World Cup predictions become new battleground for AI
The 23rd edition of the World Cup, featuring 48 teams, is being hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. It opened on Thursday and runs through July 19.
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Turning Japan’s wasabi fields into hubs for regional revitalisation
As Japanese cuisine grows in popularity overseas, these fields are gaining more attention from foreign tourists.
Can South Korea afford a 12,000 won minimum wage?
Unions seek a 16.3% hike as employers call for lower pay floors in restaurants, hotels, and taxi services.
Medical care out of reach on 60% of South Korea’s inhabited islands
Hospital ships serve as lifelines for islanders but remain outside the legal framework.
Tropical storms, heat and drought putting millions of Vietnamese children at risk: UNICEF
UNICEF said the most common combination of hazards affecting Vietnamese children involves tropical storms, drought, heatwaves and extreme heat, impacting more than 4.5 million…
Despite prolonged Thai delays, Cambodia renews calls for border survey teams
The State Secretariat of Border Affairs issued the request on June 15, according to a statement released today, June 16.
Vitamin A+ campaign to resume after one year in Bangladesh
The government will resume the nationwide Vitamin A plus campaign after a suspension of more than a year, a gap experts say may have worsened the measles outbreak.
Arsenic in the water: Toxic ‘time bomb’ threatens Mekong river basin
Doctors have found elevated levels of toxic arsenic in his fingernails and urine, with the heavy metal also detected in the river that millions of people in Southeast Asia depend…
Cambodia authorities seize over 23 tonnes of smuggled Thai goods
The discoveries were made by officers from the Phnom Penh branch of the Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (CCF), in collaboration with…
Brunei Sultan calls for coordinated effort for job creation
His Majesty hopes that this coordination mechanism will continue to strengthen the whole-of-government approach that he has consistently emphasised in efforts to achieve the goals…