Calls for tougher child protection laws intensify as toddler’s adoptive mother faces court in Seoul ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un outlaws slang from South Korea
Kim Jong-un has banned books, music, films, television and now slang from South Korea to curb the influence of his democratic neighbour.Leaked documents obtained by defector organisations in the south ... ( read original story ...)
Govt aids Myanmar rape victim in Thailand
The Myanmar government will be providing legal assistance to a Myanmar woman who was raped while under detention Koh Samui resort island in Thailand. ( read original story ...)
Iran frees US hostages after 444 days in captivity – archive, 1981
The 52 hostages held at the US embassy in Tehran are handed over to American authorities in Algiers ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s COVID-19 vaccinations may quicken after elderly are inoculated: coordinator
Turkey has slowed the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations after an explosive start last week, but can quicken it again after the country delivers inoculations to the elderly in care homes and at their ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey puts evil eye charms in the shade
Turkey’s state religious agency has condemned the use of the evil eye, a glass amulet believed to ward off bad luck.In its newly published book of fatwas, or religious rulings, on medicine and health ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Possible candidates for Vietnam’s leadership transition
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party will hold a congress starting on Jan. 25 that will select new leadership and shape policy in the Southeast Asian country for the next five years. ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Party People – What Happens at Vietnam’s Communist Congress?
In Vietnam, one of the last five remaining Communist-ruled countries in the world, Monday brings the launch of a key Party meeting that will anoint the country's next leadership quartet and set policy ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s future growth lies on new communist party leadership
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party gathers for a congress next week that will help shape the country's global role for the next five years, selecting new leaders and setting policy as tensions bubble ... ( read original story ...)
What happens at Vietnam’s Communist congress?
Monday (Jan 25) brings the launch of a key party meeting that will anoint the country's next leadership and set policy direction for the next five years.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)