A Turkish paramedic (right) looks at a rescue operation in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, Feb 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye/JANDARIS, Syria – Two women were pulled from the rubble in Türkiye's southern city of Kahramanmaras and a mother and two children were rescued from the city of Antakya on Wednesday, as rescue efforts shifted […]
Israeli police examine the scene of an alleged stabbing attack at Shuafat crossing in East Jerusalem, Feb 13, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) JERUSALEM – Israel passed a law on Wednesday that would allow authorities to strip people who have been jailed of citizenship or residency if they receive Palestinian funds for actions deemed as terrorism, […]
In this image released by the New Zealand Defense Force on Feb 15, 2023, people stand on a rooftop of a home waiting to be winched to safety by helicopter in the Esk Valley, near Napier, New Zealand. (PHOTO / NEW ZEALAND DEFENSE FORCE VIA AP) WELLINGTON – Cyclone Gabrielle weakened and moved away from New […]
KUCHING, MALAYSIA, Feb 14, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Civil engineering specialist Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad (SCIB) today announced that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SCIB International (Labuan) Ltd. (SCIBILL), has issued a notice of termination to PT Cipta Multi Sarana (PTCMS) for the proposed engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) project involving earthworks […]
Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (left) shakes hands with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin after a news conference at the US State Department, Jan 11, 2023, in Washington. (PHOTO / AP) TOKYO – Japan plans to bulk-order Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States by March next year as it begins a rapid military […]
Syrians gather at a shelter in Antakya, southeastern Türkiye, Feb 10, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Türkiye will not accept more refugees from Syria after the earthquakes, denying claims that Syrians were flooding into the country following the deadly quakes. "Claims that there is a […]
A man stands on top of the rubble of his house destroyed during an earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Türkiye, Feb 12, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) ANTAKYA/ELBISTAN, Türkiye – Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Türkiye and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought […]
January marked a turning point for Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland after three years of anti-pandemic measures. Though World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus decided COVID-19 still represents a public health emergency of international concern, the United Nations’ highest level of alert, he said he believed the pandemic to be at an inflection […]
Rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Türkiye on Feb 9, 2023, after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Türkiye. (PHOTO / AFP) ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria – Rescue crews on Friday pulled a 10-day-old boy and his mother from the ruins of a collapsed building in Türkiye and dug […]
Rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Türkiye on Feb 9, 2023, after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Türkiye. (PHOTO / AFP) ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria – Rescue crews on Friday pulled a 10-day-old boy and his mother from the ruins of a collapsed building in Türkiye and dug […]
Global integration is evolving rather than retreating, calling for right response on China business (JIN DING / CHINA DAILY) Over the past 40 years, our world has become ever more interconnected. Today, no region is close to self-sufficiency, and all benefit from global connections. However, the increasing stress on the global flows of goods and […]
Trans fat is a killer: up to 500,000 people a year die worldwide from the consequences of eating it. Trans fat increases LDL(or "bad") cholesterol, the compound that clogs arteries and causes heart attacks and deaths from heart disease. Most trans fat comes from artificial, industrially-produced Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils (PHO), and is used in […]
Workers clear a road blocked by a landslide after a heavy downpour and flood on the outskirts of Auckland on Feb 1, 2023. Residents in Australia's Norfolk Island and in New Zealand braced for heavy rain and gales over the weekend from Cyclone Gabrielle. (PHOTO / AFP) SYDNEY – Residents in Australia's Norfolk Island and […]
Rescuers carry out search operations among the rubble of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Türkiye on Feb 9, 2023, after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Türkiye. (PHOTO / AFP) ANTAKYA, Türkiye/JANDARIS, Syria – Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria three days […]
Editor's Note: After the conclusion of the 14th meeting of its International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee recently, the World Health Organization issued a statement saying the novel coronavirus pandemic remains a public health emergency of international concern. Why did the WHO say so and what are its possible consequences? Two experts share their views on […]
Many in China and the Netherlands share a passion for combining innovation and employee-friendly entrepreneurship. Chinese company Huawei is an example. As for a Dutch company, centenarian brand Philips is globally famous for light bulbs and small household appliances. One of Philips's spin-off companies is another big Dutch brand, ASML Holding, which is a world […]
Pakistani naval marine take part in a drill during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 at the beach in Karachi on Nov 17, 2022. (RIZWAN TABASSUM / AFP) KARACHI, PAKISTAN – Pakistan's navy said on Wednesday it will host 50 countries for regular maritime exercises that are held every two years involving ships, […]
Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a gas station in Jakarta on Feb 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BENGALURU — Rich countries should stop throwing up roadblocks to poorer ones trying to secure energy supplies and do more to help them make the green transition, officials from Global South nations told the India Energy Week conference […]
The centerpiece of the US' competition policy with China is decoupling, which was initiated by the Donald Trump administration and has been broadened by the Joe Biden administration. This is nothing new when it comes to an incumbent power dealing with the challenges posed by a rising power. The United States was itself at the […]
Civil defense workers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Feb 6, 2023, after a powerful earthquake. (PHOTO / AP) ANTAKYA, Türkiye – Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in […]
TOKYO, Feb 7, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (TSE Code: 7011) announced that order intake rose 19.0% year-over-year to YEN2,966.1 billion in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. Revenue rose 11.1% to YEN2,938.0 billion year-over-year, resulting in business profit of YEN105.2 billion, a 30.3% increase from the previous fiscal […]
Officials in favored destination on hand to greet first arrivals from China A ceremony is held at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport on Monday to welcome the first batch of tourists from Guangzhou since China resumed outbound group travel. (YANG WANLI / CHINA DAILY) Thailand is among the countries that welcomed the return of Chinese […]
Certain opinion leaders in Global Britain seem to be having yet another serious anxiety attack over China. Recently, three shorter letters appeared adjacent to one another in The Times. All were clearly written, but it felt like a relay-team effort given that, as a trio, they offered measurably interlaced, fulsome praise for a report in […]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb 6, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – A delegation of business leaders from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led by the city’s Chief Executive Mr John Lee and principal government officials, has arrived in Riyadh to explore collaboration opportunities with the business community of Saudi Arabia. Several Memoranda […]
A tea vendor makes his way as it rains in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Oct 12, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP) Private international bondholders are ready to hold debt restructuring talks with Sri Lanka consistent with the parameters and targets set out in the International Monetary Fund's program, their legal adviser said on Friday. Global investment […]
In this Feb 23, 2017 file photo, storage tanks for contaminated water stand at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. (PHOTO / POOL / AP) TOKYO – The Pacific island country of Micronesia, one of the fiercest critics of a Japanese decision […]
A general view shows Shwedagon pagoda during the Thingyan water festival, marking the Buddhist new year, in Yangon on April 13, 2022. (STR / AFP) YANGON – Myanmar's State Administration Council has declared martial law in 37 towns of four regions and four states in the Southeast Asian country. According to the council's orders issued […]
In this Jan 28, 2023, photo provided by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, its members search for a radioactive capsule believed to have fallen off a truck being transported on a freight route on the outskirts of Perth, Australia. Australian authorities on Feb 1, 2023 find a radioactive capsule that was lost in […]
The Mini makes it easy to earn income from the internet. CASPER, WYOMING, February 01, 2023 – (SEAPRWire) – PKT Pal has announced the launch of its latest product, the Mini by PKT Pal. The Mini is an Open Mesh wifi system that enables users with high-quality internet to earn money by safely sharing online access. Each Mini includes […]
A member of the Incident Management Team coordinates the search for a radioactive capsule that was lost in transit by a contractor hired by Rio Tinto, at the Emergency Services Complex in Cockburn, Australia, in this undated handout photo. (PHOTO / DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES VIA REUTERS) MELBOURNE – Australia’s nuclear safety agency […]