No work for more than 6 months: Who are S’pore’s long-term unemployed?
Long-term unemployment rates remain unchanged, after increasing in 2020, despite the labour market slowly recovering.
North Korea fulfills total yearly industrial output plan in 2021
According to the premier, the country's defense spending stood at 15.9 percent of the total expenditures last year.
Indonesia military tries softer approach to Papua, but doubts remain
Recent incidents show that there is little sign of a de-escalation of the conflict between armed criminal groups and the authorities.
Calls grow for Japan to ease Covid-19 border restrictions
Before the end of the month, Mr Kishida will have to make a tough call regarding whether to continue the measures.
No more temperature checks, manual recording of personal particulars from Feb 11
The senior minister of defence also said the government would have a new set of procedures for umrah travel.
Solar energy in Cambodia’s national grid up 10%
About 350MW of solar power has been integrated into the national grid, with plans for more to be deployed in the future.
Philippines palace adviser suggests trimming Covid-19 alert system to 3 levels
The alert level system currently has five levels.
Saudi Crown Prince planning historic visit to Thailand
The Crown Prince will become the first Saudi royal to visit Thailand in an official capacity, following Thai PM Prayut's earlier state visit.
Another bumper New Year for parcels in China
China's delivery sector handled 749 million parcels during the weeklong holiday, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent.
Many limitations persist in megaproject Long Thanh Airport: Vietnam PM
Long Thanh airport, set to be Vietnam’s largest when completed, will have an annual capacity of 100 million passengers.