Cool actions of Vietnamese AC engineer saves child from house fire
Trung Văn Nam, 34, leapt into action after seeing flames quickly engulf a property in Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai District on Wednesday.
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Philippines faces ‘uphill battle’ in Vietnam SEA Games
The Hanoi SEA Games, originally scheduled in 2021, was postponed to May of this year due to Covid-19.
Last-minute shopping rush for Ponggal in Malaysia
Families were seen dashing to buy the usual necessities – milk, brown sugar, a claypot and most importantly, sugarcane.
No more carparks: S’pore sets out possibilities for a driverless vehicle city
The anticipated autonomous vehicles boom is an opportunity to reimagine how people live and work.
Death penalty demand for alleged child rapist reignites capital punishment debate
Capital punishment in Indonesia is often handed down to drug convicts and has long been questioned by rights activists.
Ice and snow sports boom in Chinese market
In 2020, the nation's ice and snow industrial scale reached 600 billion yuan ($94.34 billion).
Gender bias forcing women into sex-selective abortions in Nepal
Sex-selective abortions are illegal in Nepal, but the availability of pre-natal sex determination make female foeticide commonplace.
Young Koreans may be left with no pension: Report
The report comes as Korea is set to become a superaged society in the near future, as it also deals with growing elderly poverty.
Who still cares about GDP?
The writer says we should focus on a measure that takes into account things such access to basic needs for all.
Mandok Hata: Batak New Year’s Eve ritual, a blessing for some and burden for others
The ritual is meant as a reflective assessment process that relies on self-honesty and the blunt opinions of family members.