SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In downplaying the security threats posed by North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program, President Moon Jae-in’s administration is going too far in what critics see as an illusory pursuit of inter-Korean reconciliation. The North on Thursday (Mar 25) test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles after launching two cruise […]
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In downplaying the security threats posed by North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program, President Moon Jae-in’s administration is going too far in what critics see as an illusory pursuit of inter-Korean reconciliation. The North on Thursday (Mar 25) test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles after launching two cruise […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, slammed South Korea’s president for calling the North’s recent missile test “concerning” and suggesting Seoul, Pyongyang and Washington should not create hurdles for talks, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday (March 30). North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the […]
SINGAPORE – Having struggled with mental health issues themselves, six young people have teamed up to create a community resource that they hope will support youth in need. Mentored by Minister of State for Education and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling, they are gathering stories and quotes from various segments of the youth population, […]
Far more work is needed to understand how the pandemic began, the report says, but it is not clear that Beijing will cooperate. “We may never find the true origins,” an expert said. By Javier C. Hernández and James Gorman For 27 days, they searched for clues in Wuhan, visiting hospitals, live animal markets and […]
SINGAPORE – People with autism could benefit from more help from an early age to prepare them to live and work independently, a new masterplan has recommended. This could mean programmes such as residential training or supported internships. It was one of 14 key recommendations in a roadmap set out to improve the lives of […]
SINGAPORE – Amid heavy rain on Monday (March 29), 87 households in Toa Payoh were hit by a nearly two-hour power outage. In response to queries from The Straits Times, a spokesman for Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council said it was first alerted to the outage at 2.28pm. All units at Block 48 Toa Payoh Lorong […]
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met his Swedish counterpart through a video conference on Monday (March 29). In a Facebook post, PM Lee said that he and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven discussed global issues and possible further bilateral cooperation, including in pandemic management and health, as well as digital and innovation partnerships. Remarking […]
President Biden wants to forge an “alliance of democracies.” China wants to make clear that it has alliances of its own. Only days after a rancorous encounter with American officials in Alaska, China’s foreign minister joined his Russian counterpart last week to denounce Western meddling and sanctions. He then headed to the Middle East to […]
WUHAN (AFP) – A team commissioned by the World Health Organization to investigate the source of the coronavirus in Wuhan in January concluded that it was “extremely unlikely” that the pathogen originated in a top-security lab in the ground-zero Chinese city. A WHO report – seen on Monday (March 29) by AFP before its official […]