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Falling birth rate in China trigger calls for reallocating preschool resources

To address the inevitable surplus of kindergarten capacity, many sites could be turned into inclusive childcare facilities, according to experts, accommodating children under the…

  • Published: May 6, 202410:20 am
  • Author Zhao Yimeng
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Gov’t appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors

Still, the doctors' associations remained adamant over the issue and renewed their call for the government to revisit the medical reform from scratch, despite some signs of an…

  • Published: May 6, 202410:19 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Summer of 2024 has claimed 38 lives in Thailand due to heatstroke

Dr Atthapol Kaewsamrit, deputy director-general of the Health Department, said most heatstroke deaths happened to labourers working outdoors, the elderly, people with…

  • Published: May 6, 202410:11 am
  • Author The Nation
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Philippine Food and Drug Administration issues second order recalling chemo drug

The regulator directed distributors, hospitals, retailers, pharmacies and clinics to discontinue further distribution, sale and use of Trexasaph. Consumers are also advised not to…

  • Published: May 6, 202410:09 am
  • Author Dexter Cabalza
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Malaysia to launch enhanced plan to fight graft

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2024-2028 is in line with Article 5 of the United Nations…

  • Published: May 6, 20248:13 am
  • Author The Star
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Sixty-three % support constitutional revision amid Japan’s changing security environment: survey

Meanwhile, 53% considered there is a need to amend Paragraph 2 of Article9, which prohibits Japan from maintaining armed forces, up two percentage points from last year and the…

  • Published: May 3, 20248:35 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Young, engaged and valued: Singapore youth take top spot in global index

Singapore is the only Asian country in the top 10 rankings; all the others are European nations.

  • Published: May 3, 20248:28 am
  • Author Jonathan Eyal
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Survey: Cambodian journalists support press freedom, call for legal and digital reform

The poll, conducted across all 25 capital-provinces of Cambodia, involved 341 journalists.

  • Published: May 3, 20248:27 am
  • Author Hong Raksmey
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WHO alarmed by high use of antibiotics in COVID-19 cases

According to the WHO study, “overall, antibiotic use did not improve clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19. But rather, it might create harm for people without bacterial…

  • Published: May 3, 20248:15 am
  • Author Dexter Cabalza
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Indonesia reaffirms commitment to active role in world order with OECD accession road map

There are currently seven countries with accession-candidate status, namely Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Croatia, Peru and Romania.

  • Published: May 3, 20248:13 am
  • Author Josa Lukman

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