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S. Korea, U.S., Japan voice serious concerns over N.K. IT workers' malicious cyber activities
Yonhap News Agency
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August 27, 2025
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan on Wednesday voiced "serious concerns" over evolving malicious cyber activities by North Korean information technology (IT) workers who use artificial...
World Insights: Horrifying, filthy, toxic -- a probe into wartime Japanese biowarfare in Southeast Asia
Xinhua News Agency
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SINGAPORE/TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- To facilitate its aggression in the Pacific theater, the Japanese Imperial Army in WWII began deploying a biowarfare troop in Southeast Asia in March 1942, similar to the notorious Unit 731 in northeastern...
From AI glasses to imported milk China’s greying generation is spending big — but is it enough to rescue the economy?
Malay Mail
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August 27, 2025
BEIJING, Aug 27 — In the past few months, Wang Shuyun, a 78-year-old retiree in Beijing, splashed out on an 8,000 yuan (RM4,730) nutrition course to help her lose weight and lower her blood sugar, and spent 1,200 yuan on Adidas shoes. A former...
The origins of COVID-19 and the politics of the “lab-leak” myth: A discussion with science writer Philipp Markolin
World Socialist Web Site
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August 22, 2025
The lab-leak narrative, the concocted right-wing theory that China deliberately created the virus that causes COVID-19, has now been elevated to the level of conventional wisdom in many political and media circles, despite being scientifically...
Scientists Flip the Script and Solve a Longstanding Spintronics Challenge
SciTechDaily
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August 19, 2025
Paradoxical effect where scattering enhances orbital currents unlocks low-power high-performance spintronics. Credit: NIMTE A breakthrough in spintronics reveals that material defects can be harnessed to boost device efficiency, overturning...
Lao Telecom, Football Federation Sign Three-Year Deal to Boost Broadcasting and Development
Lao News Agency
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KPL In a move set to enhance football coverage and development in Laos, the Lao National Football Federation (LNFF) and Lao Telecommunication Public Company (LTC) signed a three-year telecommunications support agreement today at LTC’s headquarters...
Vientiane to Launch First BRT System in Laos
Lao News Agency
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KPL Vientiane, August 2025 – Vientiane will officially launch a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trial in early September 2025, offering three months of free service. This marks the first time in Laos that a modern mass transit system will operate on a...
At least eight dead after heavy rain causes flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia
Euronews
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August 27, 2025
By Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom with AP Published on 27/08/2025 - 10:12 GMT+2 At least eight deaths were reported after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in parts of Southeast Asia on Wednesday. Flooding in several northern and central...
US sanctions fraud network used by North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ to seek jobs and steal money
TechCrunch
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August 27, 2025
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned an international fraud network used by North Korea to infiltrate U.S. companies with hackers posing as legitimate job seekers, agency officials announced Wednesday. The sanctions are the latest action taken by the...
Tan Chong Motor Lao launch the all new Nissan Magnite
Automotive World
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August 21, 2025
Tan Chong Motor (Lao) Co., Ltd. (“TCML”), Sole and Exclusive Distributor of Nissan vehicles in Laos P.D.R. and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad (Malaysia), proudly introduces the All-New Nissan Magnite, highly...
Bloomberg: EU may accelerate removal of tariffs on US goods for deal with Trump
Babel
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The European Union plans to pass legislation by the end of the week that would eliminate all tariffs on industrial goods from the United States. This is a demand from President Donald Trump to reduce tariffs on car exports from Europe. Bloomberg...
Laos methanol poisoning survivor describes ‘kaleidoscopic light’ before going blind
The Independent
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August 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Japan, India Aim for More Than 500,000 People-to People Exchanges over Next 5 Years
The Japan News
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August 27, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Laos in October 2024. The Yomiuri Shimbun 17:08 JST, August 27, 2025 The Japanese and Indian governments aim to formulate a...
Vietnam, Laos strengthen cooperation in STEM education
VietnamPlus
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August 20, 2025
Vientiane (VNA) – A seminar on promoting STEM education, with a focus on robotics, was held on August 20 in Champasak province, southern Laos, aiming to enhance educational ties between Vietnam and southern Lao provinces and to further deepen the...
Delegation from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China Visits Laos
Lao News Agency
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KPL In line with the 2025 cooperation and exchange plan between the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Communist Party Committee, a delegation from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, led...
World : Top News Headlines Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam : Aug 21, 2025
Bernama
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August 21, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. ASEAN FITNESS DAY CELEBRATION IN PHNOM PENH -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia celebrated Fit ASEAN Day 2025 under the theme "Healthy Community, Developing Community” in Phnom Penh yesterday. It is to promote physical fitness and...
World : Top News Headlines Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 20, 2025
Bernama
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August 20, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. MINISTRY TO PROTECT PATENTS, CONSUMER RIGHTS -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE The Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation is implementing measures to protect patent rights belonging to businesses, thereby protecting...
Scene calendar: Art at the Cotton Club, live reggae, UF lecture series
The Gainesville Sun - Florida
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THIS WEEK 'The Unscene South' The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center is sharing artistic works by Ocala artist Charles Eady in an exhibit entitled “The Unscene South. The exhibit has been extended through Sept. 4. The museum is open from 11...
Authorities Seize Illegal Signal Repeaters in Vientiane Capital
The Laotian Times
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August 20, 2025
The Ministry of Technology and Communications investigated and uncovered the illegal use of foreign-made signal repeaters in Vientiane Capital. According to the Ministry of Technology and Communications issued on 19 August, the ministry confirmed...
First transboundary natural world heritage site a vivid testament to the effective and mutual cooperation between Laos and Việt Nam: Ambassador
Vietnam News Agency
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Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park of Việt Nam and Hin Nam No National Park of Laos have been officially recognised as the first transboundary natural world heritage site in Southeast Asia by UNESCO. Việt Nam News reporter Lương Hương speaks to Lao...