Last year, 2,257 young South Koreans took jobs in Japan, marking a 47 per cent jump from 2024 and making Japan their top work destination
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What Turkey’s upgrade to Asean dialogue partner status means
Turkey ’s ascension to Asean dialogue partner marks the west Asian country’s bid to position itself as a middle power, according to analysts.
The upgrade on July 21 breaks an Association of Southeast Asian Nations moratorium in place since the UK’s admission in 2021. Turkey joins the US, China, Russia, Britain, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
In a social media post on the same day, Turkish
Will new batteries give China’s EVs the jolt they need to charge past their rivals?
On a cloudy evening in late April, a tech event hosted at Beijing’s National Convention Centre by Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) drew nearly 1,000 people eager for a glimpse of next-generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries that could reshape the global automotive landscape.
Gao Huan, chief technology officer for the auto business at CATL, the world’s largest producer of EV batteries, exuded confidence while promoting the new Shenxing product series.
According to the company, its new, third-
Hong Kong to face brighter but hotter weather this week after days of heavy rain
Hong Kong can expect sunnier but very hot weather later this week, the city’s forecaster has said, as residents woke to an amber rainstorm warning for the second consecutive morning.
The Hong Kong Observatory on Monday issued the amber rainstorm warning signal at 6.40am, following a similar alert on Sunday morning that remained in place for more than six hours.
Playing musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks better: study
Playing a musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks 10 per cent faster and more skilfully, according to a new study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
The results showed that students with musical experience completed surgical tasks in an average time of 223.5 seconds, compared with 249.3 seconds for those without, making them nearly 26 seconds faster.
The experience of Sien Gurr, a sixth-year medical student at HKU who started learning the violin at the age of
How likely is Beijing to walk the talk on boosting consumption?
Wang Xiangwei was the Post's editor-in-chief from 2012-2015.
Chinese officials tend to report only good news and bury bad news for propaganda purposes and career advancement. That is why it came as a genuine surprise when, on July 22, Zhang Enhui, the party chief of Changchun, an industrial powerhouse known for its automobile sector and technological research, publicly broke with that tradition. He
Three strikes, DAP’s out? Loss in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan puts coalition on notice
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DAP chief Anthony Loke’s defeat in Chennah, which he has represented for 13 years, is a big blow to the ruling coalition’s largest party
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What is ‘bamboo-copter’, its links to China and Japan; how it inspired modern helicopters
The bamboo-copter is one of the most famous gadgets from the pocket of Doraemon, an iconic robot cat from a Japanese cartoon series who employs futuristic devices to assist a clumsy boy, notably enabling the protagonists to fly.
In fact, this gadget is inspired by a Chinese invention that dates back over a thousand years.
The bamboo-copter was one of the earliest gadgets presented to the boy Nobita Nobi by the robotic cat character from the 2
Global institutional investors eager to trade Chinese bond futures in Hong Kong, HKEX says
International asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies have shown strong interest in offshore China government bond futures, which are set to start trading in Hong Kong for the first time on Monday, according to senior stock exchange executives.
The new 5-year China government bond futures contracts will have a size of 500,000 yuan (US$74,051). Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX