The leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and underscored their readiness to confront the world’s “greatest challenges” through trilateral cooperation. Seoul, Washington and Tokyo released a joint leaders’ statement to “commemorate the tremendous progress” made in their trilateral cooperation over the past year, following the unprecedented standalone summit at Camp David on Aug. 18, 2023. The summit between Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida led to the creation of the “Camp David Principles,” a comprehensive framework…
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Malaysia has pledged to halt new oil palm plantations in forest areas to support sustainability and maintain its current forest cover of 54%, says Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani. The Plantation and Commodities Minister said that palm fruits harvested from deforested areas would be barred from entering palm oil mills. “Factories accepting such fruits will be prohibited from exporting or selling their products. I believe we have enough oil palm plantations. “We want to maintain our forest cover at 54% to enhance biodiversity protection including safeguarding orangutans,” he said during the World Orangutan Day 2024 event here on Sunday (Aug…
Japan is expected to offer low-carbon projects to its partner countries during the upcoming Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) ministerial meeting in Jakarta, in an effort to push for decarbonisation efforts in the region. A list containing project areas to be offered by the Japanese government and companies to partnering countries was drafted by the Japan Business Foundation, also known as Keidanren, on July 16. The plan will also include policy recommendations for ASEAN as a group as well as each of the 11 AZEC member countries in order to push for successful decarbonisation efforts. “Each government needs to create…
On the first anniversary of the arrests of 10 foreigners in Singapore’s largest money laundering case, the first Singaporean linked to the crimes was hauled to court. Liew Yik Kit, 41, was the personal driver to Cambodian national Su Binghai – who fled during the probe and is wanted for his involvement in alleged money laundering offences. Liew was handed two charges today, August 15 – one for lying to the police, and another for obstructing the course of justice. He had allegedly lied to police that Su did not leave any valuables in his possession, when he actually had…
Thailand’s Parliament will convene on August 16, for a special meeting to choose a new prime minister, the legislature announced on its website, following the court’s dismissal of Srettha Thavisin as premier. According to parliamentary rules, a candidate nominated for prime minister must win the support of more than half of the lower house, which currently has 493 members. The vote will take place at 10am on Aug 16, with the ruling coalition due to meet to choose its candidate on Aug 15. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Aug 14 dismissed Prime Minister Srettha for “grossly” violating ethics by appointing a…
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chip maker by revenue, announced Tuesday it has begun the mass production of the industry’s thinnest 12-nanometer LPDDR5X DRAM chip that helps better thermal control within mobile devices. The ultraslim DRAM chip, which comes in storage with 12- and 16-gigabytes, would create additional space within mobile devices to facilitate better airflow. This supports easier thermal control, which has become increasingly important, especially for high-performance applications with advanced features, such as on-device artificial intelligence, the company said. “Samsung’s LPDDR5X DRAM sets a new standard for high-performance on-device AI solutions, offering not only superior LPDDR performance…
Beijing’s reclamation activities in the South China Sea (SCS), including parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), have reached about 3,000 hectares, a Philippine Navy official said on Tuesday, likening these to a “creeping invasion.” Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, the Philippine Navy spokesperson, said at a press briefing that “the total reclaimed area within our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and out of our EEZ, I think is roughly around 3,000 hectares.” “Is there a creeping invasion? Yes, and this has begun since 1992 since we started noticing Chinese markers in the expanse of the West Philippine Sea and the…
Bhutan was recently ranked the top country to use ChatGPT, with approximately 15.96 percent of its population using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, according to an analysis by Coinjournal.net. Speaking at a session on ‘Preservation of human intelligence in the age of AI’ yesterday at Bhutan Echoes:Drukyul Literature and Arts festival at the Royal University of Bhutan, the Founder of Curiouser.AI, Sonam Pelden, addressed the growing intersection of artificial intelligence and human intelligence. Curiouser.AI, unlike ChatGPT, is an AI tool designed to enhance human capabilities by encouraging exploration through questions rather than providing direct answers. During the session, Sonam Pelden…
Eight people, including six children, have lost their lives in the landslides in Badigad, Baglung. The landslide, which started on Tuesday morning in Badigad-9, Balghas, killed 15-year-old Bidhan Pariyar and 24-year-old Ganga Basnet. According to Baglung police, Pariyar lost his life while attempting to clear the debris behind his house, whereas Basnet’s body was recovered from the site. Similarly, seven-year-old Malati Budha, and Madhu Budha, 12-year-old Aman Budha, and 13-year-old Manoj Budha died when a landslide buried Joglal Budha’s house and cowshed in Badigad-10, Arupata at around 10 am this morning. Budha’s neighbours, six-year-old Sanju BK and 59-year-old Maitidevi BK,…