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2nd day with no cases

Melbourne on Tuesday recorded its second consecutive day with no new coronavirus cases, as bars and restaurants in the epicentre of Australia's second-wave outbreak prepared to reopen after a lengthy lockdown.
Source: AFP | 2020/10/27 16:43:40

Pakistan's 1st ever metro train to ease traffic, drive development in Lahore

After a five-year construction, Pakistan's first ever metro train service started its commercial operation on Sunday in Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan with a population of over 11 million.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/10/27 14:08:08

Japanese PM Suga's net zero emissions pledge welcomed by UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Japan to net zero by 2050.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/10/27 13:08:16

Anger surges after book details damage from US nuclear waste in Pacific islands

Public anger has grown after a new book revealed how the US poisoned various islands in the Pacific with toxic chemical waste that has endangered the lives of local people and seriously damaged ecosystems for decades.
Source: Global Times | 2020/10/27 4:33:26

Region outraged at Fukushima water plan

Regional countries have been outraged by Japan's potential move to discharge Fukushima contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean, which intensified over the weekend after a report saying that the 1 million ton of radioactive water could damage human DNA.
Source: Global Times | 2020/10/26 21:03:40

Suga calls for decarbonized society

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country's climate change commitments.
Source: AFP | 2020/10/26 19:33:41

Global warming crises have Indian cities planning ahead

India's southern city of Hyderabad is known as a high-tech hub - but its infrastructure is looking increasingly dated in an era of strengthening climate change impacts.
Source: Reuters | 2020/10/26 18:18:40

Probe into Doha incident

An incident at Doha airport in which Australian women were subjected to an invasive search on the tarmac after the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby in the terminal has been referred to Australian federal police, Australia said.
Source: Reuters | 2020/10/26 17:38:42

APEC to be held online

Malaysia said on Monday it will host the first ever virtual summit of leaders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies in November.
Source: Reuters | 2020/10/26 17:33:43

Thailand's biggest vegetarian festival flaunts Chinese plant-based cuisine

At a corner of Thailand's recent largest vegetarian festival "Root the Future," one can hear the sizzling and the crackling of burger "patties," the smoke and aroma of grilled "meat" over leaping fire, which draws one's nose to the grill.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/10/26 17:19:13

Palestinian women raise family by making dates products in Gaza

Amal Abu Sbitan, a Palestinian woman from Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, spends about 12 hours per day to make dates products with her neighbors.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/10/26 11:10:33

Pakistan celebrates first metro line opening

Pakistan's first metro line was opened on Sunday in the northeastern city of Lahore, built by Guangzhou Metro Company using Chinese standards and facilities, and will be jointly operated by companies from China as well as Pakistan.
Source: Global Times | 2020/10/26 10:21:40

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of Samsung Group, South Korea's biggest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said in a statement, six years after he was hospitalized for a heart attack.
Source: Reuters | 2020/10/25 17:08:41

Australian police probe Vatican cash transfer in Pell case

Australian police are investigating allegations that a large amount of money was transferred to Australia by a Vatican rival of Cardinal George Pell in an apparent bid to help convict him of child sex abuse.
Source: AFP | 2020/10/22 19:38:41

Sri Lanka to gain from Chinese trade, investment, says diplomat

Sri Lanka stands to gain from greater Chinese trade and investment, a Sri Lankan diplomat has said.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/10/22 10:48:48

North Korea top leader pays tribute to martyrs of Chinese People's Volunteers army

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to martyrs of Chinese People's Volunteers army in Hoechang County on Wed in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the CPV army entering the DPRK during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea: KCNA
Source: Global Times | 2020/10/22 9:27:58

Australian think tank ASPI found linked to prison labor, human trafficking

Australian media and scholars have exposed the right-wing think tank, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), which has previously released reports smearing China's policies in its Xinjiang region, for receiving millions of dollars in funding from corporations that directly profit from forced prison labor. It was also found to be acting as a lobbying tool for weapons makers to hype so-called security threat from other countries.
Source: Global Times | 2020/10/21 15:11:22

India launches software solution for vessel traffic services and monitoring systems

India has launched a Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Vessels Traffic Monitoring Systems (VTMS) software solution, the Ministry of Shipping said on Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua | 2020/10/21 10:26:55