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A man in Indonesia has been arrested after he beat a neighbor to death, claiming the latter often bothered him with the question of why he was not married at 45. Parlindungan Siregar broke into the house of Asgim Irianto, 60, in South Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra and attacked …

Those who study a PhD in the U.K. will be allowed to stay in the country for three years after graduating instead of two as before, the education minister has announced. In a speech at the Embassy Education Conference in London published on the U.K.’s government website on July 23, …

A man in Indonesia has been arrested after he beat a neighbor to death, claiming the latter often bothered him with the question of why he was not married at 45. Parlindungan Siregar broke into the house of Asgim Irianto, 60, in South Tapanuli Regency of North Sumatra and attacked …

Indonesian police have arrested two people for their alleged links to a marijuana smuggling network, foiling plans to send the drug in packages of bed linen and cat toys from Southeast Asia to the United Kingdom, authorities said on Monday. Marijuana busts occur occasionally in Indonesia, but the transnational nature …

Border guards in central Vietnam have detained six Chinese men who entered Vietnam illegally en route to Cambodia where they allegedly planned to work for an online scam syndicate. The Quang Tri Province Border Guard Command said Monday it is temporarily detaining the six who came into Vietnam through a …

Vietnam’s National Day holiday this year will take place from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has announced. Civil servants are entitled to four consecutive days off, including one weekend day (Saturday), two national holidays (Sunday and Monday) and one additional day (Tuesday). …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Lebanon, Iran, and Israel at this time, given the escalation of tensions between the three countries, posing risks to people’s safety and property. While currently in Lebanon, people should move to a third country or return to …

The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles in the coming weeks, according to sources briefed on the matter. The Biden administration plans to issue a proposed rule that would bar Chinese software in vehicles in the United States with Level 3 …

India, which bans direct advertising of liquor, is set to announce sweeping rules that will bar even surrogate ads and sponsoring of events, which could force firms such as Carlsberg, Pernod Ricard and Diageo to redraw marketing campaigns. Such “surrogate ads” often get round the ban by ostensibly showing less …

The number of Chinese couples who got married in the first half of this year fell to its lowest level since 2013, official data showed, as more young people deferred nuptials amid a slowing economy and a rise in living costs. The number of marriages in China is closely tied …