Philippines to deploy Korean-speaking police in response to crime wave
The Philippines is setting up tourist security desks staffed by Korean-speaking police officers after a spate of crimes targeting South Korean nationals in the...
Singapore university’s dumping of Yale-NUS books sparks anger and petition
Published: 3:51pm, 21 May 2025Updated: 3:53pm, 21 May 2025 The disposal of bags of books from the former Yale-National University of Singapore College library...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp hires independent expert to look into train faults
Hong Kong’s rail operator the MTR Corporation has commissioned an independent investigation into faults that left engineering trains stranded on the tracks and led...
Conductor Chung Myung-whun likens La Scala appointment to marrying his ‘closest friend’
When Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, known as the pinnacle of Italian opera, announced conductor Chung Myung-whun, 72, as its next music director, global attention...