United asks pilots to take unpaid time off, citing Boeing's delayed aircraft
United Airlines is asking pilots to take unpaid time off next month, citing late-arriving aircraft from Boeing, according to a note sent to pilots.
Pandemic asian news
Debt, trade barriers and uncertainty will drag on Asian economies in 2024, World Bank report says
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in the region is forecast to slow to 4.5% this year from 5.1% in 2023, the World Bank said in a report released Monday.
Increasingly popular 'high-functioning' label uses success at work or in school to mask poor mental health, psychologist says
On TikTok you'll find millions of users diagnosing themselves using the term "high-functioning" — high-functioning anxiety, high-functioning depression, high-functioning autism.
Malaysia prepares to welcome Chinese Premier Li Qiang as countries mark 50 years of bilateral ties
Malaysia-China diplomatic ties were established in a joint communique between its second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak and premier Zhou Enlai on May 31, 1974, a major shift from the country’s previous staunchly anti-communist stance.
Cherry blossom blues: why 60% of Japan’s workers want to skip the office ‘hanami’ party
With the cherry trees about to flower in Japan, employees across the country are preparing for the annual ritual of the company hanami, or cherry-blossom viewing party with coworkers. However, a new report indicates that the majority of people are only attending out of a sense of obligation and would really rather be somewhere else.
Southeast Asia’s cyber scam rings have become a global network, making up to US$3 trillion yearly: Interpol
Organised crime rings who fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to US$3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday.
Happy-Go-Lucky Australia Is Feeling Neither Happy, Nor Lucky
For nearly three decades, Australia seemed to have a sort of get-out-of-jail card that allowed it to glide through the dot-com bust and the global financial crisis without a recession, while its citizens mostly enjoyed high wages, affordable housing and golden prospects.
Japan’s JAL and ANA to launch more flights from ‘convenient’ Haneda airport than Narita
Haneda is by far the favourite point of arrival or departure for visitors to Tokyo, thanks primarily to its proximity to the city centre. A train or monorail will complete the 18km journey into the heart of Tokyo in less than 20 minutes, while it takes up to 45 minutes to reach the city from Narita by rail.