KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Amazfit, a premium smart wearable hardware brand owned by Zepp Health Corporation, is going Big with Bip in the latest launch of smartwatches catered to the pursuit of an active and healthy lifestyle. The Bip 3 will be launched online on 15 June while […]
The Washington Post published an article on Saturday supposedly based on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's response to a question posed to him by one of its writers after the Ukrainian leader's virtual address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. According to the article, Zelensky called for international support for Taiwan "before China attacks", and proposed […]
The bud of a cannabis plant stands tall at a farm in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand on June 5, 2022. (SAKCHAI LALIT / AP) BANGKOK – Thailand legalized the growing of marijuana and its consumption in food and drinks on Thursday, the first Asian country to do so, with the aim of boosting its agriculture […]
United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's nine-day trip of back-to-back visits to the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos starting on Sunday is a further bid by the Joe Biden administration to drive wedges between those countries and China. Rather than reflecting the US' "continued commitment to the Indo-Pacific", Sherman's visits－which […]
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Jan 2, 2022. (EMIL SALMAN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) JERUSALEM – A laser-based air defense system that Israel hopes to deploy from next year to neutralize enemy rockets and drones will cost just $2 per interception, […]
A study of history, in general, gives us insights into the present. The United States bombed Tokyo to the ground during World War II and dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Since then, Japan has more or less followed the diktats of the US, especially on the diplomatic and economic fronts. Japan, like Germany […]
Had it not been for the historic chief executive election on May 8, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region might not have left some politicians from the European Union off the rails over the smooth and successful return of John Lee Ka-chiu as the city’s next leader, a ballot maligned as “dismantling the ‘one country, […]
People wearing protective masks walk around the famed Shibuya scramble crossing in a shopping and entertainment district on Oct 25, 2021 in Tokyo. (KIICHIRO SATO / AP) TOKYO – Japan's Cabinet will likely approve Tuesday a draft extra budget for fiscal 2022 to the tune of 2.7 trillion yen ($20.88 billion) to help mitigate surging […]
French President Emmanuel Macron triggered controversy during his Europe Day speech in Strasbourg on Monday, by saying that Europe must learn from its mistakes and make sure no side is humiliated when Russia and Ukraine negotiate for peace. He was referring to Germany, which the Treaty of Versailles held responsible for starting the war and […]
A woman buys pineapples in a supermarket in Xuwen county, South China's Guangdong province, on March 6, 2021. (PHOTO / IC) Citing the strict COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures including distribution of medical supply and daily necessities, some people have been claiming that China is returning to a planned economy. That is ridiculous. People […]
With the euro, the renminbi and the yen's exchange rates against the US dollar plummeting, large amounts of US dollars have been flowing back to the United States over the past week after the Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point interest rate hike, and the tightening of the balance sheet next month. The world is once […]
Inter Milan claimed their eighth Italian Cup on Wednesday after overcoming old foes Juventus 4-2 in an extra-time victory full of incident and controversy. Ivan Perisic secured a thrilling win with a double in the first half of extra time but the match hung on the awarding of a soft-seeming penalty which Hakan Calhanoglu smashed […]
The Treasury Department in Washington, DC on Feb 5, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / AFP) WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was a network of five Islamic State financial facilitators working across Indonesia, Syria and Turkey in support of members of the extremist jihadist group in Syria. US's move, […]
Supporters of Philippines presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr wave flags as they attend the last day of campaign rallies at Paranaque, suburban Manila on May 7, 2022. (JAM STA ROSA / AFP) MANILA – Crowds of hundreds of thousands massed in the Philippines on Saturday where the leading presidential candidates made a last-ditch bid to […]
Hindu devotees pull a chariot carrying a statue of Hindu deity Kapaleeswar during an annual chariot festival in Chennai on March 15, 2022. (ARUN SANKAR / AFP) MUMBAI – A freak electrocution in southern India killed at least 11 people, including two children, when their vehicle snagged overhead transmission lines and burst into flame as […]
Hamburg, April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — BILLIONS is what you can stand to make if you invest in the hottest new project. If you missed on the Lambo with the original doge coin don’t worry, our favorite doge is back with a bang with the some Arabic characteristics. This time you don’t […]
Miami, FL, April 27, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – JBAS is proud to announce its launch today. Japanese Born Ape Society (JBAS) is an NFT brand inspired by the hyper-famous BAYC (Bored Ape Yacht Club). As holders, the founders are able to create an extension of the Bored Apes, but with their own take, and more importantly by […]
TOKYO, Apr 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it has joined the “30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity” (“30 by 30 Alliance”) that is committed to pursuing conservation of biodiversity, one of the key challenges for conservation of the global environment. The 30 by 30 (or […]
For decades, China and the European Union have been on generally good terms in spite of the political vicissitudes in the international arena. Increasingly close economic engagement has brought real benefits to both sides, cementing what was a comprehensive strategic partnership. Even at the most challenging moments during the recent upheavals in China-US relations, there […]
NAY PYI TAW, MM, Apr 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Myanmar Government will accelerate development of hydrocarbon and renewable energy even as it repairs power lines damaged by terrorists while seeking to increase foreign investments despite the threat of fresh economic sanctions, the Ministry of Information (MOI) and Ministry of Investment […]
KARIYA, JAPAN, Apr 14, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – DENSO Corporation today announced it is providing key electrification components to Toyota and Subaru’s all-new, all-electric bZ4X and SOLTERRA, scheduled to be released in May 12, 2022 and mid-2022 respectively. DENSO products help the battery electric vehicle (BEV) go farther, charge faster, optimize battery […]
A man walks past the US Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) A lot has changed since December last year, as inflation, job growth and wages have roared ahead at a faster pace than the US Federal Reserve expected. Indeed, if not for the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its uncertain ramifications […]
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the start of a two-day gathering of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation, at the Parliament House in Islamabad, Pakistan, March 22, 2022. (RAHMAT GUL / AP) ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's top court hopes to wrap up on Thursday a hearing on Prime Minister Imran Khan's obstruction of an […]
A majority of Western countries and their allies have criticized Russia for ordering the special military operation in Ukraine and taken every possible measure to contain Russia, except directly participating in the conflict against Moscow. These developments have put India, which traditionally has had friendly relations with Russia but in recent years has been warming […]
This picture shows a derailed Shinkansen bullet train in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture on March 17, 2022 after a 7.4-magnitude quake jolted east Japan the night before. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) TOKYO – Japanese manufacturers began restarting production at some of the plants that were halted following an earthquake that jolted the country's northeast late on […]
The United States, the European Union and several other economies have imposed several rounds of economic sanctions on Russia over the past weeks in order to punish the country for its actions in Ukraine. This is despite the fact that economic sanctions have, in the past, failed to achieve their goals, as evident in the […]
(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) The Russia-Ukraine conflict has captured the attention of the international media, politicians and experts alike. But to properly assess the conflict, one needs to identify the primary reasons for this conflict. After the end of the Cold War in 1991, the world entered an era of "absolute US hegemony", which […]
Residents steer boats around flooded houses next to the old Windsor Bridge along the overflowing Hawkesbury river in Windsor suburb of Sydney on March 9, 2022. (SAEED KHAN / AFP) SYDNEY – Australia declared a national emergency on Wednesday in response to devastating floods along its east coast, and designated catastrophe zones in towns swept […]
DAMASCUS – As many as 13 soldiers were killed on Sunday when their bus was ambushed in the countryside of Syrian central province of Homs, state news agency SANA reported. Officers were among the slain soldiers, whose bus was attacked in the desert region of the city of Palmyra in the countryside of Homs, said […]
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rome, Oct 31, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Comparing the two sides' respective briefings on the exchange of views between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken by telephone on […]