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North Korea appears to be enriching uranium at its nuclear research site, where improvements have progressed at a “rapid pace” in recent months, a monitoring group said in a report on Wednesday, but the level of current operations at the facility remains unclear.
Analysis of satellite images by the group 38 North, which closely follows North Korea affairs, offered a snapshot of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre on June 21 – nine days after North Korean leader Kim…

More victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud would be able to refer unresolved complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) under plans put forward for consultation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

A group of senior Thai politicians and businessmen are meeting in China with Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, and other companies to seek investment in Thailand, as Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy moves to speed up digital transformation and upgrade its technology sector.
“Yes, I heard he (the deputy prime minister) is in Shenzhen, China. He will visit three companies in that area (Guangdong province) including Foxconn,” said a Thai…

An 82-year-old hermit who has lived naked on a remote Japanese island for almost 30 years has been taken from his home because of concerns that his health might be failing. Masafumi Nagasaki had lived in Sotobanari, in a chain of islands near Taiwan, since 1989 and stuck to a strict daily regimen, according to news.com.au, a website for several Australian newspapers. His morning routine included exercises, followed by several hours of beach cleaning with a pair of white gloves and a rake…

Efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been missing inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand for three days hinge on pumping out water so that navy divers have room to operate, the first high-level Thai official to visit the site said on Tuesday.
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda told reporters that navy SEAL divers leading the search were handicapped by muddy water that has filled some chambers of the large cave to the ceilings.
He said the divers can proceed only when…

A model ‘continuity clause’, designed to clarify how insurers will pay claims in the event of Brexit-related disruption to contracts, has been published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA).

Wantedly Inc., the Tokyo-listed job recruitment networking company, is considering expanding into Malaysia and Vietnam after setting up in Singapore as it steps up its presence in Southeast Asia.
“Finding a good country manager is key” to expansion, Akiko Naka, CEO of Wantedly, said in an interview at the Techsauce Global Summit in Bangkok. “We have made so many mistakes in the past,” she said, without elaborating.
Wantedly differs from other job recruitment sites by…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, already notorious for having cursed the pope and world leaders such as former US President Barack Obama, has been branded “evil” and a “psychopath” after he called God “stupid” and a “son of a b***h” in Asia’s largest Catholic country.
Duterte questioned in a televised speech on Friday the Biblical story of man’s creation and asked why God created Adam and Eve only to allow them to succumb to…

Companies bidding in public procurement exercises will be assessed by their social value, with the aim of enabling more small businesses and social enterprises to win contracts, the UK government has announced.

It was perhaps fitting that the World Cup match between Senegal and Japan – whose fans have received international acclaim for their cleanliness in the stadium – ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday in Yekaterinburg.
Both teams won their opening games of the World Cup, yet it was the two sets of fans who grabbed the headlines.
Videos posted on social media showed Japanese fans cleaning up after themselves in the wake of their win over Colombia, picking up litter under the seats…