SEOUL: In tears, Philomene Aby’s hands shook as she asked workers at a South Korean community centre for news of her 22-year-old son, missing in the wake of a crowd surge in Seoul that left at least 151 people dead on Saturday (Oct 29). Her son, Masela, went to workContinue Reading
Beijing is uniquely positioned to help broker an agreement, says Zhou Bo for the Financial Times.Continue Reading
SEOUL: Dozens of people were injured and also a number feared dead in a stampede in Seoul as a large crowd poured right into a central district of the South Korean capital for Halloween festivities late on Sunday (Oct 29), the particular Yonhap news company reported. Fire authorities had beenContinue Reading
Fire regulators were seen administrating CPR to a minimum of 50 people in the Itaewon district.Continue Reading
A further 82 people were injured in the crush in Seoul’s Itaewon district, which happened when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley.Continue Reading
MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Saturday (Oct 29) ordered urgent aid distribution in a southern province where landslides have been triggered by Tropical Storm Nalgae, which has killed 45 people across the country so far. Heavy rains and strong winds pounded the capital, Manila, and surrounding areas forContinue Reading
It is the first time that people will be able to visit cemeteries during the season of Undas, or All Saints’ Day, since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But safety measures will be put in place.
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“The signal with the visit to Yan’an is one of celebrating a parallel (with Mao) and brooking no opposition,” wrote Manoj Kewalramani from the Takshashila Institution in Bengaluru, India. A 16-minute news segment about the visit on state broadcaster CCTV showed several portraits of Mao, and a report by theContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India has extended curbs on sugar exports by one year until October 2023, the government said, but the world’s biggest producer of the sweetener is still expected to fix a quota for this year’s overseas sales. India, also the world’s biggest sugar consumer, this year restricted exports throughContinue Reading
BEIJING: Shanghai Disneyland will operate at reduced capacity from Saturday (Oct 29) to comply with COVID-19 measures, the resort said in a statement, in another sign of tightening curbs across China as it seeks to contain the spread of coronavirus infections. The amusement park will operate with a reduced workforceContinue Reading