An obstacle to large-scale bitcoin mining is finding enough cheap energy to run the huge, power-gobbling computer arrays that create and transact cryptocurrency. One mining operation in central New York came up with a novel solution that has alarmed en…
Chinese Astronauts Arrive at Space Station for Longest Mission
Three astronauts successfully docked with China’s new space station on Saturday on what is set to be Beijing’s longest crewed mission to date and the latest landmark in its drive to become a major space power.The three blasted off shortly after midnigh…
NASA Launches Craft to Explore Jupiter’s Asteroids
The U.S. space agency, NASA, launched a craft Saturday to boldly go to a part of space never visited before — the asteroids of Jupiter.The spacecraft Lucy took off before dawn Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It is embarking on a 12-year mission,…
Interview: ‘Existing legislation on intimidation often doesn’t work,’ says Dutch lawmaker
Ruben Brekelmans discusses his parliamentary motion to include Uyghurs and other diaspora groups in the government’s human rights policy. Ruben Brekelmans, a Dutch politician and member of the Netherlands House of Representatives since March, introduced a motion for diaspora groups — including Uyghurs from northwestern China’s Xinjiang region — who live in the European country […]
Lao workers feel the sting of chemical use at Chinese-run banana farms
Laborers say that their bosses do not provide health care or pay them their salaries when they become ill and leave their jobs. Chinese-backed banana farms in Laos are evading a government ban on the use of dangerous pesticides and herbicides that harm workers, and are failing to pay them their salaries when they leave […]
Indonesian envoy: ASEAN bars Myanmar junta chief from upcoming summit
The decision comes after Myanmar’s military refuses to allow the bloc’s envoy to meet all parties as was agreed. Updated at 6:25 p.m. ET on 2021-10-15 Southeast Asian foreign ministers decided on Friday not to allow the Burmese junta chief to attend an upcoming ASEAN summit, an Indonesian diplomat said about a rare move by […]
9th Year Anniversary of King-Father’s Passing Away Commemorated
AKP Phnom Penh, Cambodia today commemorates the 9th year anniversary of His Majesty the King-Father Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk (Preah Borom Ratanak Kaudh)’s passing away. This morning in Phnom Penh, high-ranking delegations of the Senate, National Assembly and government as well as ministries and institutions took turn to lay wreaths at the late King-Father’s Memorial […]
Cambodia Attends CBD-COP 15
Cambodia has attended the High Level Segment-Leaders’ Summit and Ministerial Segment Plenary of the Convention on Biological Diversity-COP15 (CBD-COP15). The meeting took place on Oct. 12 via a videoconference under the chairmanship of H.E. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The participating Cambodian delegation was represented by […]
Cambodia Hosts 41st ASEAN TFWG and 13th ASEAN Transit Transport Coordination Board Meeting
Cambodia is hosting the 41st ASEAN Transport Facilitation Working Group (ASEAN-TFWG) Meeting and the 13th ASEAN Transit Transport Coordination Board Meeting for three days, from Oct. 11 to 13, 2021 via videoconference.The meetings focused on the implem…
COVID-19: 272 New Infections Detected; National Counts 115,607
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health announced the detection of 272 new cases of COVID-19 this morning, of which 25 were imported and the rest were linked to the Feb. 20 community outbreak.These are PCR test results, underlined the ministry, adding that the C…