Nepal will make 97 Himalayan mountains free to climb over the next two years to boost tourism in some remote areas. This is reported by the BBC. The peaks for which the fee will be waived are located in the…
Polls show main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is the favourite to succeed Yun Seok-yeol, who was ousted for declaring martial law. South Korea said on Tuesday it would hold snap elections on June 3 to choose a successor to former…
A conversation between pilots and air traffic controllers, partially released in a transcript, could provide clues to the cause of the crash in South Korea that killed 179 people. The pilots of Jeju Air Flight 2216 signaled three different landing…
And meet the robot butler. Trump team defends tariffs despite anger President Trump’s top aides took to various media outlets yesterday to defend his global tariffs, which went into effect over the weekend. Some said they had already heard from…
Cambodia’s authoritarian dynasty has silenced nearly all of the country’s independent media. The few that remain are on the brink of extinction under an executive directive from President Trump. His father was taken into the forest and killed, like many…
Kanda, on Japan’s southern coast, has grown with an auto plant that ships half of its vehicles to the United States. Kanda, a small town surrounded by mountains on Japan’s southeastern coast, is hundreds of miles from any major center…
Mr. Han, a longtime Samsung executive, has overseen the company’s consumer electronics business since 2021. Han Chung-hee, co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics and a nearly four-decade veteran of the South Korean consumer technology giant, died on Tuesday. Mr Khan, 63,…
The release of five employees detained during a due diligence probe into foreign companies comes as Beijing seeks to recapture overseas investment. China has released five employees of the US corporate investigations firm Mintz Group, two years after they were…
AUSTRALIA DISPATCHER It’s no Bondi Beach, but Pondy, or Penrith Beach, has become a welcome relief from the city’s sweltering western suburbs. Christine Carroll plopped down in the only shade on the beach—a triangle cast by a makeshift lifeguard station—and…
While the country is enjoying a thriving ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfalls have created challenges for resort workers. Video Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest snow in the world. A winter of exceptionally…
The statement comes amid concerns that Pyongyang could receive critical military technology from Russia in exchange for sending troops and weapons to fight in Ukraine. North Korea said Saturday it was building its first nuclear submarine to boost its nuclear…
With the Chinese government concerned about falling birth rates, some private employers have told workers to do their part or face trouble. The ideal worker at a Chinese chemical plant, according to an internal memo, is hardworking, virtuous, and loyal.…