North Korea conducts test on new ‘super-large warhead’: State media | Weapons News

North Korea conducts test on new ‘super-large warhead’: State media | Weapons News

Pyongyang says new warhead designed for cruise missiles, adding that a new anti-aircraft rocket was also tested. North Korea has conducted a test on a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media reports, adding that it also launched a new type of anti-aircraft missile. “The DPRK Missile…

G7 countries slam Chinese firms’ support for Russia’s defence industry | Russia-Ukraine war News

G7 countries slam Chinese firms’ support for Russia’s defence industry | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ministers say the transfer of weapons components is enabling Russia to ‘reconstitute and revitalise’ its defence production for its war in Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have expressed “strong concern” about the transfer of materials and weapons components from Chinese businesses to Russia for its…

US chef’s bid to own ‘chili crunch’ name raises ire in Indonesia, Malaysia | Economy

US chef’s bid to own ‘chili crunch’ name raises ire in Indonesia, Malaysia | Economy

Medan, Indonesia – When Michelle Tew, the owner of Malaysia-based food company Homiah, received a cease and desist letter from American-Korean celebrity chef David Chang last month, she felt “sadness and betrayal”. The letter informed Tew that she had 90 days to stop using the term “chili crunch” on the…

11,000 evacuated in northern Indonesia as Ruang volcano erupts | Volcanoes News

11,000 evacuated in northern Indonesia as Ruang volcano erupts | Volcanoes News

Authorities further extend exclusion zone after volcano sends ash and smoke more than two kilometres into the sky. Some 11,000 people have been evacuated from around the Ruang volcano in northern Indonesia amid fears it could collapse causing a tsunami after erupting multiple times. Mount Ruang, located in in North…

World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis | Climate Crisis

World’s coral reefs face global bleaching crisis | Climate Crisis

NewsFeed A mass bleaching event caused by high ocean temperatures is threatening the survival of coral reefs around the world. It is the fourth such event on record, prompting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its partners to declare this a global crisis. Published On 17 Apr 202417 Apr…

ChatGPT rival ‘Ernie Bot’ now has 200 million users, China’s Baidu says | Technology

ChatGPT rival ‘Ernie Bot’ now has 200 million users, China’s Baidu says | Technology

Baidu CEO Robin Li says number of users has doubled since December. China’s Baidu has announced that “Ernie Bot”, its rival to ChatGPT, has racked up more than 200 million users, roughly double as many as in December. Baidu CEO Robin Li also said Ernie Bot’s application programming interface (API)…

Singapore says Lawrence Wong will take over as prime minister on May 15 | Politics News

Singapore says Lawrence Wong will take over as prime minister on May 15 | Politics News

Wong, currently deputy prime minister, will replace Lee Hsien Loong who has led the city-state since 2004. Singapore has announced that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over as the country’s next leader on May 15. Wong, 51, will succeed Lee Hsien Loong who has held the top job…

Solomon Islands prepares for ‘most important election since independence’ | Elections News

Solomon Islands prepares for ‘most important election since independence’ | Elections News

The people of the Solomon Islands are set to vote for their next government on April 17, in an election that could have repercussions for the rest of the Asia Pacific region due to the country’s close relationship with China. The Pacific state’s 760,000 citizens are spread across its 900…

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say | Climate News

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say | Climate News

Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colourful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists say has amounted to the fourth global bleaching event in the last three decades. At least 54 countries and territories have experienced mass bleaching along their reefs…