Japan cultural agency to earmark ¥6.5 billion to preserve local festivals
The assistance is aimed at ensuring that traditional events, already plagued by a shortage of successors and regional depopulation, will continue.
Energy minister tells petroleum dealers ‘legitimate’ demands will be met, urges them to reconsider strike
However, he also made it clear that the government will not accept any illegitimate demands.
Livelihoods hinge on green recovery
As Asian nations slowly recover from the pandemic, it is important for policymakers to include climate adaptation and mitigation measures in their policy planning, analysts said.
More Cambodians studying in US
The number of Cambodian students studying at US colleges and universities in 2020-21 increased by 14.3 per cent over the previous year despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to…
Singapore’s first free, teacher-less computer science programme to be launched by 2022
Offered by French non-profit university Ecole 42 and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the course will be open to anyone aged 18 and above, regardless of…
Xi advocates closer China-ASEAN cooperation
President Xi Jinping and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations jointly mapped out a new vision for future cooperation on Monday, as the two sides elevated…
General’s gun smuggling ring busted
One of the suspects is a two-star military general, or Major General, and another is a one-star general, or Brigadier General.
Beijing to start reservation system for Tiananmen Square
The move seems to be aimed at preventing possible unrest from terrorism, demonstrations or other disruptive incidents, as Beijing steps up preparatins for Winter Olympics
Lunchuna: The urban village without a road
Lunchuna is perhaps the only village in Paro, Bhutan, that lacks basic amenities such as a motorable road and drainage system.
Congress questions Prime Minister’s silence over Chinese transgression
The Congress questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” over the alleged Chinese construction of a second village into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh and…