Compensation promised to protesting Cambodian factory workers
About 500 workers blocked a road in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district to demand legal compensation after being told their factory was relocating.
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More Seoul elementary students report depression, anxiety
The study pointed to several factors behind this, including stress from academics and peer-to-peer relationships, greater exposure to social media, and reduced sleep.
China’s Gen Z turns to social media for car buying advice
The report finds that platforms like Douyin and Xiaohongshu now dominate the Gen Z purchase journey, replacing word-of-mouth recommendations and official brand channels with…
Hundreds of Yale-NUS books discarded in Singapore, sparking concerns among alumni over waste and loss
They see its as a waste of academic resources.
AI system for faster detection of coronary artery disease to be trialled at 3 Singapore hospitals
Coronary artery disease is responsible for almost a third of the cardiovascular-related deaths in Singapore.
Japan’s medical institutions increasingly handling foreign patients
They have taken steps to ensure smooth treatment and avoid problems, including using interpreters.
South Korean children starting daycare earlier, staying longer: survey
Parents spend $790 per month on child care, while the average age of first enrollment falls to 19.8 months.
Money first, kid can wait: Economic pressures reshaping family planning in Malaysia
Many young couples are not ruling out the idea of starting a family entirely. They are simply factoring in the economic situation as the main consideration.
Civil coalition rejects Indonesian government’s rewriting of history project
The Indonesian Historical Transparency Alliance (AKSI) member Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, who leads the research institute Lab45, said a circulating 30-page draft outline of the…
Marriage registration in China becomes easier, more romantic than ever
Gone are the rules about documenting permanent household registration, or hukou. Gone are the rules requiring that marriages take place in the hukou city of one partner.