‘Kangaroo tribe’ grows with 66% of young Korean adults dependent on their parents
By Yi Whan-woo
Information asian news
4 Instructors From Iowa College Attacked While Visiting Sister University in China
Four college instructors from Cornell College in Iowa who were teaching in China as part of a partnership with a local university were attacked in a public park in a “serious incident,” college officials said Monday.
South Korea to blast loudspeaker broadcasts after North's trash balloons
SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korea resumed loudspeaker broadcasts directed at North Korea on Sunday, its military said, following through on a warning demanding Pyongyang stop sending balloons carrying trash into the South.
Singapore hands final offender in money laundering scandal longest jail sentence
Su Jianfeng, 36, was convicted on Thursday last week after he pleaded guilty to one charge each of possessing almost S$551,000 in criminal proceeds from running an illegal remote gambling service and fraudulently using a forged property sale contract to explain the source of deposits into his bank account.
Singapore banks’ red flags? No English, from Guangdong or Fujian with Hong Kong links
Private bankers at several institutions are also receiving additional training to help them spot tricks used by criminals to mask their backgrounds and sources of funds, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters.
Hitachi to train 50,000 employees in AI in push for new businesses
TOKYO -- Hitachi plans to train 50,000 employees by 2027 who will be capable of developing new services using generative artificial intelligence.
This couple pays $2,236/month to live on a 65-ft houseboat in London—take a look inside
As a dual citizen of the U.S. and the U.K., Maisy Dewey always dreamed of living in London.
Money-laundering scandal: Singapore looks at how to offload seized assets worth US$2.2 billion
The city state must now decide what to do with a fortune in forfeited assets, from luxury properties to collectible ornamental bears and branded handbags. There’s also several hundred million dollars of local and foreign currencies in accounts at some of the world’s top wealth managers.