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A proposal to scrap a ban on tall buildings in Kyoto to make way for towers and tourism infrastructure has drawn criticism that the move…
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How China is stepping into the cultural repatriation void left by a retreating US
As one of the biggest targets of wartime looting in centuries past, China is now positioning itself as a global pioneer in repatriating lost cultural…
AI infrastructure on the front line: Lessons for Asean from the Iran war
On March 1, after Israel and the United States initiated attacks against Iran, Amazon Web Services reported drone strikes against data centre facilities in the…
Hong Kong airport caps power banks to 2 per passenger in line with global rule
All passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport are now prohibited from carrying more than two power banks, effective immediately, the Airport Authority announced on…
French police foil Paris bomb attack outside US bank
French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early on Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off…