Laperal Mansion: The newly restored Philippine Presidential Guest House
The historic mansion is now set to serve as the official Presidential Guest House for foreign heads of state or government.
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‘Make in India’: Can South Asian giant surpass China and become world’s biggest factory?
The global scramble to find new manufacturing hubs comes at a crucial moment for India – the world’s most populous country – as it seeks to benefit from a demographic…
WWF’s latest report hails the Mekong River’s biodiversity
The WWF explained that the river is the world’s largest inland fishery and sustains at least 40 million people and is valued at around $11 billion every year.
A new dam threatens this Filipino tribe. It’s just one of the country’s stalled China-funded projects
The new dam is expected to provide Metro Manila with an additional 600 million litres of water daily once it is finished by end-2026, with officials saying it is even more…
Why is South Korea mulling an ease on marriage ban between blood relatives?
Currently, South Korea prohibits marriage between blood relatives within eight degrees of relations, such as third cousins - their grandparents' cousins' grandchildren - or closer…
Why South Korea has been so quick to adopt ‘global minimum tax’
Under the minimum tax system, multinational companies making over 750 million euros ($812.3 million) in annual sales must pay at least 15 percent in taxes on their profits in each…
Can discarded oyster shells help shape a greener future for Singapore?
Ms Yukie Yokoyama, 27, an ecologist at Dutch environment and engineering consultancy Witteveen+Bos, and her team created Singapore’s first artificial oyster reef near the jetty…
Where does Korea stand on assisted death?
While South Korea criminalises any form of assisted dying, at least 204 South Koreans, as of April 2023, have obtained membership for assisted dying facilities in Switzerland.
The roses of ‘the village of roses’
A small village on the banks of the Turag river in Savar, rejoices as locals celebrate their most awaited harvest of the year with the arrival of spring and Valentine's Day.
‘Chemyeon’: the role of ‘face’ in shaping Korea’s cultural dynamics
"Koreans assess a person’s success or failure based on how important they look on the surface, rather than their inner side," said an emeritus professor of psychology at Korea…