What led to South Korea’s ruling party’s defeat?
A slump in the economy coupled with pressure from rising food prices and loan interest are factors in the defeat of the ruling party, according to an expert.
National affairs
Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud, ordered to pay $27 billion compensation
Truong My Lan’s company had a network of 1,000 fake companies and the value of her asset appropriation, which occurred during a 10-year period, was equivalent to over 10 percent…
Malaysia orders Meta, TikTok to counter harmful content amid religious controversies
The move came after a spike in reports on offensive material made to social media platforms, even as the government grapples with rising tensions over religious controversies in…
Presidential office denies deferring South Korea’s medical student hike
Despite the continued impasse, Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong said the government is ready to discuss the quota hike with the medical community in an “open manner.”
South Korean assembly race heats up as early voters turn out in historic numbers
The main opposition Democratic Party, while stating that the high turnout would be to its benefit, is wary of more people voting early, leading to a drop in voting on the day of…
Senior doctors positively assess meeting with President Yoon
A major doctors' association on Sunday vowed a unified response with trainee doctors and medical professors to the government's medical school quota hike plan.
85％ nationwide say they feel Japan’s national security is under threat
The survey, conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun, also showed that more people identified China, North Korea, and Russia as threats compared to the previous poll conducted last year.
Hope anew for heart, lung patients in Malaysia
The Parliament is expected to amend the Medical Act so that specialists and surgeons who had earlier been rejected can be recognised and help perform much-needed operations.
North Korean kids face death penalty for distributing K-dramas: Seoul envoy
South Korean Ambassador to the UN Hwang Joon-kook said North Korean children are facing a humanitarian crisis as the country's leadership spends its resources on nuclear and…
Pandemic worries, high prices forced Filipino couples to delay having kids
Commission on Population and Development executive director Lisa Grace Bersales said couples now give more conscious consideration of their socioeconomic capacities for…