Asia

Authorities have reported hours-long jams over the weekend while photos show buses lining highways. Source link

It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year. Source link

In its order, the high court said that “the citations may be non-existent, but if the learned trial court has considered the correct principles of law and its application to the facts of the case is also correct, mere mentioning of incorrect or non-existent rulings/citations in the order cannot be a ground to set aside…

New Zealand has long struggled to keep its best and brightest with about 180 Kiwis leaving a day. Source link

Authorities gave no explanation for the ousters but they come as purges of military top brass pick up pace. Source link

Defence, trade, and the global place of “middle powers” will be on the agenda as Prime Minister Mark Carney meets his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese. Source link

A remarkable 80% of the country’s lanterns are still made by hand in one small town in Hebei Province. Source link

A host of deals, including one to supply India with uranium, is unveiled as Mark Carney meets Narendra Modi in Delhi. Source link

Many hope the vote could bring change after protests last year, and shatter decades of political paralysis. Source link

Ryu, who served as a diplomat before defecting in 2019, says the North Korean legal code, created by the Kim family, requires the country to be run by a person of the Paektu bloodline – in other words, a direct descendant of the country’s founder Kim Il Sung. Source link