The United Payments Interface (UPI) crossed 10 billion in the volume of transactions in August, marking a significant milestone for the payments service which is not just being used extensively domestically — at least for small ticket transactions — bu…
2023-09-02
In February 2022, as Russian tanks rumbled into Ukraine, a cyber-attack took down the satellite system run by Viasat that was providing high-speed communications for Ukrainian military forces, rendering them instantly blind, deaf and dumb. With his for…
2023-09-02
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon.
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft took off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on a quest to study the sun from a point about 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 miles) from earth, known as L-1.
India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole comes via ChinaTechNews.com.
2023-09-02
Singapore is to host the inaugural ASEAN-China-India Youth Leadership Summit 2023 from 29 October to 3 November, organised by OSG Youth Alliance, a Singapore-based youth development social enterprise. Supported by the ASEAN Foundation, City Development…
2023-09-02
One of China’s four great cuisines is best known in the west as a cheap takeaway. It’s time to think again
2023-09-02
What I learnt from a blind tasting of Chinese wine alongside top bordeaux
2023-09-02
Lack of usually lucrative temp work this summer also blamed on shifting supply chains
2023-09-02
by The Hill staff – 09/01/23 3:19 PM ET
by The Hill staff – 09/01/23 3:19 PM ET
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Competitors take part in the Rude Health World Bog Snorkeling Championships on Aug. 27 at Waen Rhydd peat bog in Llanwrtyd Wells, Wale…
2023-09-02
When Singapore police executed simultaneous raids on premises across the city-state as part of a money laundering investigation last month, they seized more than a billion dollars' worth of property and assets.
Along with cash, luxury cars, designer handbags, wine, jewellery and watches was a collection of about 60 colourful, mostly plastic figurines in the shape of a pot-bellied bear.
Bearbricks are 'the sweet spot' for crooks seeking to launder money, experts say comes via ChinaTechNews.com.
2023-09-02
The chances are that, at least up until recently, you hadn't heard of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
Despite having written an entire chapter about cement and concrete in Material World, I confess I was completely unaware of this somewhat obscure type of concrete up until recent months.
Fears over concrete 'time bomb' should not stop search for new building materials Ed Conway comes via ChinaTechNews.com.
2023-09-02
China’s president will send his deputy to next week’s summit in New Delhi