Let's Do The News! (May 13, 2024)

 

                                          

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- China is sending a large force against the "Atin Ito Coalition"'s planned civilian mission in Scarborough Shoal. The coalition is unfazed by the heavy Chinese presence in Bajo de Masinloc ahead of the second civilian mission this week.

- The Department of Foreign Affairs is investigating any report of illegal activity by diplomatic officials concerning the alleged audio recording held by the Chinese embassy.

- The PNP Logistics Data Information and Management System is temporarily shut down following the report of a data breach. According to the PNP, the cyber response team of the police has not found any data breach yet.

- Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly replacing his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defense minister.

- Three men are charged with assisting Hong Kong intel service and foreign interference, says London's Met Police.

- Israel honors Memorial Day with silence in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attack that prompted Israel to go to war against Gaza and Hamas.

- Subaru and Toyota are jointly developing four BEV models and strengthening their HEV product lineup. The next-generation e-BOXER powertrain will be installed in the Crosstrek soon.

- Porsche will unveil the 992.2 911 range this May 28th. The updated version will introduce the first-ever hybrid variant.

- Mazda confirms that the next-generation CX-5 will have a Mazda-made hybrid powertrain and the company will launch its dedicated EV platform by 2027.

- The Malaysian leg of the AXCR 2024 season was called off due to security threats and the event will proceed in Thailand.

- The Crayon Shin-Chan and Wonderful Precure anime series will get crossover episodes this weekend. The Wonderful Precure characters will make a guest appearance on this Saturday's Crayon Shin-Chan episode and the exact opposite this Sunday where Shin-Chan makes a guest appearance in a Wonderful Precure episode.

- Girl group NewJeans will make their guest appearance in an upcoming episode of the KBS reality series 2 Days & 1 Night.

TTFN.