Hyundai, Kia invest $300m in India’s mobility service provider
SEOUL, Mar 19, 2019, Korea Herald. Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday it will invest $300…
Nicaragua police detain over 100 would-be protesters
MANAGUA, Mar 18, 2019, dpa, AFP, Reuters, AP. Over 100 opposition supporters, including high-profile government…
Signalling system blamed for Hong Kong MTR collision was also behind 2017 crash at Joo Koon station on Singapore MRT
HONG KONG, Mar 18, 2019, SCMP. The signalling system believed to be at fault for…
Malaysian gov’t failed the construction of 11 government-commissioned marinas
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18, 2019, MalayMail. Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee…
[Analytics] China plans multibillion-dollar investment to knock US from top spot in fastest supercomputer ranking
China and the US dominate when it comes to the world’s fastest supercomputers, owning 45.4…
Manila Water: Services back to normal by May
MANILA, Mar 18, 2019, Rappler.com. Ayala-led Manila Water assured customers that services will be back…
No economic sense to close or sell Malaysia Airlines: MalayMail
Much has been written about the national air carrier in the past three weeks ―…
Maduro asks Venezuelan government to resign: vice president
CARACAS, Mar 18, 2019, TASS. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked the country’s cabinet members…
Tokyo says Japan and Russia will not disclose details of peace treaty talks
TOKYO, Mar 18, 2019, TASS. Tokyo and Japan have agreed to refrain from disclosing the…
Huawei defies global troubles with accelerating sales growth
BEIJING, Mar 18, 2019, Bloomberg. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has withstood criminal charges and…
[Analytics] North Korea’s smartphone industry rapidly on the rise
There are occasional sightings of “smombies” (smartphone users hunched over their phones like zombies) on…
New Zealand gun laws come under scrutiny after terror attack
CHRISTCHURCH, Mar 18, 2019, Kyodo. New Zealand’s gun laws are under scrutiny after a terrorist…