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Seoul cuts red tape to transform city with bold new architecture

Seoul is moving to speed up one of its most ambitious urban design initiatives, betting that faster approvals and wider participation can transform private developments into publicly accessible landmarks across the…

Official Statistics: Pre-release access to DWP statistics

Job titles of people with pre-release access to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics and the organisations they belong to.

Official Statistics: Universal Credit quarterly statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026

Statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit by geography, age, conditionality regime, duration, employment (including self employment), ethnicity and Move to Universal Credit.

Public to access global supply crisis dashboard from May 15, says Akmal

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The Global Supply Crisis Monitoring Dashboard, jointly developed by the Ministry of Economy and the Department of Statistics Malaysia, is expected to be accessible to the public from May 15, said…

Minister of State for International Cooperation meets Ukrainian Foreign Minister

Her Excellency Minister of State for International Cooperation Dr. Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met on Tuesday with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha in Brussels.During the meeting, they…

Delhi's St Stephen’s College appoints first woman principal in 145-year history

Prof Susan Elias has been named the first woman principal of St Stephen's College, starting June 1, 2026.

Trump and Xi need to master a new art of the deal

In Gwangju, election fever comes with fresh bread

Some bakeries in Gwangju are serving up election-themed bread and pastries ahead of South Korea’s June 3 local elections, turning neighborhood bakeries into playful reminders to vote. According to the Gwangju…

Madagascar-France : quand un incident diplomatique devient une bataille de récits

Le 29 avril 2026, le ministère français de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères a indiqué avoir convoqué le chargé d’affaires de Madagascar à Paris , après la déclaration persona non grata d’un agent diplomatique…

Brickbat: What Is Crime?

An internal investigation of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department found that at least 15 high-ranking officials may have helped manipulate statistics to make crime in the city appear lower than it really…

Would you invest in a play? Hong Kong sets the stage for tokenised funding

Investors can finance part of the production cost of a stage play produced by film star Louis Koo Tin-lok and featuring award-winning actress Fish Liew Chi-yu, after a Hong Kong fintech firm converts it into tradeable…

Getting Beyond the Lightbulb Stage: Why AI Is Not Yet Transforming Education

New AI tools are entering the ed tech market every day. But how are they actually playing out in schools and classrooms? Drawing on semi-structured interviews with more than 50 stakeholders across ed tech, philanthropy,…

À Taïwan, les écoliers apprennent le sens du bien commun un balai à la main

Depuis une vingtaine d’années, les élèves taïwanais participent au ménage dans les écoles.

Putrajaya weighing further cut to Budi95 fuel quota to 150 litres, says Liew Chin Tong

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Malaysia is considering further tightening the subsidised RON95 fuel allocation under the Budi95 programme, with the monthly cap potentially reduced to 150 litres, the New Straits Times (NST)…

Lantau-bound Sun Ferry vessel runs aground, 29 passengers evacuated

A Lantau-bound Sun Ferry vessel ran aground near Hei Ling Chau in the early hours of Monday, prompting an evacuation of passengers and crew. A Mui Wo-bound Sun Ferry vessel ran aground near Hei Ling Chau in the early…

US-Iran conflict likely to dominate strategic calculations during Trump’s China visit

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump arrives in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that is expected to mainly focus on trade and economic ties. But, the US-Iran conflict is likely to dominate the strategic…

IGNOU Mumbai placement drive on May 16 to offer 250 vacancies across sectors

IGNOU’s Campus Placement Cell and IGNOU Regional Centre Mumbai will organise a mega placement drive in Mumbai on May 16, 2026, offering more than 250 vacancies across manufacturing, e-commerce, healthcare, fintech,…

Appeals court increases ex-interior minister's sentence to 9 years over martial law involvement

An appeals court on Tuesday increased former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min's prison sentence to nine years from seven over his role in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid. The Seoul High Court…

Korea's traditional arts and crafts find new life in Bukchon

In the narrow, climbing alleys of Bukchon, where the heavy tiled roofs of traditional hanok houses frame the skyline of modern Seoul, visitors are increasingly being invited to do more than simply observe. They are…

Korea pushes OPCON transfer as US presses expanded alliance role

Subtle differences emerged between Seoul and Washington over the future direction of the alliance during this week’s Korea-U.S. defense ministers’ meeting, as the Lee Jae Myung administration pushes for an earlier…