Asia-Pacific
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South Korea: Professor of ‘influencer affairs’ prepares to meet 1st students
Self-assessment of one’s attractive qualities is a critical step to becoming a successful influencer...
February 6, 2022
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Subway stations closed, Tiananmen Square under heavy security as Games begin
BEIJING – On alert for protests and terrorist attacks against the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese a...
February 5, 2022
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Vietnam: Tax evasion increasing as e-commerce expands
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a boom in e-commerce in Vietnam as consumers shift their spending ...
February 4, 2022
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China: Tibet sees over 41 million tourists in 2021
The Tibet autonomous region received more than 41 million tourists last year, and tourism revenues e...
February 4, 2022
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South Korea: Korean retailers jump into craze for NFTs
Nonfungible tokens, once monopolized by cryptocurrency exchanges and auction houses, are creeping in...
February 4, 2022
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Number of Chinese ships in waters off Senkakus surged since enactment of coast guard law
In the 12 months since the enactment of Chinese legislation that allows China Coast Guard vessels to...
February 3, 2022
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Vietnam: Big data firm launches nation’s biggest gene database
The genomes of over 1,000 people have been analyzed to form a gene database that will serve medical ...
February 2, 2022
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Singapore: New tech uses mobile phone signals to improve rain prediction data
Every time it rains, mobile phone signals are affected. Most users will not be able to tell the diff...
February 2, 2022
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China’s zero-COVID policy dims sponsors’ hopes of Olympic boost
BEIJING — Chinese companies that are sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics have been devoting them...
February 2, 2022
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Expert: North Korea’s nuclear missile system ‘fully established’
SEOUL — North Korea’s confirmation that it tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missil...
February 1, 2022
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The Xi Games 1 : Communist party-led preparations dictate only success
BEIJING — Beijing will be the first city in history to have hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics wh...
January 31, 2022
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Singapore: NASA buys undergrad’s planetary artwork
Mr. Jarrod Chua happily indulged his hobby of drawing planet-themed comics after being issued a stay...
January 30, 2022
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India: Climate activist blogger hopes Antarctic voyage will inspire countless others like her
A Delhi girl and travel blogger, Saanya Bhandari Jain is one of the youngest women who would represe...
January 30, 2022
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Drinking water in short supply, says Japanese NPO worker in Tonga
Saturday marked two weeks since an underwater volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami ravaged Tonga...
January 30, 2022
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S. Korean presidential candidate emphasizes relations with Japan
SEOUL — A centrist candidate who plans to run for South Korea’s presidency said Friday that if elect...
January 29, 2022
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