SEOUL: Torrential rains that have slammed Southern Korea’s capital, Seoul , diminished upon Wednesday (Aug 10) after killing at least nine people and damaging about two, 800 homes and other buildings. More rain had been forecast for Wednesday, but less than the particular heavy downpours upon Monday and Tuesday thatContinue Reading
Among the 9 victims, three passed away while trapped within their flooded semi-basement residence, known as a banjiha, based on the ministry. Local reports state the victims had been a teenager, her mom and her aunt. Another sufferer died while removing a tree that had fallen onto a sidewalk, andContinue Reading
The United States and China and taiwan must urgently establish more robust communication stations, updated arms control mechanisms and provide some stability and peace back to the Taiwan compromise, state two academics.Continue Reading
Since the beginning of August, four civil servants have been arrested for sedition, including two men rounded up by the national security police on Tuesday. The police said the pair, aged 28 and 29, were administrators of a social media page that allegedly disseminated seditious messages promoting feelings of hostilityContinue Reading
SEXUAL CRIMES “Perpetrators of these criminal offenses need to know that they are unable to continue to act along with impunity, ” said IIMM chief Nicholas Koumjian. The particular report said that based on the evidence collected, “sexual and gender-based crimes, including rape as well as other forms of sexualContinue Reading
The Japanese fashion designer is famous for creating a new way of pleating in the 1980s, which became his signature Pleats, Please line. He went on to develop more than a dozen fashion lines, from his main Issey Miyake for men and women, to bags, watches and fragrances.Continue Reading
SHANGHAI: China raced on Tuesday (Aug 9) to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues to contain the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Mainland China reported 828 new domestically transmitted cases across more thanContinue Reading
Edbert Gani, an analyst at Indonesia’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, said that as a serving cabinet member and with Jokowi out of the equation, Prabowo could be a strong contender. “Jokowi’s regime has political investment in Prabowo right now,” Gani said. “The public sees a much closer andContinue Reading
MANILA: Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos, a soldier regarded as one of the country’s most effective leaders ever, was interred at the National Heroes Cemetery on Tuesday (Aug 9) in a sombre state burial. A low-flying military helicopter dropped flowers as a wagon bearing the flag-draped coffin containing an urnContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Fumio Kishida may reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday (Aug 10) paying attention to politicians’ ties with the Unification Cathedral , seeking to distance his administration through the controversial group and reverse a downturn in opinion forms. The reshuffle comes as Kishida’s administration faces tumbling supportContinue Reading