Japan watchdog issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Japan Fair Trade Commission claims the U.S. firm forced smartphone makers to install its search engine app.
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China’s bold move to bypass Western tech dominance
Washington's restrictions may have inadvertently accelerated Beijing's investment in alternative technologies that could eventually surpass the very technologies being withheld.
In Singapore, more patients to be offered the choice to receive hospital care at home
Suitable patients are those with conditions such as dengue, cellulitis, gastroenteritis and urinary tract infections, which have established treatment plans that consist of…
Bangladesh signs MoU with NASA for space exploration
The Artemis Accords, established by NASA in 2020, are a set of non-binding agreements aimed at promoting peaceful, cooperative, and transparent exploration of outer space.
New Cretaceous mammal fossil discovered for the first time in Mongolia
A paleontological analysis of the animal’s teeth shows that it was a small, mouse-like herbivore that chewed its food, though some relatives in the same family were carnivorous…
AI aids in reconstruction of China’s unidentified revolutionary martyrs’ faces
Over the past year, the faces of 205 martyrs have been reconstructed, with images of 57 martyrs presented to their kin.
Banking Singapore’s brains: How the grey matter of the dead can help improve lives
Brain Bank Singapore was officially opened on Nov 27, 2019. To date, 420 people have pledged to donate their brains. The young brain bank has also retrieved 11 brains and seven…
Go Digital ASEAN boosts digital growth of more than 44,000 MSMEs in Thailand
In Thailand, more than 44,000 individuals and small businesses received free digital training, with 69% reporting positive revenue growth.
Japan space startup to forecast risk of sinkholes as infrastructure ages across country
Data from a geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari and Daichi-4, an advanced land observing satellite that uses radar, are utilised so that ground deformation and other…
China’s great green march across the globe
China is the world’s top greenhouse gas polluter, yet, it is also the world’s top producer of clean energy and a major global investor.