Japanese Industry 4.0 and the Road to Society 5.0: Connected Industries

Germany can claim to be the birthplace of Industry 4.0. Fourth Industrial Revolution jargon for the process of making things digitally. Last time we discussed how Japan developed the concept of Society 5.0, which takes a societal approach of digitalization with the Super Smart Society in mind. Ma...

What you need to know about cancer as we approach 2023, when nearly 2 million cases are predicted to be diagnosed.

While the American Cancer Society's latest study shows a continuing decline in cancer fatalities, health professionals agree that more work needs to be done to prevent cancer. According to the American Cancer Society's annual Cancer Statistics report, an estimated 1.95 million new cases o...

There are new possibilities in Korea's chemical industry.

Four Korean chemical titans (LG Chem, Lotte Chemical, SK Innovation, and Hanwha Chemical) are included in the annual American Chemical Society study of the Global Top 50 Chemical Companies. Korea has the sixth largest chemical market in the world (ACS). As Korea works to diversify and advance its...

Thailand's Economy Will Be Boosted by Digital Technology

The direction of Thailand's Digital Economy and Society Development Fund (DE Fund) for 2023 has been set by General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chair of the DE Fund Executive Committee, to enhance Thai economic and social development capability through digital technology.

An MoU was Signed Between DES Ministry and Huawei for Further Strengthening the Cloud Collaboration

On Friday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry and Huawei Technologies (Thailand) with the aim to further deepen the cooperation in Government Cloud.

This move will hopefully improve the digital governance’s operati...

CHINA ON CUSP OF SCI-TECH ADVANCEMENT AMIDST ENHANCED SCIENCE LITERACY AMONGST CITIZENS

• China has attempted to support sci-tech advancement and meet the objective of upgrading residents' science expertise in the preceding five years, as per the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).
• The extent of well-read educated Chinese residents has burg...

S. KOREA REPORTS A MASS COVID-19 OUTBREAK AT AN UNAUTHORIZED SCHOOL IN DAEJEON

Highlights –

• S. Korea reports a mass COVID-19 outbreak at an unauthorized school in Daejeon.
• State and local health authorities are tracing and monitoring the situation.
• On the weekend a school run by a missionary society called IM re...

WOMEN IN JAPAN USED INTERNATIONAL SPERM BANKS AMIDST ABSENCE OF RULES

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• Women in Japan used international sperm banks amidst the absence of rules.
• Around 150 women used Cyros International for business transactions related to sperm and ova.
• Cyros International is a major Denmark-based sperm b...

JAPAN REPORTS 80% OF CHILDREN GOT INFECTED WITH COVID-19 AT HOME

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• Japan reports 80% of children got infected with COVID-19 at home.
• Japan Pediatric Society released data reporting the same.
• The data compilation involved reports from around 472 children.
• Around 90% of pediatri...

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO INDIA DELIVERS FIRST LOT OF 100 VENTILATORS TO INDIA

Highlights

• On May 16, the U.S. President Donald Trump had tweeted about donating ventilators to India in this battle against coronavirus

• This tranche of ventilators was brought in the country from Chicago by Air India flight

Kenneth I Juster, U.S. ambas...

LOW OR NO ALCOHOL SUBSTITUES SETS NEW TREND

Highlights

• It is more common among 18-24 year-olds
• These are referred to as ‘nolo’ drinks

As per a report, switching to low or no alcohol substitutes sets the biggest trend in the UK. It has been commonly observed in 18-...

Highlights of the Chinese New Year celebration held by the Asia Society Texas Center

Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations were held in Houston by the Asia Society Texas Center where Chinese, as well as, local Americans took part in all types of art & craft activities, as well as, performances.

There was an arrangement of activities like New Year card making, Chinese ...

India’s economic slowdown hits car sales: SIAM

On Friday, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) stated that last year, the sales of cars fell by a record 19% in India. It is on account of a slowing economy. It has made consumers resistant to spend on such items. This year, it is predicted that the demand is likely to flat.

Overuse of herbicides costs £ 400 million a year for the UK economy

Weed resistance to herbicides, according to scientists from the University of Sheffield and environmental organization from the Zoological Society of London, costs the UK's economy as much as £ 400 million a year.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield and the Institute of...

German Fraunhofer Society announced the establishment of Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructure and Geothermal Energy

The German Fraunhofer Society has announced that the Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructure and Geothermal Energy (IEG) will be created to further promote the energy transition and complement the current Fraunhofer portfolio. Fraunhofer is the largest application-oriented research organiz...

NTM infections on rise, elderly and women at higher risk

The incidence and prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is increasing. As per the research published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society, the number of existing patients as well as the number of people newly infected each year is rising. Women and elder people of age 65 a...

Royal NSW Society honors research into climate change and chemical engineering

NSW's Royal Society has declared its 2019 awards for excellent research accomplishments. The 2019 James Cook Medal of the Royal Society was won by Scientia Professor Matthew England FAA FRSN from the Climate Change Research Center of UNSW. He is regarded as a world-leading expert on how the o...

Droopy eyes may come to be a sign of the very deadly Lung Cancer

When it comes to diseases or conditions, symptoms sometimes overlap and can mean a severe or very harmless thing. The like can be said in any part of a body with a tumor for diseases such as cancer.

As far as lung cancer is concerned, there is another symptom that can be seen as a sign ...

A French woman who fight Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism with trips to Auschwitz

Auschwitz is not the first place that comes to mind if you want to combat bigotry and discrimination in France, but the Nazi death camp has helped French Muslims and Jews to transcend their differences and learn to live together.

That's thanks to Samia Essaba, a high school teacher,...

CFA launched a first-of-a-kind initiative to promote financial literacy

A member of the CFA Institute Global Network of Societies, the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Society India (India Association of Investment Professionals) has launched a first-of-a-kind initiative to promote financial literacy.

Titled' Jan Nivesh Abhiyaan,' the project is a...