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SEOUL - For the first time in nearly 10 days North Korea's daily "fever" cases dropped below 200,000, state media said on Sunday (May 22), reporting "a positive trend" after measures were taken to control the country's first acknowledged Covid-19 outbreak. The Covid-19 wave, declared on May 12, has fuelled concerns over a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical infrastructure … [Read more...] about North Korea reports ‘positive trend’ in Covid-19 fight as fever cases dip

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (centre L) and US President Joe Biden arrive for a state dinner at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on May 21, 2022. (AFP) SEOUL,  South Korea – President Joe Biden flies Sunday to Japan for the second leg of a trip intended to reinforce US leadership across Asia in the face of a rising China and dangerously unpredictable, … [Read more...] about Biden heads to Japan after warning on North Korea threat

Ukrainian and Russian forces are waging a fierce artillery battle for control of a strategic road running to two besieged cities of the Donbas war zone BAKHMUTSKE (UKRAINE) - The wounded coal miner peered through his shrapnel-splayed windshield and tried to ignore the flopping noises coming from his blown tyres as he drove along Ukraine’s last link with the besieged east. … [Read more...] about Russia targets Ukraine’s last link to besieged east

GURNEY Wharf – the mega recreational waterfront project in George Town, Penang – is expected to be fully completed by early 2025. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the components under Priority One of the project could be open to the public within a year. “We expect this part to be open first, but it will depend on the safety of the site,” he said after the official … [Read more...] about Gurney project cost goes up to RM200mil

JOHOR should further promote and develop mangrove ecotourism to attract more nature lovers and tourists to the state. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s Prof Dr K. Kasturi Devi, from the Built Environment and Surveying Faculty, said little attention had been paid to the recreation and tourism potential of mangroves in Johor. “Mangrove sites have the potential to attract a … [Read more...] about ‘Bank on mangroves to bring in visitors’