[August 16th] 3 men detained for flying kites near Vietnam’s busiest airport Tan Son Nhat, disrupting 21 flights
Police in Ho Chi Minh City said on Aug. 14 that they have detained three people for questioning over the release of flying objects that threatened aviation safety and forced Tan Son Nhat International Airport to temporarily suspend take-offs and landings. The three, Than Van Tan, 42, Ton Van Chinh, 47, and Tran Vo Hong …
[August 15th] Heavy rain causes flooding near Tokyo that kills 4 and disrupts train and air travel
Record-breaking rainfall that pounded cities east of Tokyo overnight flooded roads and dozens of homes, stranded thousands of people, caused power outages and left at least four people dead and one missing. The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its most severe warning for heavy rain in more than a dozen municipalities in Chiba prefecture as rain …
[August 14th] Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc to get 100 kph rail link from airport to resorts
Phu Quoc’s light rail line will run three-car trains at a design speed of up to 100 kph, carrying about 4,500 passengers an hour on what its developer describes as zero-emission power. Engineers laid the line’s calibration rail, a short trial section used to check and align the route’s technical parameters, on Aug. 11, nearly …
[August 13th] Japanese chain Don Don Donki apologizes after customer finds cockroach in sushi at Singapore outlet
Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki, known in Japan as Don Quijote, has issued an apology after a customer allegedly discovered a cockroach in sushi purchased from its Orchard Central outlet in Singapore. A user going by the nickname “Xiaoqiang’s Lover” posted the complaint on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu. She stated that on …