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The article presents several news related to technology and engineering. Tim Morgan from University of Bath has developed a prototype of a off-road wheelchair for disable people. Iris scanners and biometric hand have been installed to control access to the Olympic Park construction site in London, England. Altera Corp. has stuck with a 60-nm class production process for its latest generation of low-cost Cyclone field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

The article offers news briefs related to the field of technology and engineering. Seven British universities are participating in Developing a Global Curriculum for Engineering project for considering how courses can incorporate issues like sustainability, climate change and poverty. Trials of a variable roadpricing scheme have started in the Netherlands. An ingenious radio built from cocoa tins, toothbrushes and an ashtray is exhibited at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England.

The article offers international news briefs related to engineering and information technology. The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (GACAC) has planned to have a huge second airport in Beijing. Carbon Trust company has planned to invest £ million in commercially focused research projects about biofuel. The jumbo jet from Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. has flown from London to Amsterdam through the use of biofuel that blend alongside conventional jet fuel.

The article discusses the issues over flight preparation after the crash of an Air Asia Indonesia (AAI) Airbus A320 aircraft in violent storms in the Karimata Straits of the Java Sea, Indonesia. It mentions that the flight lost contact after the request of pilots to change altitude to avoid bad weather. It adds AAI do not have any flight operations officers to brief pilots on weather conditions before take-off. It include the response of Indonesian transport ministerIgnatius Jonanon the same.

The article focuses on Malaysian Airlines System Bhd's missing jet MH370 with black box flight recorder, set off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. It mentions that MH370's black box included separate data and voice recorders from Honeywell Aerospace GmbH. Also mentions about the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), Ahmad Jauhari Yahya, chief executive officer (CEO) of Malaysian Airlines, and Abdul Rahim, high level official of the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation (DAC).

The article offers information related to socio-economic loss of Philippines due to the typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013. It mentions that the storm affected the economy and infrastructure of Philippines. It reports that the storm has killed more than 6000 people killed and levelled about 1.14 million houses. It also mentions the comments of socio-economic planning secretary of the country Arsenio Balisacan on the raised challenges due to the storm.

The article offers world news briefs. The U.S. government passed the Dodd-Frank Act requiring U.S.-based companies to submit reports of minerals they use to stock market regulators. KA-SAT satellite technology from Eutelsat SA, which was designed to improve European internet access, is expected to serve commercially before May 2011. Safety audits for various airlines in the Philippines were postponed by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) due to the country's political interference.

The article offers news briefs related to engineering and technology in Asia. The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (GACAC) has warned Chinese airlines that it will take steps to limit the growth of the industry if training will not be improved. TM International Cambodia has invested $150 million to upgrade its cellular network capacity in Cambodia. The government of Laos has awarded a contract to China Southern Power Grid for a hydroelectric power plant construction in Bokeo.

Temasek faces Shin Corp probe; China begins 3G trials; TSMC expands fab capacity; Intel stalls on India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on an audit of Thailand-based airlines by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as of May 2015, which could lead to banning of the airlines by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) from flying to the continent because of safety concerns.

The article offers information on the opening of high-speed railway line in north-west China, connecting Landzhou-Urumqui, on November 30, 2014 after a trial period of 120 days and mentions the views of Qian Ping, Xinjiang municipal spokeswoman, on the high-speed railway line.

The article offers information on the C919 airliners from Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.

The article reports that a passenger air terminal (KLIA Two) for low-cost carriers has been opened at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, as of June 2014 and mentions the refusal of airlines to provide coaches for transportation to and from the aircraft.

The article concerns over a consignment of lithium-ion batteries in a consolidate cargo carried by the MH370 Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, which went missing since March 2014. Topics include the views of Ahmad Jauhari Yahya of Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) on the batteries, a cargo manifest released by MAS and business solutions firm NNR Global Logistics (M) Sdn Bhd on the batteries and the willingness of NNR and MAS to identify the manufacturer of the batteries.

The article reports that the power agency Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) will introduce self-healing systems technology as part of the 2.65 billion U.S. dollars investment plan for its transmission network, which will reduce interruptions and meet growing demand for power in Malaysia as of April 2014.

The article reports that the Indonesian Ministry of Transport (MoT) will start safety audit on all local airlines from third quarter of 2014 and mentions that the airline PT Garuda Indonesia has passed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme.

The article reports that the Philippines government is investing 172 million U.S. dollars in order to build the Panglao International Airport (PIA) on typhoon damaged area in Bohol, Philippines which will start from March 2014 and mentions the views of government official Julianto Bucayan, Jr.

The article focuses on a runaway overshoot in December 2013 which has raised concerns related to the operations of Filipino airlines due to several accidents, along with the views of deputy director of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), John Andrews.

The article focuses on the preparation for 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang which includes the investment of 5 billion U.S. dollars by South Korea to construct a second passenger terminal, and other facilities at Incheon International Airport Corp. in Seoul.

The article reports that the power firm Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is going to construct two 1,000 mega-watt (MW) advanced coal-fired power plants in Manjung, Malaysia in order to fulfill the increasing demand for electricity and states that the construction will be completed in 2017.

The article reports that the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has been continuously monitoring low-cost airlines operating across Philippines and mentions that the authority suspend the air-operating certificate (AOC) of Zest Airways Inc., due to safety concerns.

The article informs that the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is planning to expand the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to cope up with increased passenger traffic in Philippines.

The article reports that the civil aviation authorities of Indonesia and Myanmar have ordered Merpati Nusantara Airlines and Myanmar Airways International Co. Ltd. to ground their Chinese MA-60 aircraft as the Merpati MA-60 crashed at the El Tari Airport in Kupang, Indonesia on June 10, 2013.

The article reports on delay in the construction of a seven billion U.S. dollars high-speed railway line linking Laos with China owing to financial problems as Laos's terms for repayment of the 2.1 billion U.S. dollars loan from China Development Bank Corp. (CDB) have yet to be finalised.

The article informs that the Ministry of Transport of Indonesia has announced its plan to check on local airline pilots before and after flight for drugs along with urine analysis for having a drug-free civil aviation environment in Indonesia.

The article reports that Changi Airport, Changi, Singapore has revealed it plans to build a fourth passenger terminal at a cost of 853 million U.S. dollars.

The article reports that the governments of Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build a high-speed rail link in an effort to reduce travelling time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur as well as to boost tourism in both countries.

The article informs that Malaysia-based integrated solutions provider Telekom Malaysia Bhd has completed its first full route of private international submarine cable system, Cahaya Malaysia (CM), in February 2013 linking Malaysia to Japan, Hong Kong in China, Singapore and Philippines.

The article reports that the company Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will invest 1.7 billion British pounds in Kunshan, China for setting up research institutes in the region and the facilities will be used to support a chip carrier research and development project.

The article reports that two electrical power companies of Malaysia Mudajaya Group and IJM Corp. will invest 750 million British pounds in Myanmar for the construction of two power plants.

The article informs that China has opened the world's longest high-speed 2,298 kilometers railway line operations that connect 28 cities of the country including Beijing with Guangzhou.

The article informs that Cambodia Iron and Steel Mining Industry Group (CISMIG) and China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement to invest 11.2 million U.S. dollars in the construction projects of railway line and a new seaport in Cambodia.

The article reports that China has charged penalties of 56 million U.S. dollars on several Liquid crystal display (LCD) panel manufacturers of South Korea and Taiwan for price-fixing including LG Display Co. Ltd., Chi Mei Corp. and HannStar Display Corp.

The article informs that Malaysia-based AirAsia Bhd has been granted air operator's certificate (AOC) which will be valid till April 30, 2013 and it has been granted by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).

The article informs that China-based railway industry has opened high-speed railway designed for extreme winter conditions which will run between two provinces in the country including Harbin and Dalian.

The article informs that Giant Consolidated Ltd. will complete the construction of a railway line from Laos to Vietnam by June 2017.

The article informs that Hunan in China has received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission in Beijing to build 15 newairports.

The article informs that trial runs of high speed railway to withstand extreme cold weather have started in China.

The article informs that after the plane crash on September 28, 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal government agencies of civil aviation in Nepal are checking the maintenance of their aircrafts.

The article reports on the investment of MALAKOFF Corp. Bhd in Tanjung Bin Energy Issuer Bhd, Johor for making it the biggest coal-fired power plant in South-East Asia.

The article reports on the plan of the Chinese government to introduce a ruling that will prevent Chinese airlines from leading and operating aircraft more than 10 years old in 2014.

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Reports from the Philippines, Indonesia and China by our Asia correspondent William Dennis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article offers news briefs in Asia. The negotiations between Indonesia and China over the payment of loans have resulted in stalemate, while threatening to stop the coal-fired power plants based in Indonesia. The One Two Go Airlines of Thailand was banned from flying to the 27-nation European Union for its poor safety record.

William Dennis reports from Tokyo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article informs that Philips Electronics NV is setting up a manufacturing plant in Singapore that will double the company's total production capacity for power LEDs. The company is investing around $85 million in the plant and is employing around 1000 workers. According to Gerard Kleisterlee, CEO of the company, the plant will be a world-class, high-luminance, high-power LED production facility that will serve the customers' needs in various areas.

The article informs that Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., a leading telecom equipment manufacturer of China, has acquired a contract to provide the hardware and build a GSM mobile phone network in Brazil. The network is expected to cover the developed coastal states of Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, Paran, Rio Grande do Sal and Santa Catarina.

Reports on the use of 3G telecommunication services in the 2008 Olympic Games that will be held in Beijing, China. Debate over the streamlining of major telecom operators and allocation of 3G mobile licenses; Approximated cost of of three 3G licenses; Standards which will be carried by the licenses; Prospected companies that will benefit the 3G licenses.

Focuses on the recovery plan of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. after receivership in Seoul, South Korea. Sale of the company's stake in Hyundai Autonet Co.; Disposal of the company on its non-core business to focus on chip production; Regaining of the competitiveness of Hynix through the management of creditors.