‘They stole our jobs and life’: Anger and desperation in India’s coal belt
People living in the coal belt in West Bengal say their demands are unheard as India elects its government.
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North Korea says attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed
North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in-flight.
Philippines sounds alarm over ‘worrisome’ rise in sale of children ads online amid exploitation fears
“While the ‘buyers’ are often childless couples who may want to start a family and [are] frustrated with the adoption policies, children are also subject to being sexually exploited by syndicates who groom children for paedophiles,” Amihan Abueva, regional executive director of Child Rights Coalition Asia and the co-founder of anti-child trafficking organisation ECPAT, told This Week in Asia.
Malaysia dreams of start-up paradise but local talents head to Singapore over poor official support
They bootstrapped their way through, helped by a one-off contract to convert parts of a training module into a game format for staff of a local shipping firm, but Lim said it was not an experience she wanted to repeat.
North Korea says its latest satellite launch exploded in flight
North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight.
Japan space firm aims to preserve world’s languages by planting disc on moon
A disc containing a message in 275 languages is set to be deposited on the moon later this year by a Japanese spacecraft, to act as a repository of humanity’s linguistic diversity should a catastrophe befall Earth.
Some employers are reluctant to hire college grads who attended pro-Palestinian protests, survey finds
The class of 2024 have graduated into a rocky jobs market and to make matters worse, employers are becoming increasingly wary about hiring them.
How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy
For more than half a century, concerns about oil shortages or a damaged climate have spurred governments to invest in alternative energy sources.