MANILA (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 76,444 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,103 new cases on Friday (July 24). ( read original story ...)
Philippines makes tower sharing progress
The Philippines government advanced a strategy to simplify processes around deploying shared telecoms infrastructure, with ... ( read original story ...)
ADB loans to Philippines to reach record high $4.2B in 2020
Loans of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Philippines are expected to reach a record-high $4.207 billion this year, with the lion's share going to efforts against the coronavirus disease 2019. ( read original story ...)
East China Sea Tensions: Japan Plans New Electronic Warfare Unit
A new electronic warfare unit in southern Japan will coordinate with an older system to the north to increase Japan's defensive capabilities in the event of an invasion on the Senkaku Islands. ( read original story ...)
Twenty years on, Japan government’s digital ambitions still stuck in piles of paper
Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government's deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a ... ( read original story ...)
Nuclear secrets: the Dutch whistleblower who tried to stop Pakistan’s bomb
Frits Veerman first warned the authorities in 1973 about the suspicious activities of his colleague AQ Khan. Why was he ignored? ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,761 new coronavirus cases, 89 deaths
Indonesia reported 1,761 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the total tally to 95,418, data from the country's Health Ministry website showed. ( read original story ...)
India Sees Record 49,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Drug Shortages in Places
India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases even as officials in some states complained of shortages of ... ( read original story ...)
India, China set for more talks to de-escalate Himalayan standoff
Indian and Chinese diplomats were set for more talks on Friday to narrow differences on ways to pull back troops eye-balling each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas, where 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Two wheels good: India falls back in love with bikes after Covid-19
Bike Studio, Bhopal. Owner Varun Awasthi says sales have risen by 30% and he expects further increases. As in other parts of the world, India is experiencing a boom in bicycle sales caused by the ... ( read original story ...)