Vietnam sends first satellite into space
NanoDragon, the first satellite made entirely by Vietnamese engineers, lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan on Tuesday
Man arrested after setting fire on Kyushu Shinkansen Train
The 69-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly throwing liquid on the floor and setting fire to it with a lighter on a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train
Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships
The mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer were detected in its northwestern desert, possibly as practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the…
Singapore Court dismisses claim by drug trafficker facing execution that he had ‘mental age of below 18’
However, Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was granted a stay of execution pending a hearing before the Court of Appeal at 2.30pm on Tuesday
U.S. Secretary of Commerce & U.S. Trade Representative to visit Japan
The two will visit Japan on Nov 15. The two are expected to discuss a possible review of the United States’ additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan
Malaysia-Singapore border to reopen with KLIA-Changi special travel lane from Nov 29
The two Prime Ministers recognised that Covid-19 had disrupted people-to-people connections between the two countries and separated families for many months
Kishida-Biden Summit likely this month
Tokyo wants to hold the bilateral meeting as soon as possible ahead of an extraordinary Diet session where the draft budget will be presented
World’s biggest supplier of nurses set to face shortage as several flee
Many Filipino nurses are leaving and seeking employment overseas to earn 10 times more than their earnings in their home country
Indonesia mulls ‘vaccine lane’ to further bypass quarantine restrictions
During a regional summit last week, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said six Asean countries were working together in subregional groups to set up the VTL
Kishida set to tap Hayashi for Japan’s foreign minister post
Hayashi succeeds former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi who is now Liberal Democratic Party secretary general