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Taichung City has met with an unfortunate event which occurred on February 13, 2025 (Thursday) around noon. According to the given reports a powerful gas explosion took place at the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Taichung Zhonggang store, located in Xitun district. During this tragic event as of the 12.30 report one person has died and nine has been injured severely. The …

Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited, the global leader in EV battery manufacturers, is now planning a secondary public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise not less than US $5 billion. This is part of the company’s strategy to support the international expansion of its operations which covers projects in Hungary, Spain and Indonesia. CATL is headquartered in …

The rising advent of online gambling has caught the notice of law enforcement leading to more stringent measures against illegal casino operators and users. While the online casinos in this case operate legitimately overseas, their use by anyone in Japan be it operators or users is illegal according to their national law. Despite this, millions of Japanese people access these …

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda were in talks regarding a massive merger to the bill of $60 billion that would have transformed the face of the car industry. The deal was meant to prove a competitive advantage to both automakers in the surge of the Chinese EV industry and it would have been one of the biggest automakers across the …

Saudi Arabia has announced a string of important measures for Hajj 2025. The latest rule prohibits children from performing the holy pilgrimage. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah highlighted that this decision is meant to protect children. This decision is also intended to make the annual pilgrimage to Mecca more seamless for all attendees. There is another measure. For Hajj …

The Rajshahi University has released the notice regarding the initial application for the test to secure admission in the institution and it ended at 11.59 pm on Feb 5, 2025. This test gives opportunities for the students who get benefited under the quota based on HSC or equivalent exam results and the estimated students are 92,000 in each unit. The …

China had a record low in marriage in 2024 as the number of couples registered for marriage decreased by 20% to 6.1 million, the lowest ever. The sharp drop has raised concerns over the country’s demographics as the government struggles to reverse a long term decline in birth rate and aging population. Experts point to economic uncertainty, high childcare and …

Yes, a report from the energy minister recently stated that the power cut is due to a monkey which is responsible for Sri Lanka’s entire nationwide power blackout. The blacked-out electricity covers the entire 22 million of the island where the breakdown started at about 11:00 AM on local time last Sunday. Gradual restoration is provided, giving way to health …

 An animated movie about a youngster who uses magic to fight demons has become the highest grossing movie in China’s history and a source of pride for the country. Ne Zha 2 has made history by earning over $1.1 billion making it the highest grossing non-English film of all time, the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time and the highest-grossing …

On Friday, during the press conference the leader of the political group ‘Party to Protect the People from NHK’, Takashi Tachibana disclosed their candidacy for the upcoming Chiba Prefectural Governor election which is scheduled on March 16 of this year.  “I will make my first statement after Governor Kumagai’s first statement. I Praise him. I completely agree. He is a …