Analysis: Engineer shortage may harm US plan to turn Vietnam into chips powerhouse
HANOI, Sept 2 — A chronic shortage of engineers in Vietnam is emerging as a major challenge to the growth of its semiconductor industry and...
Australia says it will conduct more joint patrols with Philippines in South China Sea
MANILA, Aug 26 — Australia has a security interest in the South China Sea and will work more closely with the Philippines on joint patrols,...
Outgoing US ambassador values Malaysian stint despite arriving during trying times
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — In the world of diplomacy, where bridges are built, alliances are strengthened, and cultures are intertwined, the role of a...
Biden to attend G20 summit in India, VP Harris goes to Asean
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 — United States (US) President Joe Biden will visit India from September 7 to September 10 for a summit of the Group...
Taiwan VP in eye of the storm as China drills to protest US visit
TAIPEI, Aug 19 — Taiwan’s vice president and front-runner to be the island’s next president, William Lai, is in the eye of the storm after...
China, Philippines’ dispute over grounded warship heats up
BEIJING/MANILA, Aug 9 — China again asked the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship – a World War Two-era vessel now used as a...
Japan welcomes thaw with South Korea in gloomy annual security assessment
TOKYO, July 28 — Japan welcomed a thaw in relations with South Korea in its annual defence paper on Friday but otherwise offered a gloomy...
Cambodia’s ruling party says it won a landslide victory in elections
PHNOM PENH, July 24 — Cambodia’s ruling party said on Monday it had won the majority of parliamentary seats in a weekend election, as critics...
MBSA receives special award in the US for GIS tech usage
By JULIANA JOHAR SHAH ALAM, July 15 — The use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology by the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) was...
US firms keen to explore greenfield entries into Malaysia — Deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Companies from the United States (US) have shown significant interest in exploring greenfield entries into Malaysia, said Deputy Finance Minister...
US set to restrict China’s access to cloud computing — WSJ
WASHINGTON, July 4 — The Biden administration is preparing to restrict Chinese companies’ access to the United States’ cloud-computing services, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Canada, US to investigate Titan submersible disaster
TRENTON, June 24 — The United States (US) announced on Friday (June 23) that it will investigate the loss of the Titan, while Canada said...