Greater Jakarta opts for quiet night in on New Year’s Eve
Typical New Year’s celebrations such as firework displays, parades and other large gatherings are banned.
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Controversial Sado mine in Japan proposed for UNESCO nod
South Korea has claimed that workers from the Korean Peninsula were forced to work at the Sado mines.
China’s authorities step up controls to ensure safe holiday travel
A Transport ministry spokesman said an estimated 80 million trips will be made during the coming New Year's Day holiday.
11 hospitals in Japan hit by ransomware attacks since 2016
Repairing or rebuilding their systems can cost hospitals millions or even tens of millions of yen.
Samsung likely to regain top spot in global chip market
The world’s largest memory chipmaker gets demand boost from data-center growth, 5G and metaverse.
Defectors’ remittances to N. Korea down 18% in 2021 amid pandemic: NGO
During the pandemic, the number of North Korean defectors who continued to contact their families fell by almost a third this year.
‘Colour revolutions’ to be ‘crushed’: Cambodia PM warns
Hun Sen was speaking at the inauguration of the Ministry of National Defence’s new secretariat building on December 29.
High-sodium food products likely to be slapped with ‘salinity’ tax: Kasikorn centre
The expected THB88-billion tax in 2022 would be collected from 18 per cent of the total ready-to-eat and instant food products on the market.
Kamitoku Tottori Honten: No beefing about this specialty of Tottori Prefecture
Gyukotsu ramen, is the signature ramen of the Tottori prefecture and features a soup made from beef bones.
Japan aims to have 1st Japanese astronaut land on moon in late 2020s
The government hopes to solidify its position as an advanced nation in space development through manned lunar exploration.