Two Koreas in fresh talks on Winter Olympics, Asia News,North and South Korea began talks Monday on appearances by performers from Pyongyang's state-run artistic troupes at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, after the North agreed to attend the Games. Pyongyang agreed last week to
North Korea to set 5-year economic plan at congress next year, Asia News,SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced that the ruling party will hold a congress next year to decide a new five-year plan, with a party meeting noting serious delays in improving the national economy, state media sa
Google shifts rules for political ads, pressuring Facebook, Digital News,Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates. The move by Google placing restrictions on how advertisers can
Man knocks down walls of 5-room HDB flat in Spottiswoode Park for daughter, Singapore News,You'll be surprised by the openness when you step into Dennis Cheok's home. There are barely any walls in his 5-room HDB flat in Spottiswoode Park. In their place, frosted glass doors slide open to r
Singapore to start human trials for Covid-19 treatment next week, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Singapore's Tychan, a biotechnology firm backed by state investor Temasek Holdings, said it will begin human clinical trials next week for a potential monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19. The fir
'Gone too far': South Korean president's plan to relocate office could cost over $1 billion, Asia News,SEOUL – South Korea's President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to break with decades of tradition to move his future office and residence beyond Seoul's Blue House compoun
Shanghai's local Covid cases hit daily record as Jilin outbreak persists, China News,BEIJING – China's financial hub Shanghai on Tuesday (March 22) reported a fifth consecutive daily record for locally transmitted Covid-19 asymptomatic cases as the highly infectious Omicron variant complic
