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Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution launch Indonesia's first EV battery plant
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2024
» JAKARTA - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution on Wednesday launched Indonesia's first battery cell production plant for electric vehicles (EVs) with an annual capacity of 10 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery cells.
North Korea resumes sending trash balloons to South Korea
Reuters, Published on 09/06/2024
» SEOUL: North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said on Sunday, a week after it vowed to continue if anti-North Korea leaflets are flown from the South.
Vietnam's coal use, emissions set new records
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2024
» LITTLETON - Coal use, imports and coal-fired emissions have all climbed to record highs in Vietnam this year despite ongoing efforts to roll out clean generation capacity across the country.
North Korea sends balloons of 'faeces, trash' into South
Reuters, Published on 29/05/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea accused North Korea on Wednesday of sending a large number of balloons across the heavily fortified border between the countries to drop objects that included trash and excrement, calling the act base and dangerous.
AI boom fuelling data centre expansion into Asia
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of mergers and aquisitions (M&A) and other investment linked to data centres in the Asia-Pacific region as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom fuels demand for digital infrastructure.
US soldier arrested in Russia
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2024
» MOSCOW - An American soldier who was detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct was arrested by a Vladivostok court on theft charges, a Russian state news agency reported on Tuesday.
Pajaree jumps in front at Ford Championship
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2024
» GILBERT - A string of five consecutive birdies led Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn to the first-round lead at the inaugural Ford Championship on Thursday in Gilbert, Arizona, the United States.
Philippines sees up to $6bn of investments in casinos
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» MANILA - Foreign and domestic firms are expected to invest much as $6 billion in the Philippines' casino sector in the next five years, the head of its gaming regulator said, bolstering its status among Asia's top gambling destinations as competition increases.
Vietnam arms imports drop to trickle despite regional tensions
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam's imports of weapons last year slowed to a trickle as it worked to diversify supplies away from Russia, data released on Monday show, while experts warned the country could be vulnerable during a regional conflict.
S. Korea trainee doctors stage walkout
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2024
» SEOUL - More than 1,600 trainee doctors in South Korea's major hospitals staged a walkout on Tuesday to protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, stoking fears of delays to surgical operations and patient treatment.