Over 8,000 South Korea doctors join walkout over med school quotas

More than 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have walked off the job in protest against a government plan to admit more students to medical schools, the health ministry said on Thursday. The walkout, which started on Tuesday, has prompted major hospitals to postpone procedures and turn away patients seeking emergency care and fanned fears of […]

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Taiwan’s leadership ‘extremely worried’ US could abandon Ukraine

Taiwanese senior officials repeatedly questioned members of a visiting U.S. congressional delegation on what stalled aid to Ukraine means for U.S. commitments to defend the island from potential Chinese aggression. The Senate last week passed the national security supplemental — which includes $1.9 billion in U.S. funding to restock arms bound for Taiwan — but […]

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“India, one of major powers we never had negative history,” says Vietnam’s deputy foreign minister on enhancing bilateral ties

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet on Friday said that Vietnam wants to further enhance bilateral economic, trade and investment ties with India, with whom his country already shares a robust and promising relationship. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the third day of the Raisina Dialogue 2024 here, the visiting minister said, […]

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Thai PM Srettha Thavisin arrives at Royal ground Sanam Luang in Bangkok to receive holy relics of Lord Buddha

The relics of Lord Buddha are set to be received by Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin later today. Ahead of the ceremony, Thavisin arrived at the Royal Ground Sanam Luang in Bangkok on Friday. The relics are going to be ushered into the ceremonial ground. The procession is underway as holy relics of Lord Buddha […]

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HIV/AIDS Cases Surge in Asian Region

By Md Abdul Halim Sarker In a concerning development, health authorities across the Asian region have reported a significant surge in HIV/AIDS cases, prompting renewed calls for intensified prevention and treatment efforts. According to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), several countries in Asia have witnessed a worrying uptick in new […]

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