More than a vacation: Jeju’s new educational retreats to revitalise regional communities
At the heart of Jeju’s Learncation program is a simple but powerful idea: education doesn’t have to be confined to traditional classrooms.
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Survey: Filipinos mostly relied on TV in picking candidates in latest polls
Apart from TV and the internet, the poll said respondents also considered other sources that helped them the most in deciding, such as family, friends, billboards, ads, sample…
Pair of Yubari melons sells for US$7k at auction in Japan’s Sapporo
The sale marked a ¥2 million drop from last year.
Jailed but not failed: Inmates turn prison into industrial unit in Nepal’s Gulmi
Prisoners craft exports bound for the UAE and Japan. Woodcarving inmates earn up to Rs45,000 a month.
Integrative medicine key to increased cancer survival in China
Data released by the association shows that the five-year survival rate of cancer patients in China rose from 33.3 percent around a decade ago to 43.7 percent at the end of 2023.
Open pits in Nepal’s Madhesh continue to swallow children in the monsoon
As many as 542 people, most of them children, drowned in three years in rain-filled pits and unguarded water bodies left behind by construction and excavation work.
Too many bots, too few instructors: Why the long wait for driving lessons in Singapore
The best bet for driving centres is to deter bots with advanced security features, including multi-factor authentication and Singpass login; tighter bot analysis criteria; and use…
Easy meals ensure Japan’s seniors living alone can eat healthy
Research by Yukako Tani, an assistant professor at the Institute of Science Tokyo, shows that elderly living alone with poor cooking skills are at higher risk of mortality.
In South Korea, more young adults economically ‘inactive,’ especially women, college grads
These individuals have stopped looking for work within one to three years of completing job training or receiving job-seeking benefits.
Man high on drugs damages imperial throne in former Vietnamese capital of Hue
The throne, reportedly the original one, situated at the palace’s centre, was officially recognised as a National Treasure of Vietnam in 2015.