The Impending Impeachment Conviction of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte
Four months into her impeachment trial in the Senate, the political winds are starting to turn against Duterte.
China’s Unitree unveils ‘guardian’ robot that can disarm attackers, lift cars
A knife-wielding intruder is confronted. A car is lifted to free a trapped victim. A pedestrian is pulled from the path of an oncoming vehicle. The scenes described are not from a Hollywood blockbuster, but a promotional clip for a new “guardian” robot created by the Chinese technology firm Unitree Robotics. The footage for the H2-X model, released on Wednesday, underscores a wider shift in strategy by the Hangzhou-based firm, as it focuses on finding practical, real-world uses for its athletic...
Takaichi remains popular with Japanese public. Can she maintain her grip on LDP?
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has marked one year in office still riding relatively high in public opinion polls – a heady position that few political analysts anticipated despite geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation. A poll by the conservative-leaning Yomiuri newspaper published on Monday indicated that Takaichi’s cabinet retains the support of 57 per cent of the Japanese public, down two percentage points from the previous survey on September 18 and significantly lower than...
To Import or Build? Southeast Asia’s Rolling Stock Dilemma
Some of the region's governments are moving toward manufacturing their own rolling stock – but this comes with trade-offs.
Prabowo Accuses MSCI of Attempting to ‘Intimidate’ Indonesia After Downgrade Threat
"We possess strength, we have courage, we are willing to make sacrifices, and we refuse to surrender," said the former general.
Websites pulled offline worldwide as AI finds critical security flaws
Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites as they raced Thursday to protect themselves from hacks after artificial intelligence uncovered critical flaws in a widely used programming language called PHP. Wiz, one of the cybersecurity firms that found the two flaws, estimated that PHP code helps run about 70 per cent of the world’s websites – from online stores and news outlets to government services. It called the flaws “among the most severe vulnerabilities discovered...
Pakistan and the US factor as China looks to sell its J-35 stealth jets
Last month, the US published the fine print of a US$686 million upgrade deal for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets. The deal is for data link systems, new encryption gear and a refit that keeps the jets flying until 2040. The notice says Pakistan can protect the technology to “substantially the same degree” as the US government. The Pakistan Air Force is also the only declared interested buyer of China’s J-35 stealth fighter, a generational leap in technology. The Chinese jet first flew at the Zhuhai...
Shark Returns to Sea After Over a Month Stuck in a South Korean Port Canal
The 10-foot-long dusky shark, nicknamed “Bukangi,” was successfully guided back to the open ocean after a third rescue attempt.