Trade war threatens US access to rare earths

BEIJING, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Washington’s trade war with Beijing puts it at risk of losing access to China-produced rare earths, which are critical to manufacturing, a commentary in state media said on Wednesday (May 29). The commentary follows President Xi Jinping’s visit last week to a Chinese rare earths…

Update: 1 pupil among dead in mass stabbing near Tokyo, 15 others and 2 adults injured

KAWASAKI, Japan, May 28 (NNN-KYODO) -One elementary school girl was killed and 15 others and two adults were injured after a man attacked them with knives while they were waiting for their school bus Tuesday morning in Kawasaki next to Tokyo, police said. The 16 children are pupils of Caritas…

Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino Tam dies

Tam, Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia. Photo courtesy of Bernama KOTA KINABALU, May 28 (NNN-Bernama) –The Sabah Wildlife Department has announced with great sadness the death of the last remaining male Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, named Tam. State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Christina Liew said she was informed…

Peter Mutharika re-elected Malawi president

President of Malawi Peter Mutharika. Photo courtesy of Anandolu BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Peter Mutharika has been re-elected president of Malawi after a hotly contested election last week, the country’s election body said Monday. Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson Jane Ansah announced the results after an injunction ordered by the court was lifted. Opposition…

Two dead, 14 injured in Pattani Ramadan market bomb blast

Photo courtesy of Bernama PATTANI (Southern Thailand), May 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Two people were killed and 14 others, including four rangers, were injured in a motorcycle bomb attack at a Ramadan market in Nong Chik, here Monday. In the 4.15pm (local time) incident, the market in Bo Thong town was…

Malaysia’s cybersecurity, forensics labs among most advanced in the world

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s cybersecurity and its digital forensic laboratories are among the most advanced in the world, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab said. In the Global CyberSecurity Index (GSI), Malaysia has been ranked in the top 10 since the first…

Japan’s emperor, empress visit Trump’s hotel to say goodbye

Photo courtesy of Kyodo TOKYO, May 28 (NNN-KYODO) – Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday visited a Tokyo hotel to bid farewell to U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, who have been visiting Japan as state guests. The Trumps have been staying at the hotel since…

Nearly 20, including school kids, injured after stabbing near Tokyo

Scene at elementary school students in Kawasaki. Photo courtesy of Kyodo KAWASAKI, Japan, May 28 (NNN-KYODO) -Nearly 20 people, including elementary school students, were injured after a stabbing incident Tuesday in Kawasaki next to Tokyo, the local fire department said. The department was informed around 7:45 a.m. of the incident,…

Trump urges Kim to seize chance to transform N.K. through denuclearization

SEOUL, May 27 (NNN-Yonhap) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to transform his impoverished country thorough denuclearization, saying “only bad” can happen with his nuclear arms. Trump also said that though some of his advisors think the North’s recent missile launches could have…

Picture News May 27, 2019

Tokyo, Japan, May 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Melina Trump, right, watch sumo at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took U.S. President Donald Trump out to play golf near Tokyo on Sunday, an activity that has become a tradition when the two leaders meet.…