On December 2, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said that a 7.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Mindanao island area of the Philippines at around 10:30 a.m. (local time). The epicenter was located at a depth of 63 km. The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning after the earthquake.
During a meeting held in Silicon Valley, the Defense Ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia agreed to promote high-tech cooperation to strengthen defense capabilities, focusing on space technology, quantum technology to support weapon navigation and positioning, as well as artificial intelligence (AI) to increase the ability to accurately identify targets...
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced that his country will focus on fighting poverty and inequality during its presidency of the Group of 20 (G20).
China has just opened a museum dedicated to the 4,000-year-old Shimao culture in Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province.
Junglia, a new amusement park under construction in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is expected to open to visitors in the summer of 2025.
In an effort to boost tourism, the Thai government has given the green light to a pilot night-time economy, allowing nightclubs, restaurants and entertainment venues to extend operating hours to 4 a.m. in four provinces and cities across the country.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) has just tested the first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
World AIDS Day (1 December) is a time to reflect on the remarkable progress made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and to support people living with the disease.
The South Korean Ministry of National Defense announced that at 10:19 a.m. on December 1 (1:19 a.m. on December 2, Vietnam time), the country's first military reconnaissance satellite was successfully launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Vanderberg Space Force Base in California (USA).
On December 1, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced that the New Zealand Government will ban the use of mobile phones in schools across the country. Students will have to hand in their phones at the beginning of the day and collect them when they leave.
Russia announced that it would increase its voluntary oil production cuts to 500,000 barrels per day and extend the decision until the end of the first quarter of 2024. Saudi Arabia also announced that it would extend its voluntary oil production cuts by 1 million barrels per day until the end of the first quarter of 2024.
On November 30, the Israeli army said it had successfully intercepted an "aerial target" launched from Lebanon toward the territory of the Jewish state.
Electrification is playing a key role in China's decarbonization, especially in sectors such as steel, construction and transportation.
Google has just opened Europe's largest cybersecurity center in Malaga, southern Spain, and warned that cyber attacks are becoming more common...
The Finnish nuclear power plant operator TVO said that at 11:35 a.m. (GMT, 6:35 p.m. Vietnam time) on November 29, the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor located on the southwest coast of the country stopped operating after a test.
According to AP, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away on November 29, at the age of 100. His consulting firm, Kissinger Associates, said Kissinger passed away at his home in Connecticut.
Director of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate Aharon Haliva announced his resignation on November 29 after accepting responsibility for the surprise attack by the Hamas movement on October 7 that killed more than 1,200 people.
Speaking at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on November 29, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the recent increase in respiratory diseases in China is a common problem faced by all countries and that the Chinese government has effectively controlled it.
On November 29, the website of the National Archives of Israel was hacked, disabling the search function and preventing users from accessing archives. More seriously, information of tens of thousands of users, researchers, historians, etc. was also collected and spread online.
From 2024, Seoul city, South Korea will pilot the use of English teaching assistant robots at elementary and middle schools in the city.
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