for a licence to collect the eggs from nests in the wild, which would then be transported to private farms and hatched for their skins and meat.The… Read more »
KLATEN, CENTRAL JAVA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Mount Merapi, which stands on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java, has shown heightened volcanic activity over the past few days, spewing incandescent lava from its crater. Sidorejo subdistrict head Jemakir said that apart from incandescent lava, the volcano was emitting booming sounds resembling thunder more frequently, prompting local residents… Read more »
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States is closely watching Chinese intentions towards Taiwan, concerned that Beijing’s growing military prowess may increase the risk it could one day consider bringing the self-ruled island under its control by force, a US official said on Tuesday (Jan 15). The senior US defence intelligence official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, did not… Read more »