Singapore university prepares for tourist surge during China’s ‘golden week’
A Singapore university is bracing itself for a rush of tourists during China’s “golden week” national holiday, amid complaints of an influx of visitors earlier this year.
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Who’s in the running to be Japan’s next prime minister?
Japan’s governing party is choosing a new leader in a race analysts say is more unpredictable than usual.
DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists
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Japan scientists uncover hundreds of huge desert doodles in Peru using AI
The fabled Nazca lines, a series of massive incisions on the desert floor depicting animals, plants, imaginary beings and geometric figures, have fascinated scientists ever since they were first discovered around a century ago.
Sri Lanka’s new leader appoints the first female prime minister in 24 years
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday sworn in an opposition lawmaker as his prime minister, making her the country’s first woman to head the government in 24 years.
Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of anti-Hasina protests
Dhaka University is full again, weeks after authorities shuttered the campus following deadly antigovernment demonstrations.
Why the US should restore the Fulbright programme for China
The number of Hong Kong undergraduate students studying in the US, for example, dropped from 5,272 in 2015-2016 to 3,021 in 2022-2023. Over the same period, the number of graduate students rose from 1,041 to 1,589. The United States has the most influential and one of the largest university systems in the world. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has multiple universities that are globally ranked.
A North Korean Trash Balloon Hits a Seoul Government Compound, Again
Trash from a balloon sent by North Korea was found in a government complex in Seoul on Friday morning, more than a day after one of the North’s balloon launches was last detected, adding to concerns about South Korea’s potential vulnerability to the provocative new tactic.