SINGAPORE: The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) has launched a nationwide study to identify specific issues, challenges and common psychological problems that affect young people in Singapore. The National Youth Mental Health Study aims to establish the prevalence of key mental health conditions among young people in Singapore, identify the personalContinue Reading
SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Washington would seek ways to address South Korea’s concerns over a law the United States recently passed to tackle inflation, the Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane? How do they get their names? And could climate change put Singapore in the path of one of these weather events? CNA finds out.Continue Reading
“We don’t have much time left. The storm is intensifying so our responses must be stronger and faster,” Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at an emergency disaster response meeting on Tuesday. “Evacuation must been done as soon as possible with top priorities being people’s lives and assets.” Vietnam’s aviationContinue Reading
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and one of the country’s most recognisable political figures, known for cultivating international alliances and his “Abenomics” economic strategy. He resigned in 2020 over recurring health problems, but remained a key political voice and was campaigning for his ruling party when a lone gunmanContinue Reading
The Chinese government has a new ally when it comes to pushing its official line on Taiwan: celebrities. Tension over the status of the island, which is claimed by Beijing as part of its “One China” principle, has been exacerbated by a series of recent incidents, including a high-profile visit to the island by US […]
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SINGAPORE: A man was fined S$3,500 by a court on Tuesday (Sep 27) for sending intimate photos of his then-wife to a male friend. The 34-year-old offender, who cannot be named due to gag orders protecting the victim’s identity, pleaded guilty to one count of insulting a woman’s modesty. TheContinue Reading
The high death toll of the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic is a profound tragedy and a massive societal failure at multiple levels, says the latest report by The Lancet medical journal’s Covid-19 Commission. Putting accountability on the World Health Organization (WHO), the Lancet Commission said the UN health body acted “too cautiously and […]
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Foreign immediate investment (FDI) in Vietnam continues to enhance, rising from US$11. 57 billion within July to $12. 8 billion in August 2022, signaling the country’s recovery from Covid-19. The growth is definitely partly due to Hanoi’s consistent efforts to offer a safe plus welcoming environment regarding foreign business via Special Economic Areas (SEZs) — making sure companies have access to a nearby […]
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Social-media companies have done well out of the US congressional hearings on the so-called insurrection of January 6, 2021. They also profited from live-streamed video as rioters stormed the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on that day. They profited from the incendiary brew of misinformation that incited thousands to travel to the US capital for […]
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