Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (July 3, 2026).

Indonesians are trying to stop a major German cement producer from building a mine and factory under a unique supply chain ...

A lot of attention is paid on the Tesla factories, those already built, and those under construction, but this time we will take a look at the Geely and Volvo's "Luqiao Super Factory" in Luqiao - a ...

Did our AI summary help? A protest by factory workers demanding a wage hike turned violent in Noida’s Phase 2 area on Monday, with incidents of stone-pelting and damage to vehicles reported. According ...

Dinhata: Five labourers died due to electrocution at a stone factory near Sahebganj cold storage in Dinhata on Sunday evening. Another person is undergoing treatment at Dinhata Hospital.The incident ...

A rare stone vessel workshop dating to the late Second Temple period some 2,000 years ago was recently discovered on the eastern slope of Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

On Ailsa Craig, a special type of microgranite provides the special recipe needed for the ideal curling stone. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty, Andy Buchannan / ...

Stonehenge Yogyakarta is a unique cultural attraction featuring a replica of the iconic Stonehenge monument, set amid lush greenery in Central Java, Indonesia. Inspired by the prehistoric stone circle ...

Xiaomi's smart factory in Changping, Beijing, stands at the forefront of a global manufacturing shift. This 96,900 square-yard facility uses advanced robotics and AI to operate without any human ...

At CES this year, the concept was bandied around a lot in different contexts. Is it a literal factory? A data center? A software stack? Or is it something else? LAS VEGAS — The term “AI factory” came ...