Dengue fever cases in Laos have reached 19,412 since January, including 17 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. A report from the Center of Information and Education for Health under the Ministry of Health released on Sunday said the highest number of dengue patients were reported in Vientiane at 9,884. A total of 2,430…
The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted the “U.S.-Lao PDR Business Roundtable: Exploring Business Opportunities” in Vientiane on Aug 17. The Roundtable, organized in conjunction with the official visit to Laos by a delegation from the Washington, D.C.-based U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), aimed…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry Office (DAFO) released 28,000 rice-cum-fish seeds (fingerlings) to 14 demonstration farms in 7 target villages in Sanamxay District and organized a handover ceremony in Donephai Village on Aug 16. The ceremony is part of the rice-cum-fish activity implemented…
A high-speed electric passenger train and an inspection train, customized for the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia, left the port of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province on Sunday, Xinhua reported on 21 Aug. The trains were designed and manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. for the landmark project under the Belt and Road…
Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at a time of growing concerns about climate change. ETH Zurich, a respected federal polytechnic university, and the Swiss Federal Institute on Forest, Snow and Landscape Research…
Censors have altered the ending of the recent animated film “Minions: The Rise of Gru” for its domestic release in China, social media users across the country noticed over the weekend. The editing is yet another example of Chinese authorities editing a popular Hollywood film to make it more politically correct, leading some viewers to…
PHOENIX, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), the North American leader in innovative flexible workspace and portable storage solutions, today announced a definitive agreement, whereby the Company will divest its Tank and Pump segment to private equity firm Kinderhook Industries (“Kinderhook”) […]
Integrating the Collection & Review and Investigative Analytics functions resolves cases faster and accelerates time to justice PETAH TIKVA, Israel and TYSONS CORNER, Va., Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cellebrite DI Ltd. (NASDAQ: CLBT), a global leader in Digital Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, today announced the launch of an automated and secure […]
SAN DIEGO and BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bright Peak Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing next-generation precision immunotherapies to treat cancer and autoimmune disease, today announced the appointment of Jon Wigginton, M.D., as its President of Research and Development. “With a lifelong dedication to improving the lives of patients with cancer, Dr. […]
