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The truth about forced labour in Xinjiang China Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 07:37 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies   Calls for release of Kabul University professor detained by Taliban Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 12:05 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Supporters of a prominent university professor, and one of Afghanistan’s most vocal critics of the Taliban, are calling for his release after he was arrested on Saturday. Faizullah Jalal, a professor at Kabul University, was detained by the Taliban after the group claimed he was responsible for a series of messages on social media attacking them. Taliban spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, tweeted: “A fanatic named #Jalal has been arrested for his remarks on social media inciting people against the #system and playing with human dignity,” adding screenshots of posts from a social media account with Jalal’s name and photograph. - More -   Warisan still needs PH despite posing as alternative, says analyst Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 11:37 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Warisan will still need to work with Pakatan Harapan if it hopes to make some impact in the next elections, despite trying to position itself as an alternative to the opposition coalition, says an analyst. Former academic Azmi Hassan said there was not much that Shafie Apdal’s party could offer West Malaysian voters as Warisan was Sabah-based and carried with it the “stigma of fighting only for Sabahans”. But the party might appeal to voters if it cooperated with Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s Muda since Muda was new and ideologically “refreshing”. “I consider Warisan-Muda as an opposition pact and it will appeal to supporters who in the first place don’t vote for the government, namely Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional. - More -   Chinese FM wraps up visit in Sri Lanka that boosts trade Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 11:08 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies Chinese FM wraps up visit in Sri Lanka that boosts trade, while Western media unfairly hypes debt issue Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi successfully wrapped up his first New Year trip on Sunday in Sri Lanka, the last leg of a multinational trip that also took him to three African countries and the Maldives, with deepened mutually beneficial pragmatic cooperation, which Chinese observers said cannot be shaken by some noise from Western media that labeled such cooperation "debt trap" or "white elephant projects" in order to smear China and sow discord between China and other countries.  During a meeting with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Sunday, Wang called on China and Sri Lanka to discuss the restart of talks on free trade agreement by tapping the opportunities of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and China's vast market. Wang said the Colombo Port City and Hambantota Port projects could be engines for pushing forward bilateral cooperation. China proposed a forum on the development of Indian Ocean island countries to build consensus and synergy, and promote common development, in which Sri Lanka can play an important role, said Wang. - More -   Apple chipmaker TSMC notches another quarterly sales record on strong demand Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 10:52 AM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies TSMC reported December revenue of 155.38 billion new Taiwan dollars (about $5.6 billion), up 4.8% from November. That was a record number for a single month. Demand for semiconductors, which are key for everything from smartphones to cars, continues to rise even as a shortage of chips has hit several industries. Analysts expect TSMC, which manufactures chips for companies like Apple, to benefit from price hikes this year amid strong demand. Top chipmaker TSMC notched a new quarterly sales record at the end of 2021 boosted by continued demand from top clients including Apple and Qualcomm for semiconductors. The Taiwanese foundry, which manufacturers chips for other companies, reported December revenue of 155.38 billion new Taiwan dollars (about $5.6 billion) — a record number for a single month, and up 4.8% from November. For the fourth quarter, revenue totaled 438.18 billion new Taiwan dollars. That’s the sixth straight quarterly sales record TSMC has recorded. - More -   China is pushing for broader use of its digital currency, but challenges remain Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 10:43 AM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies China is ramping up efforts to roll out the digital yuan to the broader population, as the country’s technology giants like Alibaba and Tencent jump on board. But will Chinese citizens — who already use two dominant mobile payment systems run by these same tech firms — begin paying with the digital yuan? One analyst questioned what incentives there are for Chinese citizens to use the digital yuan over the existing dominant systems of mobile payments. China is ramping up efforts to roll out the digital yuan to the broader population, as the country’s technology giants like Alibaba and Tencent jump on board. But there are challenges ahead and one particular question stands out: Will Chinese citizens — who already use two dominant mobile payment systems run by these same tech firms — begin paying with the digital yuan? The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, has been working on the digital form of its sovereign currency since 2014. - More -   Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 10:36 AM - Forum: Technology - No Replies A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say. The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Mr Bennett's life, though it is not yet clear what his long-term chances of survival are. "It was either die or do this transplant," Mr Bennett explained a day before the surgery. "I know it's a shot in the dark, but it's my last choice," he said. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center were granted a special dispensation by the US medical regulator to carry out the procedure, on the basis that Mr Bennett would otherwise have died. - More -   Australia now: Lights Up – an 11-night light show at the Australian High Commission Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 10:28 AM - Forum: Travels - No Replies AUSTRALIA now: Lights Up is a dazzling light show projected onto the Australian High Commission building in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Lights Up is the centrepiece of the Australia now Malaysia program, showcasing Australian innovation, diversity and creative excellence. The illuminations have been produced through a collaboration between Australia’s Mosster Studio and Malaysia’s Filamen. The light projections will be shown from 7.30pm every night from January 20 to 30 and will showcase digital artwork including iconic Australian images that honour and celebrate Indigenous Australia. It will also feature designs created by Malaysian and international entrants in the Isle of Design Projection Mapping competition, as well as original artwork by primary school students from the Australian International School Malaysia. - More -   Sri Lanka seeks Chinese debt reschedule for crashing economy Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 10:23 AM - Forum: Business, Economy and Investment - No Replies COLOMBO – Cash-strapped Sri Lanka sought to reschedule its huge Chinese debt burden in Sunday talks with visiting foreign minister Wang Yi, the president’s office said. The island’s tourism-dependent economy has been hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic and its depleted foreign exchange reserves have led to food rationing at supermarkets and shortages of essential goods. Key ally China is Sri Lanka’s biggest bilateral lender and Wang’s visit comes after a warning from international ratings agencies that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government could be on the brink of default. “The President pointed out that it would be a great relief if debt payments could be rescheduled in view of the economic crisis following the pandemic,” Rajapaksa’s office said in a statement. There was no immediate comment from the Chinese embassy in Colombo. Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves had dropped to just US$1.5 billion (RM6.3 billion) at the end of November – enough to pay for only about a month’s worth of imports. The island’s main energy utility began rationing electricity on Friday after running out of foreign currency to import oil for its thermal generators. China accounted for about 10% of Sri Lanka’s US$35 billion foreign debt as of April 2021, government data shows. - More -   Stop approving EIAs with unsustainable practices, group urges Environment Dept Posted by: superadmin - 01-11-2022, 09:55 AM - Forum: Environment Protection News - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – Forest land and logging licences seem to be advertised openly online without violating any laws – but authorities can still intervene to prevent further deforestation. Rimba Disclosure Project (RDP), an independent initiative aimed at centralising sources of data to disclose activities harmful to the environment, said that nothing much can be done about the advertisements and sale of the lands and licences. However, they stressed that government bodies such as the Environment Department (DoE) have the final say on the matter. A spokesman for the project, who requested anonymity, told The Vibes that DoE could simply reject environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for harmful activities taking place in the forest. - More - Pages (1288): « Previous 1 … 875 876 877 878 879 … 1288 Next » Jump to page: