Hundreds of kilometres west, health workers are using an AI app called Shishu Maapan. It estimates a newborn’s weight and other measurements from a short video taken on a smartphone, replacing bulky…
The BepiColombo mission set off from Earth in 2018 on a winding path to study the smallest and least understood planet in our Solar System with the aim of releasing the two probes into its orbit. On…
The announcement came after Lebanon said its army received a man returned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the first since Beirut called in August talks for the release of an…
HONG KONG: Three women involved in a brawl at a Hong Kong shopping mall, during which a young girl was slapped by an elderly woman, were granted bail on Thursday (Sep 3), on condition that they do…
The deteriorating situation has prompted Malaysian leaders to call for a review of parts of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP), which entered into force in 2003. The…
“VERY, VERY DIFFICULT” Floods tore through mountain districts, destroying roads, bridges and hydropower dams. Communities near the epicentre remain cut off, with the UN working alongside Nepal’s…
Authorities uncovered the ring in early 2023 when customs officials at Ho Chi Minh City’s international airport found 11kg of MDMA and ketamine inside more than 150 toothpaste tubes, state media…
A total of 24 passenger ferry routes along the coast of Fujian were suspended on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The province’s emergency management authority warned of rainstorms and…
UTTAR PRADESH/KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: Across parts of South Asia, changing weather patterns are making harvests increasingly difficult to predict. The effects are putting pressure on crops, livelihoods…
KUCHING: Malaysia launched a three-day cloud-seeding operation on Thursday (Sep 3) in a bid to ease hazardous haze choking Sarawak state, as smoke from Indonesian forest fires pushed air quality to…
The deteriorating situation has prompted Malaysian leaders to call for a review of parts of the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP), which entered into force in 2003. The…
BEIJING: Beijing urged France on Thursday (Sep 3) to abandon its recently implemented law on ultra-fast fashion, lambasting the new measure targeting major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein…
Thousands of kilometres away in Russia’s far east, some relatives are making plans to join the search in Nepal. From Yakutsk, the brother of missing musician Kirill Tretiakov, said he would travel to…
SEOUL: South Korea announced plans on Thursday (Sep 3) to put a second presidential office and legislative complex in the administrative city of Sejong, as it accelerates efforts to move hundreds of…
CAIRO: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Middle Eastern nations to oppose external interference and consider reshaping the region’s security order during a visit to Egypt on Wednesday (Sep 2)…
KATHMANDU: Nepal plans to rebuild an early-warning system for landslides on part of its border with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras and a satellite link, two Nepali government sources told…
SIA’s management must articulate the case clearly to its shareholders and the public here. Has its assessment of the long-term value of the Air India partnership changed? What milestones should be…
Small rituals keep her grounded – a few deep breaths during a hectic day, a reminder that not everything demands an immediate response. “As a founder and also as a mother, there are many moments when…
What followed was that under-16s were barred from 10 social media platforms, with hefty fines for platforms that do not take reasonable steps to prevent under-16s from having accounts. When the law…
Supply and marketing cooperatives took shape in the early years of the People’s Republic of China, becoming a main channel through which the state supplied farmers with agricultural inputs and daily…
