Indonesia dismisses its chief election commissioner over sexual assault
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee.
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Modi to Meet Putin in Moscow as India Charts Its Own Course
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia this week, a visit that signals the Indian leader’s determination to stick to his own diplomatic path even as the West continues to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine.
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Myanmar's fuel dilemma
Hello from the Nikkei Asia newsroom. The situation in Myanmar is getting worse and worse. According to a Japanese businessman in Yangon I recently spoke with, electricity is available for only a few hours a day and diesel generators are needed the rest of the time. Communications are also unstable, with both telephone and internet services often disrupted.
Singaporeans snap up cheap Russian goods as Ukraine war anger ebbs
Visitors to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s Singapore Lazada and Redmart sites can find several products originating from Russia, including 120 gram jars of salmon roe for S$11 (US$8) as well as 460ml bottles of hair conditioner for S$2.49.
Research expert tells UN it has ‘irrefutably’ established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a research organization that has been tracing weapons used in attacks in Ukraine since 2018 told the United Nations Security Council on Friday it has “irrefutably” established that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea.
Low yield for SMIC-Huawei Nvidia knockoff? So what?
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), the world’s third largest chip-foundry after Taiwan’s TSMC and South Korea’s Samsung, is reportedly struggling to increase the production yield of an artificial intelligence (AI) chip for Huawei Technologies.
US and allies clash with Russia and China over North Korea at UN meeting
The US, Britain, France confronted Russia at the United Nations Security Council on Friday over accusations it is violating an arms embargo on North Korea by using missiles and munitions from Pyongyang in its war against Ukraine.