Practice makes purrfect: Cats help nursing home residents improve their mobility
The monthly programme guides residents with mobility issues to feed, carry and play with the cats using toys.
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Health effects of aspartame unsettle Korea’s makgeolli market
With WHO’s pending decision, makgeolli makers are concerned about misleading consumers, but mulls adjusting recipes to reduce health fears.
Innovation seen as key to breaking China’s industrial bottlenecks
This will accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system, which will help the country counter external curbs on crucial technologies.
Singapore home to more than half of Asia’s family offices, says report
Some 9 per cent of the world’s family offices are located in Asia, with 59 per cent of these in Singapore.
South Korea opens up to more skilled workers, quota up 15-fold this year
Foreign labourers who have worked in local manufacturing, construction or agriculture for at least five years could apply for the E-7-4 visa.
State Bank of Pakistan hikes policy rate by 100 basis points to 22% in emergency meeting
Regarding its move to hike the policy rate, the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee said it viewed the action as “necessary to keep real interest rate firmly in the positive…
China-North Korea border tourism boom raises concerns over funding weapons program
The South Korean government fears that increased tourists in the border areas is providing an opportunity for North Korea to earn foreign currency.
Korea Inc. heads to Vietnam to strike deals
Anticipation is growing on new joint business opportunities that their trip will create for the two countries.
Coffee in short supply globally, but Indonesia’s growers fail to gain
Despite its position as a major global coffee exporter, Indonesia also imports significant quantities of beans.
Hong Kong mulls ways to promote cross-boundary inno-tech
Chief Executive John Lee said the government is also considering special schemes for research projects that Hong Kong excels in, such artificial intelligence and new materials.