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Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country’s economic growth. India’s capital New Delhi frequently ranks among the world’s most polluted cities. Each winter, vehicle and factory emissions couple with farm fires from surrounding states to blanket the city […]
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has proposed holding senior managers at public healthcare facilities accountable for blunders that happen on their watch as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at better defining roles and reducing the risk of potentially life-threatening mistakes. The authority also suggested on Friday that hospitals make better use of technology to ease the […]
Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the US, Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday. Around 2,000 US Marines are already hosted in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, for six months of the year amid growing concern among Washington and its […]
US President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to support the cryptocurrency sector could provide a fresh impetus for mainland China to revitalise its digital-asset market, according to an industry veteran, as tech competition between the two countries continue to escalate. “If the US Congress and the [incoming] president make crypto policies clear, constantly legislate and promote the […]