Indonesia to raise cigarette excises in 2022
The finance ministry will raise excises by an average of 12 percent for machine-made clove cigarettes and white cigarettes.
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Japan mulls age limit for female fertility treatment covered by insurance
No age limit will be proposed for men.
Japan begins work on new Pursat water infrastructure
The project improves access to a safe and stable supply of water for the town, thereby improving the quality of life of the residents.
Beijing looks forward to end of heavily polluted days by 2025
Last year, Beijing enjoyed 276 days of good air quality, an increase of 36 days from 2019, data from the bureau revealed.
Pilot lands aircraft at wrong airport after duty hours end mid-flight
A Nepal Airlines Twin Otter bound for Rukum landed in Nepalgunj on Sunday after the pilot was out of time to fly to Salle Airport and on to Nepalgunj as per the timetable
China’s falling marriage conundrum
A decline in the number of young people, the desire to marry late and the imbalance between the number of men and women are factors behind why the number of marriages is falling
Japan to use AI to assess possible cases of child abuse
Struggling with a shortage of child welfare officers, local governments are increasingly using artificial intelligence to determine if a child should be taken into custody
Lunchuna: The urban village without a road
Lunchuna is perhaps the only village in Paro, Bhutan, that lacks basic amenities such as a motorable road and drainage system.
Indonesian migrant worker’s ‘7 conditions’ for job search sparks debate
According to the post, the migrant worker requested that the family can only have three people; in addition, if there is an elderly man, then an elderly woman is not acceptable…
Dior draws ire in China with photo that ‘smears Asian women’
The photograph, included in the Lady Dior show, depicts an Asian woman dressed in a traditional costume and holding a Dior bag