Academics reject J Mark Ramseyer’s claim women were not forced into sexual slavery during second world war ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests
In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of solution, as it is for a range of daily necessities in Tokyo, has become the humble vending machine. ( read original story ...)
Harvard professor claims WWII ‘comfort women’ in Japan were not sex slaves, igniting uproar
J. Mark Ramseyer has ignited international uproar for a paper claiming that Koreans who were kept as sex slaves in wartime Japan, many of them teenagers, had willingly chosen to work as prostitutes. ( read original story ...)
Purple haze: Incredible moment sky changes colour as lightning bolt strikes above erupting Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia
Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, erupted last week, spewing hot ash 16,400ft into the sky and depositing the volcanic debris in nearby villages. ( read original story ...)
DHL donated IDR2.4 billion to SOS Children’s Villages in six years of partnership in Indonesia
With DPDHL Group's support and contribution of €140,000 (IDR2.4 billion) since inception, program has benefitted more than 2,500 young people in IndonesiaGoTeach program aims to improve youth ... ( read original story ...)
A big relief – Swiss approve Indonesia free trade deal
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a free trade deal signed with Indonesia, opening up a vast potential market with the world's fourth most populous country. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says to receive 1.1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine Monday
Indonesia's state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said that 1.1 million doses of vaccine produced by AstraZeneca under the global vaccine-sharing COVAX facility would arrive on Monday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tsingshan targets 2 GW clean power base for Indonesia battery materials
Chinese nickel giant Tsingshan Holding Group said on Monday it would set up a 2 gigawatt clean energy base in Indonesia in the next three-five years to power its production of raw materials for the ... ( read original story ...)
India seeks funds from Quad alliance to match China’s vaccine push: source
India has urged the United States, Japan and Australia to invest in its vaccine production capacity, an Indian government source told Reuters, as the so-called Quad alliance tries to counter China's ... ( read original story ...)
India’s richest state has half of new, active coronavirus cases
India's richest state of Maharashtra accounts for more than half of both new and total active coronavirus infections, health ministry data showed on Monday, although a team of experts said the state's ... ( read original story ...)