[June 15th] Habits that can turn air-conditioner outdoor unit into deadly fire hazard
Placing water bottles, cardboard boxes, or other flammable items near an air conditioner’s outdoor unit and making unauthorized cable modifications cause hundreds of fires in Japan every year. According to data from the National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE), it recorded 345 incidents involving air conditioners between 2021 and 2025. Of these, more than …
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[June 14th] Penguins use group cues to find foraging grounds: Japan team
TOKYO — A team of Japanese researchers has found that Adelie penguins in Antarctica tend to reach new foraging grounds by moving in groups after unsuccessful attempts to find food. The team, led by Japan’s Graduate University for Advanced Studies, or Sokendai, published the findings in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, an international bioscience journal, …
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[June 13th] Self-taught 16-year-old hacks Vietnam’s national vaccine database and sells 20 million records
A 16-year-old student in Nghe An Province exploited a security flaw in Vietnam’s national vaccination database, stealing and reselling roughly 20 million personal records for a profit of over VND100 million (US$3,800). Police said on June 10 they have opened a criminal case against the student for illegally providing or using information on computer and …
[June 12th] Vietnam plans $6.5B rail link from Ho Chi Minh City to Mekong Delta, first in 70 years
A 175-kilometer railway worth more than VND171 trillion (US$6.5 billion) has been proposed between Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, giving Vietnam’s Mekong Delta its first rail link in nearly seven decades. The My Thuan Project Management Board, which drew up the pre-feasibility study submitted to the Ministry of Construction, has proposed building the …