The dogs helping Taiwan’s search and rescue efforts after earthquake
Rescue team members found two more bodies after the quake struck the sparsely populated, largely rural eastern county of Hualien on April 3, stranding hundreds in the Taroko…
Will South Korea’s political regionalism crumble?
Experts say the phenomenon is a by-product of the way Korea's rapid industrialization was influenced by authoritarian regimes in the 1970s and 1980s.
Retired star Ishikawa Kasumi gives table tennis lessons in quake-hit Noto Peninsula
The event was held as part of the “Japan Thanks Tour,” in which Ishikawa travels around the country to spread the joy of table tennis and sports through exchanges with local…
Political leeks: Scallions become election attack line
President Yoon's comments about the price of green onions during a visit to a hypermarket has prompted controversy, where the opposition party has even criticised him of being…
ASEAN needs to continue to nurture a ‘resilient and dynamic financial ecosystem’
ASEAN finance ministers and representatives engaged in a dialogue with International Financial Institutions on regional and global economic outlooks and enhancing collaboration to…
China, Sri Lanka forging stronger bonds
During Sri Lanka PM Dinesh Gunawardena's visit in March, a number of bilateral cooperation documents were signed in areas including industrial investment, standardization,…
Singapore start-up to take on fake concert tickets after tackling bogus Covid-19 certs
The five-year-old Singapore company is making a pitch for its technology to fight everyday scams through the issue of verifiable credentials, first used during the pandemic to…
Services resume along entire route of Noto Tetsudo railway after hiatus following Jan 1 earthquake
At a reopening ceremony held at Anamizu Station, Noto Railway Co. president Tetsuya Nakata said, “Resuming services symbolizes people’s bonds and hope for the future.”
‘I felt fatigued and cold’: Indonesian students duped into doing bogus internships in Germany
The investigations now involve at least 33 universities across Indonesia, where the students were also asked to fork out 30 million to 50 million rupiah for application fees,…
Vietnam’s beaches appeal to Korean tourists: Agoda
The General Statistics Office showed South Korea remained the largest source of foreign visitors to Vietnam in the first three months of this year with more than 1.2 million…