South Korea’s youngest children now at centre of rising antidepressant use, data shows
The sharpest rise in depression diagnoses across all age groups was among children under 10, whose cases more than doubled since 2020.
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Over 7,000 trees felled for Nepal’s Butwal–Gorusinghe road widening
Highway loses shade and community spaces, leaving locals concerned.
Asia’s news chiefs convene in Seoul for solidarity talks
Top editors and publishers from 20 media outlets across 19 Asian countries are convening for the annual board meeting of the Asia News Network, which has worked to amplify…
Philippines earthquake: Death toll now at 69
The powerful quake also damaged several heritage churches, residential houses, and schools, while causing widespread power outages in the region.
Bhutan struggles to retain talent as migration to Australia accelerates
The wave is reshaping the country's labour market and raising alarm over its long-term development.
At least three killed after boarding school building collapses in Indonesia
Thirty-eight students are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Nepal reports a dozen indigenous malaria cases since January
Experts warn imported cases could rise as thousands of migrant workers return from India for Dashain and Tihar.
Picture book about Hiroshima atomic bombing reworked for new generation of children
The new book compiles six accounts from children who experienced the death of someone close, such as those who lost parents in the bombing or witnessed people of their generation…
Death toll from earthquake in Cebu in the Philippines rises to 60, official says
Civil defence deputy administrator Raffy Alejandro said in a briefing that the number remains “fluid” as more reports come in from responders.
Indonesian Presidential Palace urged to uphold press freedom after journalist’s access restored
Diana Valencia, a CNN Indonesia journalist, had her Palace press pool access revoked on Saturday by the Palace’s Press Bureau following a doorstop interview with President…