Tag: Asia
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‘A recurring nightmare’: After another deadly bar fire, Thailand confronts familiar safety questions
Thailand has promised tougher nightspot safety measures after major fires in the past. Yet following the deadly bar fire in Bangkok on Sunday, bar owners, patrons and experts tell CNA many of the same problems persist.
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Seoul leads Asian stocks higher as US inflation eases rate fears
Asian stocks enjoyed a much-needed rally following a painful selloff in recent weeks as tech firms were battered by concerns over extended valuations and the vast sums invested in artificial intelligence.
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Body of Indian sailor missing after Oman ship attack found
NEW DELHI: The body of an Indian sailor who went missing after his ship was attacked off the coast of Oman has been recovered, a seafarers’ union official said on Wednesday (Jul 15).Heramb Karmarkar, a 30-year-old marine engineer from the western Indian city of Pune, had been missing since Sunday’s attack on
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Vietnam probes diamond smuggling ring linked to major jeweller
HANOI: Vietnamese police are investigating an international diamond smuggling ring accused of trafficking 28,000 gems worth nearly US$11 million, with the country’s largest jeweller caught up in the probe.The former head of Phu Nhuan Jewelry’s (PNJ) gem certification subsidiary was arrested earlier this month
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India turns to AI to improve healthcare access
In the second part of a series on India’s artificial intelligence push, CNA looks at how hospitals are using AI to detect eye diseases and analyse medical scans, while doctors stress the technology remains a tool, not a replacement.
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Air India crash probe enters final stages after cockpit recorder, psychology reviews
NEW DELHI: India’s aircraft accident investigation body has prepared a cockpit voice recorder transcript, conducted a psychological autopsy and moved into the final stages of its probe into last year’s deadly Air India crash, a court filing showed.The filing did not identify whose psychological autopsy was co
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Death toll in Thai bar fire rises to 32, officials say, with dozens still in hospital
BANGKOK: The death toll from an explosive fire at a Bangkok live music bar has risen to 32 after two more people died from their injuries, the Police Hospital said on Wednesday (Jul 15), as police investigate
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India’s AI training boom draws professionals seeking an edge, but questions remain over quality
In the first of a two-part series on how India is preparing for an AI-powered future, CNA examines the growing business of artificial intelligence upskilling and the questions surrounding the value of these programmes.
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Johor government calls for probe into startup community based in Forest City over alleged Israeli links
The Network School brands itself as a physical co-living and co-learning community for tech founders, remote workers, and content creators located “on a Malaysian island off the coast of Singapore”.
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Egg-free school meals scramble politics in India
KOLKATA: Teacher Raja Dey fears attendance might drop now that government-run schools have stopped serving eggs for lunch in his eastern Indian state, a dietary change that has stirred a political storm.The humble egg, a popular food in West Bengal, was taken off the menu after the state’s recently elected Hi
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