May 30, 2023

2023 Quiz on Korea winners announced

Miss Kuayang, aged 22, a student of the National University of Laos has been announced the winner of Quiz on Korea 2023 held as a side event of Korean Week 2023 in Vientiane on May 27.As the winner of

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Menstrual health and the climate crisis

Menstruation is too often treated as a taboo topic and this stigma is pronounced in emergencies, where the challenges of managing menstruation are amplified. Asia and the Pacific is especially vulnerable to climate change, with droughts, floods and ex…

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Families preemptively evacuated in Ilocos Norte

Around a dozen families in a flood-prone Lanao village in Bangui, Ilocos Norte were preemptively evacuated to safer grounds on Tuesday due to the continuing threat of Typhoon Betty. Acting Bangui Vice Mayor Denton Lawrence Garvida confirmed this in

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PSC vows to step up ahead of Asiad

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) officials have promised to go beyond just providing the funds for the national team ahead of the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. PSC chairman Dickie Bachmann

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