President Yoon touts South Korea as cybersecurity drill hub
Describing cyberspace as a "core infrastructure" in South Korea's bid to nurture AI, quantum computing and space technology, Mr Yoon said hostile forces' attacks in cyberspace…
National affairs
Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa announces bid for ruling party presidency
This is the first time for Ms Kamikawa to run for LDP president. She was elected seven times to the House of Representatives, mainly from Shizuoka Constituency No. 1, and has…
New AI service to help lawyers go through 15,000 judgments in Singapore’s legal history
Developed by the Singapore Academy of Law and the Infocomm Media Development Authority, the AI service aims to help lawyers here prepare for cases more efficiently.
Test removal of nuclear fuel debris begins at Fukushima nuclear power plant
The extraction of nuclear fuel debris, considered the most difficult part of the decommissioning work, began for the first time since the nuclear accident following the Great East…
No, Pakistan is not Israel’s doppelganger
Pakistan had become independent with the consent of the Hindu majority, hard-won but won in the end, negotiated without bloodshed, and it had only been formed in areas where…
South Korea pledges W5tr to improve medical training amid prolonged standoff
South Korea to invest 5 trillion won to improve education conditions and support doctors.
Singapore passes landmark Bill recognising ride-hail, delivery gig workers as distinct labour class
Known collectively as platform workers, this 70,500-strong group will get greater levels of contributions to the Central Provident Fund savings scheme, aligned with what employees…
Pope Francis in Singapore: Volunteers taught martial arts; how to spot terror threats
Nearly 400 volunteers have been trained in first aid and basic firefighting, and underwent a security programme introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs to help them spot…
More farmers and students are killing themselves in Nepal, data shows
Growing financial pressures including debt and rising production cost is fuelling self-harm among farmers.
PTI’s Barrister Gohar, Marwat among other leaders arrested outside Pakistan’s parliament: police
Omar Ayub Khan, the leader of the opposition, condemned the arrests and alleged that Islamabad Police had formed teams to arrest him, PTI leader Zartaj Gul Wazir, and “other…