France: 2 bodies found after Marseille building collapse
Washington Post Authorities say two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/france-marseille-building-collapse/3bf2caf8-d774-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreNew Taipei to ban disposable plastic cups at drink shops next month
New Taipei, April 10 (CNA) Beverage shops in New Taipei will be required to stop providing single-use plastic cups, starting in May, in order to cut down on plastic waste, the city government said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304100010
Read MoreTaiwan records sharp rise in outbound travel in early 2023
Taipei, April 10 (CNA) The number of overseas departures from Taiwan in the first two months of the year rose to more than 1 million, a figure that was 15 times higher than a year earlier, when travel was crippled by border controls during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Tourism Bureau. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202304100009
Read MoreVolkswagen aims to fill China’s electric car industry talent void with new academy in Hainan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The German carmaker will set up an academy in Hainan province with the aim of training local talent for the electric vehicle industry as it vies for a larger share of the sector. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3216547/volkswagen-aims-fill-chinas-electric-car-industry-talent-void-new-academy-hainan?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese scientists find a way to restore body’s cancer-fighting cells
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Peer-reviewed study provides ‘new strategies’ to enhance immunotherapy treatments based on the immune system’s natural killers. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216542/china-scientists-find-way-restore-bodys-cancer-fighting-cells?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn the Philippines, 72 died by drowning in first 9 days of April alone: ‘some were drunk’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The death toll, tallied from 67 drowning incidents since the start of April, came as many Filipinos ‘got excited’ to visit beaches and resorts around the country, the police said. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216549/philippines-72-died-drowning-first-9-days-april-alone-some-were-drunk?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina jails human rights activists for years over private gathering
Washington Post Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong were tried behind closed doors for “subversion of state power” amid a crackdown on activism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/china-activists-xi-zhiyong-ding-jiaxi-jail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChinese aircraft carrier drills pose threat to eastern Taiwan: Experts
Taipei, April 10 (CNA) Warplanes from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, which is currently located about 200 nautical miles east of Taiwan, successfully conducted takeoff and landing drills on Sunday, which local military specialists warned could pose a serious threat to eastern Taiwan if a war breaks out. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202304100008
Read MoreIsrael signs $400m. deal to sell Greece anti-tank Spike missiles
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738853
Read MoreLow pressure area unlikely to trigger Hong Kong’s first typhoon of year this week, Observatory says
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Forecaster expects low pressure area to enter South China Sea later this week, but it should weaken as it passes through Philippines. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3216544/low-pressure-area-unlikely-trigger-hong-kongs-1st-typhoon-year-later-week-observatory-says?utm_source=rss_feed
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