KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) — As tensions deepen between the world’s two largest economies, Malaysia’s trade minister has offered a stark assessment of the challenges facing Southeast Asia: companies will need to build “two kitchens” to survive the escalating US-China trade war. “Our factories, our companies have to start preparing for havin...
HAYAMA, Japan (MNTV) – Bangladeshi researcher Islam Moutushi has received the Dean’s Award from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) in Japan, recognizing her exceptional doctoral research and contributions to life sciences. Moutushi completed her PhD in September as part of the Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory at Japan...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) – Preparations for the upgraded “Dual-View 1” satellite, Iran’s first hybrid remote sensing and communications satellite, have been completed, with plans underway to launch it into orbit in coming weeks. Hossein Shahrabi, CEO of a knowledge-based company that has manufactured the satellite, told Tasnim news agency that it h...
HERAT, Afghanistan (MNTV) – Local officials in Herat say that nearly 13,000 people who were recently deported from Iran are now employed in the province’s industrial park. Industrialists in Herat told TOLOnews that they have increased the salaries of these newly returned workers, along with all other employees, by 30 percent. “We have pl...
HERAT, Afghanistan (MNTV) – A prominent agricultural figure in western Herat province, drawing on years of experience in the field, is striving to modernize traditional farming by promoting and distributing varieties of improved quality seed. Agriculture in Herat, as in many other parts of Afghanistan, has long been carried out using tradition...
BEIJING, China (MNTV) — China has rolled out a prototype of a global missile defense system capable of tracking and analyzing large-scale attacks, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. The platform, described as a “distributed early warning detection big data system,” is designed to monitor up to 1,000 missiles launched at [&h...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Artificial intelligence is steadily gaining ground in Kazakhstan’s industries, with local enterprises presenting new innovations at a showcase event held on September 25. The demonstrations took place at Astana Hub, Central Asia’s largest international technology park for IT startups, described by officials as the c...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has launched a $20 million project to modernize rural schools with climate-resilient infrastructure, marking the country’s first major initiative funded by restituted assets recovered from abroad. Set to begin on October 1, the project is part of a broader commitment announced earlier this year by the I...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – Chinese Executive Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu urged stronger international cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI), warning against its misuse and the development of lethal autonomous weapons. Speaking at a UN Security Council open debate on AI and international peace and security, Ma said t...
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (MNTV) – Drug addiction is now affecting children as young as 10 in primary schools, says Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, expressing grave concern over this critical threat demanding immediate national attention. He cited a particularly disturbing tactic used by dealers, offering free sweets lac...
