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Gadgets11 months ago

Microsoft announces AI skilling opportunities for 2.5 million people in the ASEAN region by 2025

[ad_1] Microsoft announced a commitment to equip 2.5 million people in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with AI skills by 2025....
World News1 year ago

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup

[ad_1] Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in...
World News2 years ago

US Navy plane flies through Taiwan Strait, China carries out more drills

[ad_1] TAIPEI, July 13 (Reuters) – Chinese fighter jets monitored a U.S. Navy patrol plane that flew through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, as China...
World News2 years ago

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map

[ad_1] HANOI, July 3 (Reuters) – Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s...
World News2 years ago

US combat ship to make rare port call in Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions

[ad_1] HANOI, June 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in a...
World News2 years ago

China rebukes US, Canadian navies for Taiwan Strait transit

[ad_1] TAIPEI, June 3 (Reuters) – China’s military rebuked the United States and Canada for “deliberately provoking risk” after the countries’ navies staged a rare joint...
World News2 years ago

Singapore PM orders probe into ministers’ homes amid public anger

[ad_1] [1/2] Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attends the 22nd ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo SINGAPORE, May...
World News2 years ago

Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city, sparing major refugee camps

[ad_1] DHAKA, May 14 (Reuters) – Storm surges whipped up by a powerful cyclone moving inland from the Bay of Bengal inundated the Myanmar port city...
World News2 years ago

Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

[ad_1] Challenge ahead for opposition parties to form government Move Forward comes close to sweep of capital Bangkok No alliances with dictator-backed parties – Pita Military...
World News2 years ago

Philippines’ Marcos to seek specifics from Biden on US defence commitment

[ad_1] MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday said he will press U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to make clear the extent...
World News2 years ago

Analysis: China’s intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S., allies

[ad_1] HONG KONG, April 4 (Reuters) – China is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea, according to...
World News2 years ago

Deadlier and more media savvy, separatist rebels evolve in Indonesia’s Papua

[ad_1] JAKARTA, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Egianus Kogoya, the dreadlocked rebel behind the kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot this month in the highlands of Indonesia’s...
World News2 years ago

Host India doesn’t want G20 to discuss further Russia sanctions – sources

[ad_1] BENGALURU, Feb 22 (Reuters) – India does not want the G20 to discuss additional sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine during New Delhi’s...
World News2 years ago

Q&A: UN rep on opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’

[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand – The Golden Triangle – a region where the jungle borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet – has long been notorious as the...
World News2 years ago

Adani’s market losses top $100 bln as crisis shockwaves spread

[ad_1] Market rout deepens in Indian tycoon Adani’s shares Adani Enterprises loses $26 bln in value since report Falls after Adani pulled share sale, investors spooked...
World News2 years ago

Factbox: High-altitude spy balloons: old concept, new applications

[ad_1] Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. officials said on Thursday that a Chinese “surveillance balloon” has been flying over the United States for several days. Using...
World News2 years ago

Nine dead, more casualties expected after tornadoes rip through U.S. Southeast

[ad_1] ATLANTA, Jan 13 (Reuters) – At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in the...
World News2 years ago

India makes COVID test mandatory for arrivals from some countries, including China

[ad_1] NEW DELHI, Dec 24 (Reuters) – India has mandated a COVID-19 negative test report for travelers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and...
World News2 years ago

Vietnam in big push to expand South China Sea outposts – U.S. think tank

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Vietnam has conducted a major expansion of dredging and landfill work at several of its South China Sea outposts in...
World News2 years ago

Thousands on alert in Indonesia’s Java after Mt. Semeru eruption

[ad_1] JAKARTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island’s...

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