Thai authorities seek to ease air pollution in capital by offering free public transport
Passengers exit a station on Bangkok’s elevated Skytrain, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Thai...
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Shanghai celebrates Chinese New Year with a dogs’ dinner
SHANGHAI – Yakult enthusiastically took a bite of the plated, shredded chicken and lettuce in front of him before licking...
Seoul court rejects second request to extend Yoon detention
Seoul – A Seoul court rejected a second request Saturday to extend the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Thailand seeks cleaner air by offering free public transport
Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday, the latest tactic to...
China’s Lesson for India on Weaponized Interdependence – The Diplomat
Over the past few weeks, multiple reports have emerged suggesting that Chinese companies are restricting export of vital advanced capital...
PH stops research survey after Chinese ‘harassment’ in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said Saturday it had suspended a scientific survey in the contested South China Sea due...
Pakistan detects first Mpox case at Peshawar airport in 2025
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan has reported its first Mpox case this year during the screening...
As CNY draws close, young Chinese seek solace in ‘digital relatives’
CHONGQING – Whenever undergraduate Chen Xi, 20, has a personal or school-related problem, she turns to her favourite “digital relatives”...
After racking up another KO, ‘Monster’ Inoue set for bright lights of Las Vegas
As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to snap up big-name Japanese talent — two-way star Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu...
Singapore’s hawker culture faces revolution, because locals ‘don’t want this job’
After failing to find a chef for his hawker stall, a former engineer spent months training a robot he acquired...
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