TOKYO, Nov 18, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Honda’s first battery-electric vehicle for Europe, the Honda e, has been named ‘German Car of the Year 2021’ in the country’s prestigious annual Car of the Year Awards, becoming the first vehicle from a Japanese brand to do so. The car also won in the “New Energy”... » read more
SIMONE BILES No gymnast in history has performed an array of skills as challenging as the American. The 23-year-old has four eponymous skills – on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise (two) – in the code of points. Her triple-double – two flips followed by three complete mid-air twists – on the floor has not... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Thursday, Nov 5. Biden wins Wisconsin, Michigan; Trump seeks Wisconsin recount, files suits to halt counts The wins put Biden closer to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency, although the race remained too close to call. READ MORE HERE Narrow race between... » read more
After decades of local track and field underperforming on the regional and international stage, it is no surprise that newly elected Singapore Athletics (SA) chief Lien Choong Luen and his team have been in a hurry. Less than six weeks after he and his full slate of nine were voted in as SA’s management committee... » read more
TURIN • Cristiano Ronaldo refused to be drawn on his social media comments after describing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests as “b***s***” but marked his return after recovering from Covid-19 in the best possible fashion of scoring. More than two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus on Oct 13 while on international duty with... » read more
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation have agreed on a new business and capital alliance today with the purpose of further strengthening the relationship between the two companies. Details of the agreement follow. Background Since KDDI’s founding in October 2000 through the merger of Daini Denden Inc.... » read more
LONDON • Formula One teams are confident this season will be completed safely despite countries going into lockdown to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. There are four races remaining – Turkey and two races in Bahrain followed by next month’s finale in Abu Dhabi. Seven of the teams are based in England, where the British government... » read more
TOKYO, Oct 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Toyota Motor Corporation and KDDI Corporation have agreed on a new business and capital alliance today with the purpose of further strengthening the relationship between the two companies. Details of the agreement are as follows: Background Since KDDI’s founding in October 2000 through the merger of Daini... » read more
SINGAPORE – A 20-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday (Oct 15) to 12 months at a Reformative Training Centre (RTC) for sexually assaulting his female cousin on multiple occasions between 2016 and 2019. He first molested his cousin in an apartment unit when she was 10 and he was 15. He continued to molest her... » read more