South Korea’s military has shrunk to about 450,000 people – a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday. Authorities say the main reason behind the decline is the country’s dismal birth rate, which at 0.75 babies per woman is the…
A British backpacker has pleaded guilty to killing a man in Australia after hitting him while riding an e-scooter with an alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. Alicia Kemp, 25, from Redditch, Worcestershire, had been drinking with a friend on a Saturday afternoon in May when she was kicked out of a…
Watch: “Australia will recognise the state of Palestine” says PM Anthony Albanese Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, following similar moves by the UK, France and Canada, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said. Albanese said Australia received commitments from the Palestinian Authority (PA) including to demilitarise, hold general…
The agreement is part of a deal to secure export licences to the world’s second biggest economy. AMD did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Under the agreement, Nvidia will pay 15% of its revenues from H20 chip sales in China to the US government, while AMD will give the same percentage from…
Taking a vacation, or small breaks, allows one to enjoy time away from work. Here are a few ways you can effectively disconnect from work to return refreshed /news/talking-point/disconnect-during-vacation-reconnect-digital-leadership-active-relaxation-111713722537235.html 111713722537235 story For most working professionals today, the line between work and personal life in a hyper-connected world is blurred. We are constantly checking our smartphones,…
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged with illegally shipping millions of dollars’ worth of powerful AI chips to China, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday. The DOJ alleged that over the last three years ALX Solutions, a company it said was run by Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, exported the…
In a world full of noise, a growing number of professionals are using storytelling to convey complex information, connect and collaborate /news/big-story/business-storytelling-happier-workplaces-communication-connection-111713719757190.html 111713719757190 story Ayesha Fernandez loves to tell stories. Like the tale of the tortoise and the hare—not the familiar version, but what happens next. The hare, she often narrates, realises that he needs…
Marseille, France’s oldest city, is a mix of old and new, and a convenient location to explore southern France, and Monaco and Nice /news/big-story/travel-marseille-explore-southern-france-111713506687171.html 111713506687171 story France, for most of the world, is Paris—arguably global pop culture’s most romantic city—and Paris is France. But for the French people, perhaps, present-day Paris is the least French…
