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Singapore is making parenthood cheaper to reverse birth rate decline. But baby push has its limits

The package includes thousands of dollars in direct assistance in addition to a S10,000(7,879) “baby gift” and more full-day childcare subsidies.

North Korea may have up to 120 nuclear warheads, Seoul says

The remarks come as Seoul seeks to maintain momentum for dialogue even as Pyongyang denies any top-level communication with Washington.

Menopause and diabetes are interlinked, finds study. One worsens the other

These findings are based on an observational study conducted by The Menopause Society involving 296 women aged 40 to 64.

Dust, soot, smoke makes arthritis flare out, finds new South Korean study

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by joint inflammation and damage. It affects about 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent of all adults.

Indian students look east for leak-proof exams. ‘Learn from China and South Korea’

Social media is flooded with posts and reels on the tight security around China and South Korea’s major competitive exams. Students are asking when India will see the same accountability.

South Koreans are taking their pets to tarot sessions. They’re worried about their mental health

South Korea has the world's lowest birth rate, and families are increasingly adopting or buying pets for their household.

Ants as garnish? Michelin-starred South Korean restaurateur faces jail

Prosecutors said the restaurant served sorbet topped with ants over 12,000 times, making around 120 million Korean won from it.

South Korean football team’s chaotic homecoming after FIFA fail—Drums, death threats

Angry fans demanded that head coach Hong Myung-bo return his salary and banned him from entering shops after South Korea's winless World Cup run.

Can AI’s first big winner spread the wealth?

South Korea's plans to build big AI and chip hubs outside Seoul which can boost regional growth, but it depends on careful planning and investment.

South Korea launches probe over its early exit from World Cup. President slams football body

The controversial coach Hong Myung-bo resigned from his role after South Korea got knocked out of the group stage in the World Cup, pushing their world ranking to 32.

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A February of discovery: the case for India and Russia in science

India-Russia ties have been among the deepest India has had with any major power. It has also mostly been a relationship between governments rather than between scientists, and that is its weakness.

India foreign reserves to help earn more revenue, says RBI chief

India drew a record $127 billion from its vast diaspora, surpassing even the most optimistic estimates and giving policymakers a bigger war chest to defend the currency.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is, BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.