South Korea: Woman in 60s dies after car crashes into hagwon bus; six injured

Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) A woman in her 60s died after crashing her car into a hagwon bus while driving on the wrong side of the road in western Seoul, police said Friday. The car first crashed into a roadside tree and subsequently into the bus operated by a private education institution at an intersection […]
Laos strengthens efforts to fight poverty, malnutrition

Vientiane, Dec 19 (IANS) Laos’ Ministry of Agriculture and Environment convened a meeting to review progress and plan future efforts to reduce poverty and malnutrition, focusing on improving living conditions and providing health and nutrition support. The national steering committee meeting of the rural poverty and malnutrition reduction project assessed the project’s 2025 implementation and […]
Indian envoy, former Japanese PM Kishida discuss strengthening special strategic and global partnership

Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) India’s Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick on Friday called on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, holding discussions on ways to strengthen the special strategic and global partnership between both countries. “Ambassador-designate Ms. Nagma M. Mallick called on H. E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, former Prime Minister of Japan. They discussed ways […]