A potential hi-tech upgrade to BeiDou-based rail monitoring systems could better protect and track containers on the transcontinental China-Europe railway express, according to the developers of a new mountable device.
A team drawn from various state-owned railway enterprises said the device could overcome long-standing logistics challenges in real-time rail container tracking and improve security and safety along the vital land shipping route.
Kim was found guilty of accepting ‘high-value precious metals’ in exchange for favours in personnel appointments
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A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon-hee, already serving time behind bars for corruption, to another seven years’ imprisonment on Friday in a jobs-for-gifts scandal.
Kim, 53,
A Hong Kong beautician has admitted tricking two women into forced labour and confinement in Southeast Asia by offering them free flights and accommodation and promising a lucrative reward for transporting 48 million baht (US$1.4 million) more than a year ago.
The court heard the two women’s relatives paid more than HK$585,000 (US$74,610) in total to secure their
The claim comprised 129.86 million euros in direct losses, including payments already made by the government, and 96.26 million euros for additional costs and consequential damages, Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin told parliament on Friday,
Former Israeli defence chief Gadi Eisenkot is emerging as the main rival to incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, months ahead of the nation’s parliamentary elections.
Eisenkot’s new centrist party, Yashar! (Hebrew for “Straight!”), has rapidly been gaining popularity in opinion polls. It is currently second behind Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud.
Israelis must elect a new parliament by October 27 at the latest, although the vote was most likely to be held on October 20. Opinion polls suggest
Traders and logistics companies fear disrupted supply chains and doubts about the agreement’s durability will continue to weigh on business decisions
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While the deal has raised hopes that business activity could gradually resume, many traders and investors remain reluctant to make long
China has issued the first industry code of conduct for smart glasses powered by artificial intelligence, following public outrage over videos taken by users covertly filming strangers with the increasingly popular devices.
The voluntary code calls on smart eyewear manufacturers to adopt a “minimum data collection” approach, provide clear indicators when cameras or microphones are active, and obtain explicit user consent before recording.
The guidelines were released on Thursday by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Hong Kong authorities have officially extended a buy-back offer to the only residential block spared in the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze after more than three-quarters of households indicated their intention to sell their flats to the government.
Owners of 78 per cent of the flats in the other seven blocks at the Tai Po estate have already signed letters of acceptance to sell their homes under the resettlement scheme in what was described as “good progress” by the government.
Authorities said on Friday that they had decided to include homeowners
