Got a boyfriend? What colour is your underwear? Questions Japan’s female job-hunters face
Akiko has never had to deflect unwarranted questions or politely decline requests to go drinking with a recruiter from a company that she is...
Chinese scientists turn tumours into ‘pork’ in radical cancer treatment
Scientists have turned the same immune response that rejects organ transplants to their advantage – to target cancer. Advertisement In a trailblazing fusion of...
South Korea semiconductor exports to China sink as US tightens tech restrictions
South Korea’s semiconductor exports to China plunged last month, deepening concerns about a cooling in global demand already threatened by US tariffs, as Washington...
Trump’s Choice to Lead Hostage Negotiations Withdraws Nomination
Adam Boehler will continue to work as a special government employee in the administration. The White House has confirmed that Adam Boehler was withdrawn...
Thailand plans China visit to check on Uygur deportees’ welfare
A delegation from the Thai government will visit China this week to check on the welfare of dozens of Uygur refugees, after their controversial...
Hong Kong property firm Gale Well trying to sell US$386 million in assets amid slump
Hong Kong property investment firm Gale Well Group is set to offload assets worth around HK$3 billion (US$386 million) amid banks’ wary attitude towards...
US Designates South Korea a ‘Sensitive Country’ Amid Political Uncertainty
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has designated South Korea, a key ally, as a “sensitive country,” putting it alongside nations like China, Russia,...
US Strikes on Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen Killed Multiple Leaders: Waltz
The Houthis say the strikes led to 31 deaths; the United States has not yet released death toll estimates. National security adviser Michael Waltz...
Indonesia is No 1 for crocodile attacks. Is palm oil to blame?
Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her...