[Analytics] Pakistan’s green power potential
While Pakistan’s share of renewable energy stands at a mere 6 per cent of installed…
STEM
High technologies, scientific discoveries and inventions. Science, Technic, Engineering, Math: STEM in the Asia Pacific region
Drone taxi and bags of rice take flight in South Korea
SEOUL, Nov 12, 2020, Bloomberg. A drone taxi and a drone delivery were tested in…
China tech giants have lost more than $250B in market value as regulatory concerns mount
SINGAPORE, Nov 11, 2020, CNBC. Shares of China’s top technology giants were battered on Wednesday…
WhatsApp makes a move towards e-commerce, rolls out a shopping button
MENLO PARK, Nov 10, 2020, BS. WhatsApp has launched a new shopping button on its…
Hyperloop hosts first human ride on new transport system
SEATTLE, Nov 9, 2020, Reuters. Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world’s first passenger…
ISRO to launch radar imaging satellite today
NEW DELHI, Nov 9, 2020, Lanka24 News. Indians should brace themselves for the launch of…
PM Modi congratulates Indian space research organisation over launch
NEW DELHI, Nov 7, 2020, HT. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation…
Alibaba cloud growth outpaces Amazon and Microsoft as Chinese tech giant pushes for profitability
GUANGZHOU, Nov 6, 2020, CNBC. The growth of Alibaba’s cloud business outpaced Amazon and Microsoft…
WhatsApp Pay goes live in India now
NEW DELHI, Nov 6, 2020, India Today. WhatsApp Pay is now available for users in…
AI restores color to terracotta warriors in China
BEIJING, Nov 5, 2020, ECNS. 5G+AR technology is used to restore color to Terracotta Warriors…
China’s advanced radio telescope identifies 240 pulsars
BEIJING, Nov 5, 2020, Xinhua. China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest…
[Analytics] Chinese-style censorship is no fix for the Covid infodemic
Calls have been made around the world for more aggressive regulation of online content to…
Bitcoin rises in price second time within one week to its highest since January 2018
MOSCOW, Nov 4, 2020, TASS. Bitcoin increased by 2% and climbed above $14,000 for the…
Japan to build the world’s first predictive maintenance system for industrial plants with AI
TOKYO, Nov 3, 2020, Kyodo. A Japanese government-funded project to develop the world’s first predictive…
China upgrades transportation with BeiDou system
BEIJING, Nov 2, 2020, Asia Times. China has expanded the application of the BeiDou Navigation…