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18d06/04

India’s Solar Boom Runs Into a Grid Reckoning

A regulatory overhaul of India’s grid has sparked fears in the solar power industry that they may suffer a negative impact on profitability. The overhaul includes a stipulation regarding penalties for solar generators if they fail to deliver the electricity that they have committed to supply to the grid, Reuters reported. India's electricity grid is expanding at a slower pace than the boom in solar energy installations, leading to an increased share of solar curtailments and threatening to slow

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
18d06/04

AirAsia denies Philippine flight grounding claims, slams ‘smear campaign’

AirAsia X has called recent media reports claiming its Philippine operations were being grounded “coordinated and sensationalised” and part of a “deliberate smear campaign”. In a statement, the airline group said the smear campaign had long been occurring in an attempt to undermine fair competition in the Philippine aviation sector. “Such narratives serve only the interests of those seeking to limit consumer choice and create conditions that could lead to a monopoly in the market,” it said. “A..

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
18d06/04

Why Malaysia is winning praise from RedNote’s Chinese influencers

For Chinese parents worn down by exam pressure, the solution now being offered by many creators on RedNote is not another tutoring strategy but another country: Malaysia. On the Chinese lifestyle app, mainland creators living in Malaysia are pitching the country as a softer landing for family life. They highlight international schools, Mandarin-speaking clinics, familiar food and lower living costs in Malaysia, speaking directly to compatriots anxious about schooling and affordability – and...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
18d06/04war-conflict · 3/5

Trump Plans $700 Million Lifeline for U.S. Coal Power Plants

President Donald Trump plans to allocate a support package of $700 million for coal power generation, Reuters has reported, citing an unnamed White House official ahead of a formal announcement by the U.S. President. The plan is to invoke the 1950 Defense Production Act, which grants the president of the country powers to provide financial support to industries considered critical for national security. The money will be used to upgrade more than 12 coal power plants, the report said. Of the tot

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
18d06/04

Direct Hong Kong-Almaty flights ‘will save travellers 10 hours, draw tourists’

Direct flights between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan could save travellers up to 10 hours and open the city’s shorelines to tourists from landlocked Central Asia, lawmakers have said after the flag carrier announced plans to launch an Almaty route next year. Lawmaker Jonathan Stuart Lamport, who represents the business sector, on Thursday said the announcement had received widespread support from the industry, as direct flights between Hong Kong and Almaty would significantly strengthen ties between.

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
18d06/04war-conflict · 1/5

The end of Bitcoin?

Both the price increases and the volatility of Bitcoin continue to decrease over each time window. If you look back 1 year, Bitcoin actually made a loss. Bitcoin has been around for more than 15 years now, and it has never become established as a currency in everyday life - despite the wide variety of "investors". It was bought by many as a speculative object in the hope of making as much money as possible in a short period of time. These expectations have been confirmed in the past and will continue to be the case

Socialunclassifiedgermany
18d06/04

‘BeiDou Goddess’: key figure in China GPS-equivalent satellite system, earns PhD by 26

A Chinese scientist behind China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System rejects the “goddess” label, asserting that research transcends gender. Xu Ying, 43, hails from Sichuan province in southwestern China, born to a maths teacher mother and an agricultural technician father. As a gifted child with a passion for physics and mathematics, Xu began primary school at the age of four, entered university at 16 to pursue communications engineering, and consistently ranked at the top of her class each...

unclassifiedchina · asia
18d06/04

Why AI-Native FinTech Engineering Is Reshaping Financial Product Development in 2026

I'm not a developer. But I've watched 100+ FinTech products go from an idea to a live app. Every fintech product passes through 5 layers: Strategy → Architecture → API Integrations → Build → Launch Skip one, and it shows up as a crisis, usually at the worst possible time. 3 things this process taught me: 1. The right partner saves more time than the best engineer. Most fintech delays aren't a talent problem, they’re a starting-from-zero problem. Pre-built integrations, mapped compliance framewor

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18d06/04

Missing Mount Everest guide feared dead crawls back to Base Camp after 6 days

A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was feared dead has been found alive after crawling back to Base Camp, officials said on Thursday. The experienced Hillary Dawa Sherpa vanished on the upper reaches of the world’s highest mountain early on May 30. He was found on Thursday morning close to Base Camp by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), a Nepali team that helps set routes on Everest and clean up waste left behind. “He was crawling down,”...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
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