Japan mulls relaxing regulation on new issuance of sake brewery licenses
The number of sake breweries has dropped to about 1,500, less than half the peak level.
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South Korean man sentenced to death in Vietnam for killing his father
The man resented his father's intervention in his marital troubles, thinking the older man took the side of his wife.
All 4 on board confirmed dead in South Korea Navy patrol aircraft crash
No civilian casualties had been confirmed as of press time and the cause of the crash has yet to be identified.
A step closer to making all schools and nunneries in Bhutan period-friendly by 2029
Sanitary pad bins in schools and nunneries will help make Bhutan period-friendly, with the government aiming for 100 percent period-friendly institutions by the end of the 13th…
Malaysia’s Silver Mums embrace parenthood after 50
According to Malaysia's Statistics Department, the number of women giving birth at 50 and above rose from 36 in 2022 to 58 in 2023.
In macabre Manila street scene, woman crawls out of storm drain
City officials said they have seen vagrants and street dwellers taking shelter in sewer tunnels, and the woman may have been part of this largely unseen, often ignored cohort.
Malaysian students rethink study plans in the US
The uncertainty comes amid reports that US state secretary Marco Rubio has told US embassies to stop scheduling interviews for student visas as the country prepares to expand…
King and Queen officiate Thailand’s first royally-sponsored equal marriage
Earlier, on 1 February 2025, His Majesty and Her Majesty presented a bouquet and gifts to Kampol Wongnaree and Nutthabhum Taenseesang in celebration of their marriage…
1 in 3 indebted young South Koreans had suicidal thoughts: survey
63% of the surveyed said they had no one helping, and 93 percent had 'emotional difficulties.'
Nintendo, online marketplace operators join hands to prevent scalping of Switch 2
Nintendo will cooperate with the three companies in alerting users and requesting the removal of products listed against their sales guidelines from their online marketplaces.