Record 12 million sit for China’s annual college entrance exam
Authorities across China have arranged more than one million proctors and other personnel in 330,000 ordinary exam rooms.
Society
Bon Odori festival can lead to polytheism: Penang mufti
On June 6, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Idris Ahmad said that the Malaysian Islamic Development Department had found that the Bon Odori…
Japanese government mulling lifting restrictions on sports betting
Japan is the only Group of Seven nation in which sports gambling is broadly banned.
Poor urban development cause of flooding, congestion in Ho Chi Minh City: Experts
For instance, poor solid-waste management could block rainwater and sewage drains, leading to waterlogging and flooding.
South Korea’s bottom 20% households of spend 42% of disposable income on food
This contrasts to households in the top 20 percent income bracket, whose spending on the same food expenses stayed at an average of 13.2 percent of their disposable income.
Same-sex marriage on Thailand’s horizon as Cabinet okays bill
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said once the bill is enacted into law, it would guarantee sexual equality and endorse all sexual diversities in line with international human…
A healthy supply of meds at government health facilities: Malaysia health minister
The minister also said stronger collaboration with local pharmaceutical companies would include looking into the need for raw materials, aside from finished medicinal products.
Bad obsession: Online gambling addicts share stories of lost and pain
While gambling can be a casual pastime for some, it can potentially result in mental and physical health problems. Extreme gambling is classified as a disorder by the World Health…
Thousands of volunteers join hands to clean up Vietnam
Starting in 2020, the campaign has been calling for people to pick up trash from various locations in the country, aiming to raise awareness on protecting the environment and…
Bangladesh’s newspaper industry in crisis
In the era of globalisation and digital media, the print newspaper industry is becoming weak, and the pandemic has compounded its woes.