SHANGHAI: Nearly a third of China’s land is now off-limits to development under a scheme known as the “ecological protection red line”, a senior official said at a news briefing on Monday (Sep 19), bringing the country in accord with global biodiversity targets. China first proposed its “red line” schemeContinue Reading
Liver transplants, previously not recommended for stage four patients with cancer in the liver, will today increase chances of surviving by at least another five years to 60 per cent, studies show.Continue Reading
The Early Childhood Development Agency has embarked on a national campaign to correct misperceptions that the industry is more suited for women.Continue Reading
Public engagements for environmental sustainability under Forward Singapore’s Steward Pillar were launched on Monday as Climate Action Week 2022 kicked off.Continue Reading
On the eve of his victory in South Korea’s presidential election, President Yoon Suk-yeol promised to unite a divided country. That was always unlikely to happen. Yoon is a political outsider with no established support base within his People Power Party. He won the closest victory in South Korea’s democratic history following substance-free campaigns from both candidates. Yoon has never held […]
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Thaksin Shinawatra has revealed what he still feels and what he is looking forward to, 16 years to the day after he was purged from power by one of the many Thai military coups.Continue Reading
Earlier this month, Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce firm rescinded dozens of job offers. At the time, parent company Sea said it had recently cancelled some offers at Shopee “due to adjustments to hiring plans” on some tech teams, but declined to say how many offers were rescinded. In June, ShopeeContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s government on Monday (Sep 19) issued draft rules aimed at making it easier for some foreigners to enter China for visits to tourism sites along the Chinese border. Travel groups organised by tour agencies in border areas in China can choose their port of entry and exit “flexibly”,Continue Reading
HONG KONG: The head of Hong Kong’s journalist union was charged with obstructing police on Monday (Sep 19), 10 days before he was set to leave the city and begin an overseas fellowship. Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), was arrested earlier this month over aContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A former teacher sent distressing anonymous letters to a school following the death of a student, calling the principal a murderer over a phone call and telling him: “You have blood on your hands.” The offender also harassed a lecturer at an institution that was not named in courtContinue Reading