China’s hard climate stance with US imperils Glasgow talks
SHANGHAI — China’s refusal to accept requests for deeper carbon emissions cuts during recent visits from the top climate envoys of the United States and Britain may undermine progress at the upcoming global climate summit in Glasgow in November, experts say.
Cybercrime spreads in Australia as COVID-19 pushes more people online
SYDNEY — Australia reported on Wednesday a 13% jump in cybercrime in the past year, with about one incident in four targeting critical infrastructure and services...
Indonesia aims to reopen to foreigners in November — minister
JAKARTA — Indonesia plans to start opening its borders to foreigners in November once 70% of its target population have received at least one...
Climate change may push 216M people to migrate — World Bank
WASHINGTON — Without immediate action to combat climate change, rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050, the World Bank said in a new report on Monday.
COVID-19 vaccine boosters not widely needed – scientists
WASHINGTON — Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed for the general population, leading scientists including two departing senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials and several from the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an article published in a medical journal on Monday.
Grab cuts full-year outlook on worsening virus outbreak
GRAB HOLDINGS, INC., Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing and delivery giant, cut projections for 2021 as the region is battling one of the world’s worst Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) outbreaks due to the fast-spreading Delta variant.
S.Korea fines Google $177 mln for blocking Android customisation
By Heekyong Yang
SEOUL - South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc's Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating...
Chinese envoy to U.S. urges stable commercial ties despite trade conflicts
WASHINGTON - China's new ambassador to the United States called on Monday for stable and constructive commercial ties between the world's two biggest economies,...
Nuclear envoys from Japan, U.S., and S.Korea met after N.Korea missile test
TOKYO - Top nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss how to rein...
Stop funding coal abroad, NGO group tells top investor Bank of China
By David Stanway
SHANGHAI - Bank of China (BoC) , a top global investor in coal- power plants, must end the financing of such projects outside the...
Cyber arms dealer exploits new iPhone software vulnerability – researchers
A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use...
Expect more coronavirus surges, experts say
FOR ANYONE hoping to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel over the next three to six months, scientists have some bad news: Brace for more of what we’ve already been through.