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Recent Developments and News in Asia
Worked to the Bone, India’s Doctors Fear for Their Safety, Too
Exhausted doctors resting in crowded on-call rooms with no locks, two to a single bed. Frustrated relatives of patients angrily challenging a physician’s diagnosis. Too few security guards to keep the peace.
Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede slowly
DHAKA — Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded.
India braces for another month of above-average rainfall in September
MUMBAI — India is forecast to receive above-average rainfall in September after surplus rains in August, the weather department said on Saturday (Aug 31).
Can Japan, known for its workaholic culture, overcome a labour shortage with a 4-day work week?
Japan, a nation so hard-working its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labour shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day work weeks.
Pope embarks on longest, farthest and most challenging trip to Asia, with China in the background
VATICAN CITY (AP) — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the longest, farthest and most challenging of his pontificate, it’s that he’s bringing along his secretaries to help him navigate the four-country program while keeping up with work back home.
Storm creeps through Japan, bringing heavy rainfall to some spots for days
TOKYO (AP) — Tropical Storm Shanshan brought torrential rain Sunday to Japan ’s Shizuoka area, 180 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Tokyo, as weather officials warned the storm would linger for several more days.
Taiwan investigators to rule on further detention of former presidential candidate amid graft probe
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan investigators were expected to rule Sunday on the further detention of a former presidential candidate amid graft allegations that have sparked minor street protests by his supporters.