E-bike ban on major Metro Manila roads to take effect April 15
Violators will be fined P2,500 (US$45), while their units will also be impounded if e-bike users are not able to present a driver’s license upon apprehension.
National affairs
China’s Parliament wraps with a dominant Xi and new push for tech supremacy
As the 5,000 or so lawmakers and delegates return to their stations, provinces, and regions, they will hunker down to implement Mr Xi’s call to ramp up tech innovation and…
A very thrifty Ramadan for many Muslim families
Muslim families are being careful with their spending as the fasting month coincides with the start of a new school term for their children.
Civil society piles pressure on Indonesia’s political parties to launch House probe
An alliance of some 50 activists, members of civil groups and experts said suspicions of fraud could erode Indonesia’s democracy and undermine public faith in the incoming…
US politicians slammed for interfering in Hong Kong affairs
The federation has warned the US government to give up its attempt to use anti-China activists, agents and organizations to endanger national security and social stability in the…
‘We are workers in Korea too’: Foreign English hagwon teachers fight for annual leave
The right to take annual leave has come to the fore amid a stream of complaints by native English teachers of unlawful acts, exploitation and abuse in the country’s private…
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.
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…