Experts warn of growing AI risks for ‘Generation Beta’
Nepal has only just begun to explore the implications of AI. Proposed reforms, such as incorporating internet safety into school curriculums, are steps in the right direction.
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Indonesia to roll out free health screening next month
Dedek Prayudi, a spokesperson for the Presidential Communications Office, said that people would be eligible for a free health screening on their birthday at Community Health…
China’s “moderately loose” monetary policy expected to deliver policy shift
Beyond conventional approaches, new tools are being introduced to improve policy efficiency and expand room for maneuvers. These include expanding central bank purchases of…
Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City adopts 18 Singaporean laws and 10 Abu Dhabi financial regulations
This is to guide its governance in areas such as company incorporation, employment, taxation, and financial services, among others.
Microfinance victims resume protests over agreement non-compliance
The lack of tangible progress has left victims disillusioned, leading to the resumption of protests. Demonstrators are calling on authorities to fulfil their commitments and…
Seoul orders 6-month ban on Han River fireworks cruise after tragedy
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has ordered a six-month suspension of operations for a company that went ahead with a fireworks show on the Han River despite the city’s…
Nepal’s Saipal braces for an impending salt shortage
Local residents say that the Saipal area started facing the shortage due to Salt Trading Corporation Limited’s failure to transport the essentials timely. As winter deepens, it…
Economic progress dependent on ‘complete peace’ amid security challenges: Pakistani PM Shehbaz
According to an annual security report, issued by the Centre for Research and Security Studies, with at least 685 members of security forces losing their lives amid a total of 444…
China’s older workers may keep jobs a little longer
Once the age increase is fully implemented, workers will be able to voluntarily retire up to three years earlier than the new statutory age, provided they have met the minimum…
Japan’s leading party to outline measures on strengthening disaster prevention measures
The revision to the Promotion of Peninsulas Law, made in light of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, will require the government to formulate basic policies for peninsula development.