Japanese students at Harvard worried by U.S. move
The University of Tokyo decided on Friday to temporarily accept Japanese and other international students who become unable to study at Harvard due to the U.S. administration’s…
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Seoul’s pet patrol hits 1,449 with new canine cadets
The new teams finished an eight-day program covering crime prevention through environmental design, patrol guidelines and hands-on patrol exercises.
Discovery sheds light on early agriculture in China’s Zhejiang
Foundations, road, and tombs suggest site is 9,000 years old.
Singaporean newlyweds nabbed in Malaysia for peddling drug-laced vape liquids to schoolkids
Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said his men seized 127.5ml of ketamine believed to be for use in vape devices, 212 ecstasy pills, 212 Erimin 5 pills,…
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…
Vietnamese woman wanted by Interpol for massive cryptocurrency scam arrested in Bangkok
Ngo Thi Theu, 30, known as “Madam Ngo,” is accused of playing a key role in an investment fraud that deceived over 2,600 victims, resulting in losses totalling approximately…
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.
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.
Rising rents put the squeeze on small businesses in Singapore: Should government do more?
The rental squeeze has driven some businesses to write publicly about their woes on social media, drawing public attention to the issue.