4 out of 10 North Koreans undernourished: Food and Agriculture Organization
Only five countries - Somalia, Haiti, the Central African Republic, Yemen and Madagascar - reported higher prevalence of undernourishment than North Korea in the report.
Modern Chinese medicine to be Greater Bay Area’s strategic industry
The government will support efforts to build Hong Kong as a testing center for Chinese medicine
Japan’s business community calls for progress on ‘new capitalism’ in wake of election
Businesses want the government to present details about the “new capitalism” economic policy emphasising the distribution of wealth proposed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
US to deepen relations with Taiwan in face of China tensions
In her first public news conference, Sandra Oudkirk, the new director of the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy, reiterated that the U.S. remains deeply committed…
HPV shots expected to benefit world
The vaccine, called Cecolin, protects against Type 16 and Type 18 HPV, the two most common virus strains causing cervical cancer.
Tuskless elephants a reminder of human’s unchecked intervention in natural evolution
Illegal ivory trade, which is culpable for pushing elephants to pass the gene of tusklessness to their offspring, should be banned completely.
UHF’s french bean variety gets recognition at national level
This variety was bred by a team of university scientists led by Late Prof AK Singh and though the variety was developed over three decades ago, its cultivation largely remained…
Johor folk hope spike in S’pore won’t halt border reopening
Johor Tourist Guides Association chairman Jimmy Leong Wie Kong said increase in cases should not be a reason to hinder talks and reopen the border as most people in both Malaysia…
Only the fully vaxxed allowed in temples and cemeteries this Deepavali
Religious activities and prayers at non-Muslim houses of worship in states that have transitioned to Phase Three and Four of the National Recovery Plan, will be allowed for fully…