License suspension notices sent to some 5,000 defiant trainee doctors
As of Friday, 11,994 trainee doctors at 100 teaching hospitals had left their worksites, accounting for some 93 percent of all junior doctors, according to the ministry.
National affairs
China’s top political advisory body holds closing meeting of annual session
A resolution on a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee among other proposals were approved at the meeting.
Hong Kong ‘ideal’ to be global maritime arbitration hub: Official
Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress, said the SAR can offer support by cultivating talents familiar with common law and international…
China to give youth employment further boost
Stating that the number of college graduates will reach 11.79 million this year, minister of human resources and social security Wang Xiaoping, said that efforts will be…
Japan to question 32 lawmakers on political funds scandal
The 32 lawmakers include 31 upper house members from the LDP’s Abe and Nikai factions, and Yasutada Ono, who was indicted without arrest.
Train traffic affected as protesting farmers resort to Rail Roko in Punjab
The farmers regret the inconvenience caused to the people but say it is in the interest of everyone as the majority of the country’s population are farmers and agriculture plays…
Smooth progress for Indonesian GE’s re-voting process in KL
According a source at the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, about 6,000 voters turned up at the World Trade Centre, the largest voting centre for Indonesians abroad.
Hong Kong issues new national security law bill with tougher jail terms
Life imprisonment may be imposed on those who are found guilty of treason, insurrection, incitement of members of Chinese armed forces to mutiny, collusion with an external force…
Thai population on course to drop by half in 60 years, warns deputy PM
This would result in the working-age population shrinking from 46 million to about 14 million, severely affecting the country’s economic development and national security.
Medical professors quit in droves over expansion plan
Amid deepening conflict between the government and the medical circle, Kim Jeong-eun, the dean of Seoul National University’s College of Medicine, on late Thursday urged…