Seoul is spending $327 million to stop loneliness epidemic
SOUTH KOREA: Loneliness has reached epidemic proportions in South Korea, especially among middle-aged men. Many…
Musk vs Ambani: Billionaires in a tug of war over India’s satellite internet
INDIA: Billionaires Elon Musk and Mukesh Ambani are both in a battle over India’s satellite…
Deepfake romance scams targeting men in Asia rake in $46 million, 2 dozen people arrested
HONG KONG: Romance scams using deepfake artificial intelligence is on the rise with men falling…
Australia’s Northern Territory to jail 10-year-old offenders
AUSTRALIA: The government in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) has lowered the age of criminal responsibility,…
Samsung workers in India end one-month strike
INDIA: Employees at the Samsung Electronics’ factory in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, who have been on…
TikTok fires hundreds of employees in Malaysia due to stricter regulatory laws and a shift towards AI
TikTok has fired more than 700 employees from its Malaysia division, according to a Reuters…
Warner Bros to launch Max in seven Southeast Asian countries
SINGAPORE: Warner Bros. Discovery will launch Max in seven countries on Nov 19. The streaming…
Diamond hunters dream big to hit the jackpot: Generations of families are digging for the precious stone in India’s gem town
INDIA: Panna district in Madhya Pradesh is one of the most backward towns in the…
Family of a 1920 Mt Everest climber felt relieved as his foot had been found, potentially making him first to summit before Edmund Hillary!
NEPAL: About a century ago, a young British climber went missing on Mount Everest. Last…