A study conducted in Bhutan’s Dungju Ri and Yude Ri catchments in the Trashigang region has shed light on the perilous impact of climate change on the country’s spring water resources. Led by Tshewang Dhendup, a lecturer at the Sherubtse College in Kanglung, the study findings were unveiled during the Bhutan Research...
North Korean nationals continue to run a restaurant in Laos to earn income for the Pyongyang regime, a new U.N. report shows, despite international sanctions that ban such activity....
Doublethink Lab and the China In The World network present the China Index, the first cross-regional project to objectively measure and visualize the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s overseas influence through comparable data....
A ‘Safe Migration Promotion Unit (SMPU)’ has been established at the Bandaranaike International Airport premises in Katunayake for primary and secondary examination of Sri Lankan migrant workers....
The Japanese government is planning to trial an artificial intelligence system for spotting wild bears to better deal with an increasing number of attacks by the animals on humans, a government source said Monday. Under the system, AI will use security camera footage to instantly detect bears and share the information with the...
Climate change threatens Bhutan’s spring flows (kuenselonline.com)
A study conducted in Bhutan’s Dungju Ri and Yude Ri catchments in the Trashigang region has shed light on the perilous impact of climate change on the country’s spring water resources. Led by Tshewang Dhendup, a lecturer at the Sherubtse College in Kanglung, the study findings were unveiled during the Bhutan Research...
North Koreans still running restaurant in Laos to earn cash for regime: UN report (www.nknews.org)
North Korean nationals continue to run a restaurant in Laos to earn income for the Pyongyang regime, a new U.N. report shows, despite international sanctions that ban such activity....
China Index 2022 - China In The World (china-index.io)
Doublethink Lab and the China In The World network present the China Index, the first cross-regional project to objectively measure and visualize the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s overseas influence through comparable data....
Sri Lanka sets up Safe Migration Promotion Unit at airport to prevent human trafficking (www.colombopage.com)
A ‘Safe Migration Promotion Unit (SMPU)’ has been established at the Bandaranaike International Airport premises in Katunayake for primary and secondary examination of Sri Lankan migrant workers....
Japan to trial AI scheme for spotting bears as attacks on humans rise (mainichi.jp)
The Japanese government is planning to trial an artificial intelligence system for spotting wild bears to better deal with an increasing number of attacks by the animals on humans, a government source said Monday. Under the system, AI will use security camera footage to instantly detect bears and share the information with the...