Vietnamese now official language in San Francisco
The move, alongside other changes to the US city’s language access ordinance, is aimed at ensuring that residents can be served in the language they are most comfortable in.
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Dhaka footpaths, a money-spinner for extortionists
Ruling party leaders, cops, and hawkers’ associations get cuts from the vendors.
South Korean patients feel let down by doctors’ strike
Four months into the prolonged medical standoff, patients, once again, are left on edge as medical professors and private practitioners are set to take a day off next week.
Incheon gym draws fire for banning ‘ajumma’ or older women
The term has grown to incorporate derogatory implications over the years, with Koreans being reluctant to use it, especially in public or official situations.
S. Korea Health Ministry to order private doctors to maintain operation on day of strike
Return-to-work orders to be issued if closure rate of local clinics exceeds 30%.
Kathmandu street vendors lament lack of options two years since ban
City is cleaner and better, but its benefits are not reaching the economically disadvantaged residents relying on street vending for livelihood, they say.
S. Korea doctors set to launch full-scale strike in protest against med school reform
Government expresses deep regret over medical community's collective action, calling on doctors to make 'wise judgment.'
Skills mismatch, tech disconnect: Why 10 million Gen-Z Indonesians sit around
A lack of opportunities for Generation Z Indonesians, or those born in the late 90s and first decade of this century, may result in income loss and higher crime rates, experts…
Marriage race: Koreans get cautious, calculative in search of ‘the one’
Rather than finding a compatible partner, South Koreans often seek those who rank highest in economic and social aspects, like by graduating from a prestigious university or…
Malaysia beats Singapore, Thailand as most-loved Asian country, US financial site says
Insider Monkey awarded Malaysia the top position after evaluating its consistent high rankings across various metrics culminating in an overall score of 0.701, with runner-up…