‘Frog’ street vendors leap into online debate
Netizens, who've dubbed these vendors "frogs who sell their babies", praised them for their cute look and innovative approach to business.
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Korea should provide foreign detainees with translations of detention rules: Human rights commission
Currently, only some laws, such as the Immigration Act, which covers the entry into and departure from Korea of Korean and foreign nationals, are provided in official English…
Asean countries send emergency aid for victims of cyclone Mocha
In the coming days, the disaster relief supplies from Asean countries will continue to arrive, with a total value of aid totalling about US$1.65 million.
Thailand sees big jump in new Covid cases and fatalities
The weekly hospitalisation cases reached 2,632, with an average of 376 cases per day.
Life expectancy of Singapore population rose in last decade but fell during Covid-19
The fall in life expectancy in 2021 – the first since such figures were made available more than 60 years ago – was due to higher mortality rates resulting from Covid-19.
Flu, common cold maintaining strong grip into late spring
Circulating now, among others, are human rhinoviruses and parainfluenza viruses, which cause respiratory infections in infants and young children.
‘Destruction’ from within: Linguist calls for efforts to safeguard Korean language
Korean Language Society chairperson laments the diminishing respect for Korean language from native speakers, public organisations and media.
The problem is not with coaching centres or ChatGPT
Identifying private tutoring, coaching centres and guidebooks as the source of education quality problems leads to treating the symptoms without looking at the root of the disease.
How rich is the top 1% in Korea?
The average income of households in the top 1 per cent came to 215 million won, 3.5 times higher than the annual median household income of 61.2 million won.
After 25 years of reform, Indonesia’s democracy back on slippery slope
The potential return of the military in civilian life and no commitment to resolve past abuses, paint a grim picture of democratic backsliding.