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Japan to cut teachers' working hours amid 'serious' surge in mental health woes
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/02/2024
» The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high of 6,539 in fiscal 2022, a government survey showed, with an increased workload amid the Covid-19 pandemic cited as a possible factor.
More than 130 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia's Aceh
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2024
» JAKARTA - Over 130 Rohingya landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday, an official at the United Nations refugee agency said, the latest in a series of such arrivals that have drawn controversy in the Southeast Asian country.
Fire in school dorm in China kills 13
Published on 20/01/2024
» BEIJING - A fire in a school dormitory in central China killed 13 people and injured another, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.
Taiwan to address talent shortage through 2-year stay for foreign graduates
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/01/2024
» Beset by a lack of talent like much of East Asia, Taiwan has followed Hong Kong in relaxing visa rules to allow foreign university students to stay longer after graduation to search for a job - a process that could hand the island as many as 200,000 new white-collar employees by 2032.
North Korea to welcome first tourists in 4 years
Published on 12/01/2024
» North Korea is preparing to allow the first group of tourists to visit the country since it shut its borders at the start of the pandemic in 2020, in a sign of opening that could be followed by a football match against Japan’s national women’s team.
War keeps teacher from students
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 08/01/2024
» Iryna Dubas,53, ex-director of Secondary School No.3 in Nova Kakhovka, a city in southern Ukraine, who had been detained by Russian forces, said she hopes the war will be over soon so she can return to school to meet her students again.
Under-fire Harvard president quits
Published on 03/01/2024
» Claudine Gay is stepping down as president of Harvard University, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and a campus controversy over antisemitism.
Chinese student found in US woods after 'cyber kidnapping' scam
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» LOS ANGELES - A Chinese exchange student who fell victim to a "cyber kidnapping" scam in which his parents were extorted for $80,000, was found alive but "cold and scared" in a tent in the Utah wilderness, police said.
Thousands of Serbians protest alleged electoral fraud
AFP, Published on 30/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in Belgrade in the biggest of a series of rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
Indonesian navy drives away Rohingya boat
Published on 29/12/2023
» JAKARTA - An Indonesian navy vessel in Aceh drove away a boat carrying Rohingya from Myanmar, a military spokesperson said, as growing numbers of would-be refugees from the strife-torn country face hostility from local residents.