Tag: East Asia
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Can technology give China’s farmers an edge against extreme weather?
In the second of a two-part series on climate resilience, CNA looks at how farmers in China are using AI, drones and other technology to prepare for storms – and the challenges of making these tools more widely available.
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From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences
Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies – innovations developed for civilian purposes that can also have military applications – as it seeks to bolster national security while opening new markets for Japanese firms at home and abroad.
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China restores road access to Tibet disaster zone as search intensifies
“Large numbers” of heavy machines have now reached the site in Gyirong where the Chinese border inspection complex once stood, along with equipment to reinforce search operations, says state broadcaster CCTV.
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China’s Xi to hold talks with Egypt’s Sisi in rare visit to country
The two-day visit is expected to see the presidents sign a slate of economic agreements and discuss the fallout from the US-Iran war.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities
Wong, 29, rose to international prominence as a teenage democracy activist, part of a group of youngsters whose protest efforts have now effectively been outlawed by Beijing’s sweeping national security law.
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Japan to relax overtime regulation under workaholic PM Takaichi
Critics said the move reversed steps taken by Japan to modernise its corporate culture long centred around marathon work hours.
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South Korea’s policy chief resigns after investments controversy
Top policy adviser Kim Yong-beom’s resignation came a day after President Lee Jae Myung’s administration announced a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle, including new finance and defence ministers, in an apparent bid to shore up its approval ratings.
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North Korea-US summit appears ‘possible at any time’: Seoul spy agency
Trump, eyeing a revived bond he claims to have with Kim, also said in August it was important to “get along” with the North Korean leader, adding that Pyongyang now had 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons.
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China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan’s attendance at Pacific leaders meeting
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung was invited to meetings and side events held alongside the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau.
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Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins
“Cooperation is successfully developing on all fronts,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said to his Chinese counterpart.
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