Indonesia to phase out single-use plastics by 2029
Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said the plastic products targeted by the ban included Styrofoam for food packaging, plastic straws, plastic cutlery and…
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Doctors, nurses protest proposed changes to healthcare laws
The government proposed revisions in the current laws to streamline them, but at least five unions have raised concerns.
Desire to have children plunges among younger Japanese deterred by ’Heavy Burden’
The drop of the birthrate in 2022 to a record low stemmed from a combination of the increased burden felt by households raising children amid a sluggish economy.
Japanese get trained in ‘Hollywood’ smiles as masks slowly come off
Himawari Yoshida, a student taking the class to prepare them for the job market, says she needed to work on her smile.
Inflation woes polarise young Koreans’ spending habits amid dwindling middle class
A group made up of about 360 job seekers in their 20s, boasts the slogan “extreme saving and meaningful spending.”
Indian-origin boy, Dev Shah is US National Spelling Bee champion
Dev correctly spelled the word, “psammophile”, meaning an organism that prospers in sand, in the 15 round of the competition.
Group established to combat faith-based child abuse in Japan
Members include second-generation followers of the Unification Church.
Record number of students to take ‘gaokao’ this year
The exam, which takes place from June 7 to 8 this year, is one of the most important ones for Chinese students as the scores will largely determine which university they can…
South Korea to expand welfare services for isolated people
Welfare services, which were previously provided to only the elderly and children, will be expanded to include the socially isolated.
E-cigarette use, secondhand smoke exposure in Shanghai fall
The proportion of non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke was 41.7 percent, a drop of 9.8 percentage points year-on-year.