VinFast, an electric carmaker from Vietnam owned by the country’s richest person, Pham Nhat Vuong, unveiled a tiny, ultra-affordable electric vehicle on Tuesday (Jan. 9) at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. And ...
Japan says earthquake shook nuclear plant past safety limits
The deadly earthquake that rocked Japan on New Year's Day shook a nuclear power plant beyond established safety levels, according to a report by Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority.
Tokyo’s Nikkei Closes Above 35,000 For First Time Since 1990
Tokyo's Nikkei index closed above 35,000 for the first time in nearly 34 years on Thursday, buoyed by US tech rallies and hopes for an end to decades of sluggish inflation.
Hasina Takes Oath as Bangladesh PM for Fourth Straight Term
Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister on Thursday for a straight fourth term after her party won an election boycotted by the main opposition which dismissed the vote as a sham.
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for fifth term, replaces foreign minister
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted ...
Major 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook up parts of Pakistan, Afghanistan: See photos
The epicenter was in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan. It's one of several major earthquakes to hit Afghanistan in three months.
Prosecutors seek 28-year prison term for Heather Mack in mother’s murder in Indonesia
Defense attorneys are asking for a minimum sentence of 15 years, with credit for the 7 years Mack spent in prison in Indonesia.
The favourite in Indonesia’s presidential election has a sordid past
Two of three presidential candidates are emblematic of reformasi—that is, the era of often impressive democratic development since the fall of Suharto, the long-ruling late dictator, in 1998. Ganjar ...
China’s New Drillship Takes National Security to Deep Sea
China's domestically developed drillship, touted as the most sophisticated in the world, is reportedly capable of drilling all the way to the Earth's mantle.
Europe Concerned With South China Sea, German Minister Says
Europe is concerned about rising tensions in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, prompting an immediate rebuke from Beijing.