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MHI: Advanced light water reactor “SRZ-1200”

TOKYO, Sep 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) in collaboration with four Japanese PWR utilities*, has developed the conceptual design of an advanced light water reactor “SRZ-1200”. This reactor has additional safety features when compared to conventional pressurized light water reactors. It is in the intention of MHI […]

AEON and CJPT Begin Logistics Improvement in Kyushu

Toyota City, Japan, Sep 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AEON KYUSHU Co., Ltd., AEON GLOBAL SCM Co., Ltd. and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) have announced that they are working together on a logistics improvement project for the AEON Group in the Kyushu area that will solve problems faced by the […]

Five HKTDC autumn tech fairs create synergies for SMEs

HONG KONG, Sep 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), five technology fairs* will be held in October under the theme “Innovations for Better Living”. The fairs will run under the HKTDC’s brand-new EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, creating a variety of cross-sector business and networking opportunities […]

My Platform Joint Venture Awarded the Winner’s Prize in the 2022 Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

HONG KONG, Sep 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – My Platform, the MedTech venture in which Black Spade Capital Limited (“Black Spade Capital”) invested, has just announced that its PRC joint venture My Platform Information Technology (Guangzhou) Limited (“My Platform MedTech”) was awarded the Winner’s Prize in the 2022 Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan Innovation and […]

Philippine Industry Body Launched for Stronger Content Protection and Anti-Piracy Efforts

MANILA, Sep 29, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Today, leading Philippine industry players including, Globe, GMA Network, Inc., Cignal TV, Inc, KROMA Entertainment and Smart Communications, Inc, joined hands with the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) to announce the formation of the Video Coalition of the Philippines (VCP). The […]

Sources: Europe braces for mobile network blackouts

A man looks at his mobile phone while walking on the Concorde square in Paris at sunset on Feb 7, 2022. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) PARIS / STOCKHOLM / MILAN – Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks […]

FAO chief: Conflicts, climate likely to fuel more food crises

This handout picture taken and released by the Turkish Defence ministry press office on Aug 3, 2022, shows an inspection delegation member inspecting the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine, off the coast of north-west Istanbul. (TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP) ROME – The head of the United Nations […]

UN survey: Online govt services improve, digital divides remain

UN survey: Online govt services improve, digital divides remain

UNITED NATIONS – Despite the many crises of the past two years, e-government strategies have been advanced although many countries and municipalities have fallen short in providing adequate online services, according to a new UN survey whose results were released on Wednesday. The 2022 edition of the E-Government Survey shows that Denmark, Finland and South Korea […]

NTT DOCOMO and NEC Reduce Power Consumption for 5G SA Core by an Average of 72% using AWS Graviton2, Followed by a Successful Onboarding of 5G SA Core on Hybrid Cloud

TOKYO, Sep 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced the completion of a trial to test energy efficiency and high performance of AWS Graviton2 processors across key elements of the 5G core network (5GC). The trial demonstrated an average of a 72% reduction in […]

NEC and Red Hat Expand Global Collaboration to Drive IT Modernization and Digital Transformation

Tokyo and Raleigh, N.C., Sep 29, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation and Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced an expanded global collaboration to drive IT modernization and digital transformation on Red Hat OpenShift. NEC now recognizes Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading enterprise Kubernetes […]

Hungarians protest change in abortion rules

People hold up placards at a protest in front of the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary on Sept 28, 2022. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) BUDAPEST – More than 1,000 Hungarians protested on Wednesday against a change in abortion rules that took effect on Sept 15, which women's rights groups say would "humiliate" and torment women […]

Kremlin announces results of Ukraine referendums

Members of an election commission count ballots after voting during a referendum at a polling station in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sept 27, 2022. (PHOTO / AP) MOSCOW/KYIV — The Kremlin on Tuesday announced the results of referendums held in four regions to determine whether they want to become part of Russia. Authorities in Zaporizhzhia said […]

Botswana removes mask mandates

A health worker receives a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Francistown, Botswana, on March 26, 2021. (MONIRUL BHUIYAN / AFP) GABORONE / MOSCOW – Wearing masks is no longer mandatory in Botswana, announced an official press release on Wednesday. All other remaining COVID-19 protocols, like social distancing in schools and requirements for vaccination […]

EU tells countries gas price cap would come with risks

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission building in Brussel on June 16, 2022. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) BRUSSELS – The European Commission has warned EU countries that a broad cap on gas prices could be complex to launch and pose risks to energy security, amid calls from countries for Brussels to step in […]