Korea logs highest ever temperatures
South Korea sizzled to its highest-ever temperature of 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. The mercury hit 40.3 C in the northeastern town of Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, at 2:20…
Japan seeks to cut plutonium stockpile
Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission is seeking to cut the country’s plutonium stockpile for the first time in over a decade. plutonium utilization for the first time in…
South Asian book publishing: writing top class, big deals missing
Indonesia is seen as a rising star in Asia’s book publishing industry even as Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and Myanmar are yet to make a mark. Of the nearly 2 million books…
Fake news triggers flood of applications from ninja hopefuls
Fake internet news stories claiming “ninja” are in short supply trigger a flood of applications to Japan. Fake internet news stories claiming “ninja” are in short supply…
Hundreds missing in Laos dam collapse
Hundreds of people are missing and at least two people dead after a dam collapse in Laos. At least two people are confirmed dead as of 4:30 pm yesterday and a number of villagers…
65 dead of heatstroke in Japan
A record 65 people died in a weeklong period due to heatstroke amid severely hot weather in Japan. A record 65 people died in a weeklong period due to heatstroke amid severely hot…
Southeast Asia’s boating accidents
From a ferry disaster near Sulawesi to a tragic accident on Myanmar’s Chindwin River, here are some of Southeast Asia’s boating tragedies. On July 5, a boat carrying…
The Ganges: India’s river of life & death
Victor Mallet effortlessly bares India’s complex relationship with the Ganga river, whom it reveres as a goddess, yet dumps its waste in her bosom. India’s famed Ganga…
Greater Mekong region tries to stop devastation
The Greater Mekong region has lost a third of its natural forest and will lose another third by 2030 unless action is taken immediately. The Greater Mekong region, once the…
Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it: Supreme Court to local government
India’s Supreme Court told Uttar Pradesh’s local government that it must come up with a way to preserve the iconic monument or demolish it. India’s Uttar Pradesh…