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Officials are cracking down on after-school study centres and targeting ‘killer questions’ as part of education reforms ordered by President Yoon Suk-yeol.

Greater exposure to China’s economy and easing commodity prices are among the factors likely to have contributed to the ringgit’s decline compared to its Asean peers, observers say.

Latvia has lost a third of its tourists following a ban on most Russian visitors, Andris Kalnins has said

Latvia has lost a third of its tourists since downgrading ties with Russia over the Ukraine conflict and is unlikely to ever recover the loss, the president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Latvia,

July 01, 2023 1:25 PM

The bus hit a pole and overturned, causing its diesel tank to catch fire.

July 01, 2023 1:20 PM

Japan said it dispatched two vessels to monitor the Russian ships.

The vehicle was travelling to Pune when it hit a pole and overturned on a highway, causing its diesel tank to catch fire.

July 01, 2023 12:45 PM

HK marked the 26th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Saturday.

July 01, 2023 12:26 PM

In Yamaguchi prefecture, a man was found dead inside a car that had been washed into a river.

July 01, 2023 12:07 PM

The earthquake injured at least 10 people, with one dying of a heart attack during the tremors.

The city state’s stability, location and world-class infrastructure help draw top stars to its shores. But tickets can be hard to find, and overnight stays aren’t cheap.

Mayon Volcano in Albay has experienced 254 rockfall events within the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Local NGO Samaritans of Singapore said 476 individuals killed themselves in 2022, ‘the highest recorded suicide deaths since 2000’.

July 01, 2023 10:45 AM

Apec is one of the few international organisations to which Taiwan belongs.

July 01, 2023 10:30 AM

The measures follow mounting public concerns about the growing reliance of politicians on donations.

A congressman from Parañaque City has filed a bill requiring all shopping malls in urbanized cities in the country to have at least one dog station where owners can deposit their dogs while they roam the mall premises.

July 01, 2023 10:15 AM

International students will be eligible to apply.

President Marcos instructed the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) yesterday to prioritize “problematic areas,” as it convened as a whole for the first time at Malacañang.

July 01, 2023 9:46 AM

The event is expected to attract more than 100,000 people.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry is appealing for an extension of tax cuts implemented under the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises until the end of the year to allow businesses to fully recover from the impact of the lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The deals could mark a departure from New Delhi’s years of dependency on Russian arms and show how far US-India ties have come, analysts say.