When legal systems are transparent, it promotes public confidence. If people understand the basis of particular judgments, it helps to dispel misunderstandings. Although judicial proceedings are invariably mysterious, the Judiciary has done much in recent times to enhance public understanding. In 2019, the then-chief justice, Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, said that “to earn the community’s confidence […]
TOKYO, Jul 1, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has further increased its capacity to deliver End-to-End Open RAN ecosystems, along with system design and integration for legacy networks, to operators globally with its agreement to acquire Aspire Technology Unlimited Company (Aspire Technology), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is […]
People wait to buy fuel at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 27, 2022. (ERANGA JAYAWARDENA / AP PHOTO) COLOMBO – Sri Lanka will allow companies from oil-producing countries to import and sell fuel, the power and energy minister said on Tuesday, ending a duopoly as it tries to overcome a shortage […]
Novak Djokovic extended his record at the top of the ATP rankings to 370 weeks on Monday while Rafael Nadal drops down a place to number five. The Spaniard was knocked out of the Italian Open in the last 16 and is leapfrogged by the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who made it all the way to […]
Novak Djokovic won his sixth Italian Open title on Sunday after a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) in Rome. World number one Djokovic saw off Monte Carlo Masters champion Tsitsipas to claim the last major tournament before Roland Garros gets underway later this month. The 34-year-old won his first tournament of the […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol takes an oath during his inauguration in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on May 10, 2022. (JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) SEOUL – The Republic of Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday that his new government will open door to dialogue with the Democratic […]
Rafael Nadal returned to training on Monday following a four-week rib injury layoff, with just over a month to go before the French Open at Roland Garros. “Today’s first gentle workout after four weeks without stepping on a tennis court. What excitement to step onto clay again!” the world number four wrote on Twitter alongside […]
HONG KONG, Apr 12, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) is pleased to announce that public nomination is now open for the HKIRA 8th IR Awards 2022 (the ‘Awards’). This will be the eighth consecutive year of the Awards at which remarkable practices of good IR and corporate […]
Tiger Woods is paired with 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Chile’s Joaquin Niemann for the first two rounds of the Masters in pairings released Tuesday. Woods said Tuesday that he plans to play in the 86th Masters, making a epic return only 14 months after suffering severe right leg injuries […]
Iga Swiatek’s dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title by beating Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday. The Polish 20-year-old has now become only the fourth – and youngest – player to win the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami in the […]
Making the quarterfinals at a tournament used to be no big deal for Naomi Osaka. It was only a shock if it didn’t happen. Things are a bit different now. The former world No. 1 has made it through to the quarterfinals at the Miami Open — just the second time she has managed to […]
The Chinese team withdrew from the Swiss Open Super 300 event in Basel on Tuesday due to a number of Covid-19 cases and injuries, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said. The sport’s governing body added that there were other Covid-related pullouts at the US$180,000 World Tour event. “The Chinese Badminton Association reported a few positive […]
Rafael Nadal will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a rib injury, putting in jeopardy his preparations for the French Open in two months. Nadal said Tuesday he underwent exams after arriving in Spain from the United States and results showed he has a stress fracture on one of his left ribs. […]
Hong Kong’s top badminton player Angus Ng has withdrawn from the Swiss Open having tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Basel. The 27-year-old was hoping to use this tournament to climb back into the world’s top ten. He had been seeded sixth. That leaves world number 17 Lee Cheuk-yiu as Hong Kong’s only representative. […]
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it has begun allowing overseas mobile operators to access its Shared Open Lab environment, located in DOCOMO’s R&D Center in Yokosuka, Japan, to verify their virtualized radio access networks (vRAN), effective immediately. The lab is one of the initiatives […]
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been awarded its second ribbon from the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), this time for complying with the requirements for TIP’s OpenRAN RU Technical Requirements Document 2.0. This updated, comprehensive list of technical requirements for Open RAN is built on the […]
Rafael Nadal said earlier in the week that he wasn’t aware of his career statistics. Now, he might want to have a look at them. The 35-year-old Spaniard defeated Cameron Norris 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Mexican Open and extend his career-best start for a season to 15-0 as he won his 91st […]
TOKYO, Feb 25, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has dramatically expanded its open RAN Radio Units (O-RUs) portfolio with the introduction of several new products and configurations. These 18 new Radio Units help NEC maintain its leadership position in the O-RU segment as ORAN deployments gain momentum globally. […]
TOKYO, Feb 25, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced it has enhanced its Converged Core by launching a containerized Charging Gateway Function (CGF). This new Network Function (NF) provides significant flexibility in processing increasingly complex billing information, while also enabling mobile network operators (MNOs) to efficiently launch new […]
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the general availability of its 4G/5G Converged Core. This award-winning, industry-leading high performance product can now be deployed for 4G and 5G in standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) configurations. The NEC Converged Core uses a cloud-native, fully containerized […]
TOKYO, Feb 18, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – KDDI CORPORATION, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited announced that the companies have turned on the world’s first(1) commercial 5G Standalone(2) (referred to as “5G SA” below) Open Radio Access Network (referred to as “Open RAN” below) site powered by virtualized Radio Access Network […]
TOKYO, Feb 4, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (6701) today announced its participation in MWC Barcelona 2022 from February 28 to March 3, where it will highlight its end-to-end, open network-based portfolio and world-class system integration. Together, this best-in-class combination of products and services simplifies the transition to 5G and helps […]
Daniil Medvedev will play Rafa Nadal for the Australian Open title on Sunday after a stirring victory over Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final on Friday. The Russian world number two reached the Australian Open decider for the second year in succession by defeating Tsitsipas 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1. Should Medvedev defeat the […]
Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong has won his second junior doubles Grand Slam tennis title. The 17-year-old teamed up with American Bruno Kuzuhara to beat Alex Michelson and Adolfo Daneil Vallejo 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the Australian Open. Having cruised through the opening set, Wong and Kuzuhara looked set for an easy victory at […]
Rafael Nadal is now within one victory of a record 21st Grand Slam singles title. The 35-year-old Spaniard advanced to the Australian Open final for a sixth time with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win Friday over Matteo Berrettini. He arrived in Australia not knowing how long he’d last after months off the tour recovering […]
TOKYO, Jan 28, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Blue Danube Systems, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of CBRS/4G/5G RAN products and AI/ML-based software solutions that help mobile operators address the challenge of 5G network buildouts and spectrum […]
World number two and title favourite Daniil Medvedev won over the Australian Open crowd on Saturday as the Russian “villain” eased into the last 16 along with Stefanos Tsitsipas. After the drama of Friday, when defending champion Naomi Osaka exited Melbourne in the third round, the leading women’s seeds were also mostly untroubled on day […]
A philosophical Naomi Osaka said on Friday she “is not God” and cannot always win after the defending champion was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by unseeded Amanda Anisimova. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion won the first set on Margaret Court Arena but the nerveless American saved two match […]
The women’s third-seed at the Australian Open tennis has been knocked out in the second round. The title challenge of Spain’s Garbine Muguruza was ended 6-3, 6-3 by Alize Cornet of France. Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit (6) also lost in straight sets to Denmark’s Clara Tauson, However, the number two seed, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, is […]
Top-ranked Ash Barty breezed through to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday for the sixth consecutive year, beating Italian qualifier Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1 in under an hour at the Rod Laver Arena. Barty is bidding to become the first Australian woman since 1978 to win her home Grand Slam tournament. Provided […]