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Society
The colourful charm of a Sunday market in northernmost Vietnam
By Phong Lan Vietnam Dong Van: A market in Vietnam’s northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang has attracted lots of visitors thanks to its unique beauty featuring diversified cultures of the local ethnic minority groups. The Dong Van Market is located about 150 kilometres to the northeast of Ha…
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Politics
Nepal waits to seal Kerung-Kathmandu railway deal during Chinese President’s visit
By Kuber Chalise Contributor to AsiaN from Nepal Kathmandu: Nepal is waiting to sign an ambitious Kerung-Kathmandu cross-border railway agreement during the visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 9 confirmed the Chinese President’s arrival in Kathmandu on a two-day state visit accepting…
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Society
99% of Bahrain residents use the Internet
Manama: The number of Internet users has reached 99% of the population in Bahrain, a Telecommunications Services Residential Market Survey report showed. The figure, the highest in the world, is a clear indication of the increasing affordability of Internet services in Bahrain, the report published by Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority…
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Business
Malaysia: Shortage of social workers among challenges in addressing issues
Kuala Lumpur: Shortage of social workers is one of the factors contributing to inefficient management of efforts to address social problems in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said. She said one of the reasons was the current shortage of staff at the Social Welfare Department…
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Politics
EU nations condemn N.K. missile test, urge meaningful talks with U.S.
New York: European Union members of the U.N. Security Council have condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch as a clear violation of U.N. resolutions and urged the regime to engage in “meaningful” denuclearization negotiations with the United States. Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium, as well as Estonia, which joins…
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Society
Statue symbolizing former wartime sex slave to return to Japanese art show
Seoul: A South Korean sculpture symbolizing Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean and Asian women will be put back on display Tuesday at a major Japanese art show in Nagoya after its controversial withdrawal from the show, organizers said. The girl statue representing Korean women who were forced into sexual service…
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Society
Festive events as Kyrgyzstan’s Osh celebrates 3019th anniversary
Osh: Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second largest city, celebrated its special day with an impressive exhibition of flowers, the Boorsok festival, the “Osh – the capital of the Turkic world” exhibition, the Kyuz Berekesi (Fertile Autumn) agricultural fair, folk songs and several festivities. The events, at the central square, were attended by…
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Society
Seoul city to expand free Wi-Fi network by 2022
Seoul: The siblings in Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Cannes-winning film “Parasite” may not have to squat down in their basement-level apartment looking for Wi-Fi signal anymore. That is if they go out to a nearby park, parking lot or public facility to use the free Wi-Fi provided by the Seoul…
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Entertainment
Maldives breaks freediving world record with 520 participants
Malé: Maldives has gone on Guinness World Record for the most people freediving simultaneously, with 520 participants. The small island nation renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and luxury hospitality broke the world record previously held by Italy; ‘La Scuola del Mare 2’ (Verona), in Torri del Benaco, Verona with…
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East Asia
South Korea remains watchful over another potential typhoon approach
Seoul: South Korea remains alert over the possibility of another typhoon approaching the country, though the chance seems to be slim at the moment, the country’s weather agency said Sunday. Typhoon Hagibis, the season’s 19th typhoon, took shape some 1,450 kilometers east of Guam at around 3 a.m., with a…
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