With student counts half of 1980 levels, South Korea confronts a crisis of empty classrooms and abandoned sites, raising ...

Over half of the farms scheduled to close in 2026 and 2027 opted to shut down earlier than planned. Read more at straitstimes ...

A dog looks out from a cage as police officers block a dog farmer protest, demanding the government scrap plans to pass a ...

If built, the Western Gateway Pipeline project would span 1,300 miles and allow more oil to stay in California.

More than 4,000 schools across South Korea have closed as shrinking student populations force a dramatic contraction of the country’s education system, leaving hundreds of former campuses abandoned.

The total number of teaching positions for the 2025 academic year was cut by 2,232. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Long Island's Argentine food scene has lost a little something: Caminito has closed in Port Washington. When it opened in ...

Harry Cheadle covers Seattle and Portland for Eater. A Seattle native, he’s been a journalist for 15 years. This is a curated ...

Several South American countries announced new migration controls and border security measures in response to Venezuela's ...

South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry. The Environment Ministry said ...

Hong Kong shares jumped 2% on Friday, led by technology names and internet firms. The Hang Seng index had closed 2025 with ...

The FBI is offering $7 million to catch Sim Hyon Sop, whose job U.S. officials say is vital to Kim Jong Un’s regime.