Questions such as “Are you married?” and “Have you got any children?” assume that every adult woman in most Asian countries is heterosexual, married and, presumably, a mother, say these writers.Continue Reading
Some Japanese fret that maskless tourists will set off another surge in infections, while others argue that Japan should catch up with the rest of the world and abandon masks, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.Continue Reading
“We would like to invite UN experts to visit Ukraine at the earliest possible opportunity to inspect recovered Iranian-origin UAVs in order to facilitate implementation of UN Security Council resolution 2231,” Ukraine’s ambassador to United Nations said in a letter distributed to Council members on Tuesday. The letter, dated OctContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired artillery shells off of its east and west coasts in Tuesday (Oct 18), the South Korean language military said. The N . fired about 95 shells into the sea off its west coast around 10pm local time and taken a further 150 rounds off its farContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Depression has come to be one of the main illnesses plaguing seniors in a rapidly ageing society in Thailand. However, conversations about mental health among the aged society remain less prevalent than they need to be. Geriatrician at Thailand’s Siriraj Hospital Dr Titima Wongviriyawong said that seniors may notContinue Reading
TOKYO: A Japanese man tasked with preserving cultural heritage accidentally ploughed his car into the country’s oldest toilet in a centuries-old Buddhist temple, partially destroying it, police said on Tuesday. Tofukuji Temple in the western Kyoto region houses a toilet said to date back to the 15th century, earning itContinue Reading
TOKYO: What is the meaning of happiness? Why not ask AI Buddha, a tool made by Japanese researchers that brings spiritual guidance from ancient scriptures to your smartphone. The software, co-developed by a team of religion and computing academics at Kyoto University, has been programmed to memorise about 1,000 teachingsContinue Reading
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Former de facto law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar previously told parliament that the EC would abolish conditions for postal voting which were put in place during GE14 back in 2018. According to local media, only those who had lived in or returned to Malaysia for 30Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea’s LG Chem said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday (Oct 18) that it is investing US$566 million to acquire US firm Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc and enter the U.S. anti-cancer drug market. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, LG Chem said.Continue Reading
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry, speaking after a Hong Kong protester was allegedly assaulted in the grounds of its consulate in the British city of Manchester on Sunday (Oct 16), said on Tuesday that “disturbing elements” had illegally entered the consulate. During a regular media briefing, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin alsoContinue Reading