Indonesia’s plan to export solar power to Singapore spurs investment amid low green energy adoption
Experts have attributed Indonesia’s slow embrace of green energy to the government’s continued preference for cheaper coal-fired power.
South Korea acting president outlines plan to develop ‘Korean ChatGPT’
Acting President Choi Sang-mok said the government will establish an elite national AI team and provide large-scale GPU resources and research funding.
Japan’s Yahoo News site has AI feature asking commenter to reconsider vulgar words, phrases
Offensive comments posted on the site declined by over 20% since the feature was introduced.
Myanmar scam centre survivors recall torture and coercion
For years, according to the United Nations, criminal gangs have trafficked hundreds of thousands of people to scam compounds across Southeast Asia, including along the…
Malaysia allows specialists, retired health workers to continue serving under ‘Rakan KKM’ programme
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the initiative allows them to dedicate extra time to providing medical services, earning additional income, and mentoring…
Chepang beekeepers of Nepal taste success in honey business
The indigenous community has been campaigning to conserve Chiuri trees, which provide nectar for bees.
Japan’s mountain trails are seeing more hikers, but trail menders are ageing
Until five years ago, the trail was overgrown and abandoned. Its revival began in 2019. Wakana Fukushima, a TV personality who serves as “Mitake health ambassador,” started to…
Farmers from Rajshahi in Bangladesh protest hike in cold storage fee
Protesters claimed that the recent hike in cold storage charges was unfair and exploitative. Previously, storing a 50-kilogramme sack of potatoes cost Tk 340, they said. However,…
The good old days of global trade: The Jakarta Post
Our government must work on the assumption that global trade is no longer what it used to be.
Stop medical standoff: The Korea Herald
It is time to end the protracted medical crisis sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s policy initiative to expand the medical school enrollment quota despite fierce opposition…