Seoul to spend US$4.8b to encourage couples to have kids
Key components of the initiative include supporting newlyweds and prospective parents who do not yet have their own homes, and increasing the loan limit for those recently…
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Bipartisan panel formed to address livelihood issues amid tension over South Korean first lady probe
Assembly review of investment income tax scheme, AI support, low birth rate solutions likely to speed up.
New app lets Singapore diners buy unsold food at big discount, helps cut food waste
Customers who use the app can order a “surprise bag” in advance, and they can get any type of unsold food from the menu at day’s end for between 50 per cent and 80 per cent…
Seoul aims to halve current suicide rate by 2030
It aims to shift its current suicide prevention policy, which currently solely focuses on high-risk groups, to addressing the broader public.
Gig workers will get 24-hour social security coverage in new bill, says Malaysia DPM Zahid
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Bill will be tabled after the Budget 2025 is passed.
The unwalkable city of Karachi
As Karachi experiences an exponential increase in motorisation, limited attention is given to pedestrian and public transport facilities.
Two years on, thousands mourn Itaewon tragedy, calling for accountability
The tragedy claimed 159 lives, most of them young adults, during Halloween celebrations on October 29, 2022.
4 South Korean middle schoolers booked for producing deepfake porn of classmates
There have been more than 1,700 digital sex offences at schools reported across the country since 2021.
South Korean adoptee sisters meet for the first time in 39 years
The two, adopted as infants—Hannan in the US and Ha in Belgium—recently discovered their full sibling connection through a MyHeritage DNA test, sparking this life-changing…
Han Kang’s Nobel win sparks reading boom in South Korea
Ms Han, 53, made history by becoming the first Korean and the first Asian Nobel laureate in literature. She had also become the first Korean writer to win the International Booker…