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Jeju Shinhwa World provides customized staycations for all visitors.
Jeju, a southern Korean resort island, is widely recognized for its exquisite natural surroundings, which include turquoise-translucent seas and trekking paths amidst volcanic and mountainous terrain.
Due to border closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the evergreen island, which wa...
Kishida's ruling bloc's candidates do well in state wide elections.
On Sunday, candidates endorsed by the ruling alliance of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida easily defeated their opponents backed by the largest opposition party in the first round of nationwide municipal polls. There has been speculation that Kishida may dissolve the lower house for a snap e...
After WWII, the United States and Japan left behind thousands of bombs. They're still exploding and murdering people in the Pacific
As the Manele family prepares for a normal Monday night meal on Guadalcanal, an island in the South Pacific Ocean, coconut crabs roast over a sheet of roofing iron heated by a fire below.
As the sun sets, John Manele, a subsistence farmer, talks with his boys, 13-year-old Junior Dominic...
Over 150 people are murdered in Indonesia as an earthquake strikes the island of Java
At least 162 people were killed as an earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java on Monday, with vibrations felt in the capital Jakarta, according to the governor of the island.
According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude 5.6 quake happened in the afternoon near the Cianju...
At least 56 people are killed as a tremor strikes Indonesia's Java island.
On Indonesia's highly populated main island of Java, a violent, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Monday, killing at least 56 people and injured hundreds as people ran into the streets, some covered in blood and white rubble.
The injured were being treated ...
How Tennessee's Blue Island Got Lost in a Sea of Red
Tennessee's Republican lawmakers utilized redistricting to divide Nashville into several districts, weakening the city's power and costing the state a long-held Democratic congressional seat.
Nashville does not appear to be a liberal city in the public image. It's in the rel...
The Pine Island residents who fled Hurricane Ian's destruction take stock of their belongings: It's unlikely that we'll turn up much.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Agusto "Kiko" and Julia "Gordie" Villalon returned to Pine Island. The couple had fled the island just as the slow-moving storm's winds and rain began to pound the island. After nearly a week, they returned to their trailer aboard a boat....
Australia proposes to support the election in Solomon Islands
A controversial law to postpone the poll due to financial difficulties was advanced by the leader of the Pacific island nation of Solomon Islands on Tuesday. Australia said that it has offered to provide funding for the 2023 election.
Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavar...
Earthquake Shaken in the Sumatra Island of Indonesia left people in Panic situation
According to the Nation’s Geophysics authorities they stated that On Monday the third earthquake shaken the region, Strike off the shore of Sumatra Island in Indonesia with the magnitude of 6.1.
According to the Indonesia’s meteorological and Geophysics service (BMKG) they j...
Australia PM, Scott Morrison, to ‘ensure’ no Chinese base on the Solomon Islands
China’s increasing blow in the Pacific has become a hot political matter in Australia ahead of May 21 elections and following Beijing’s declaration last month that it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands leadership. Australia will work with its partners to ensure China ...
Sun lotion used by beachgoers may harm coral reefs, according to a Gulf island research
Beachgoers use sun lotion on their skin regularly to protect it from damaging UVB rays.
In addition to preventing sunburn, the cream or oil protects your skin from more serious UV damage, such as skin cancer.
However, according to one research, the usage of sunscreen may be da...
Singapore has officially opened its fifth desalination plant, which is 5% more energy efficient
Singapore officially launched the country's fifth desalination plant on Sunday (April 17), which is around 5% more energy efficient than traditional desalination facilities.
The Jurong Island Desalination Plant may save around 5,000-megawatt hours per year due to its co-location wit...
A Solomon Islands lawmaker has stated that he is "very dissatisfied." Australia ignored concerns about a military agreement with China
According to the opposition leader of the Solomon Islands, he told Australian officials last year that China was negotiating a military treaty that may result in the establishment of a base on the strategically positioned Pacific island.
- According to Matthew Wale, Australia was ...
The Sudden Outbreak of Covid-19 Has Taken Solomon Islands by a Storm
Solomon Islands is a country with a population of 700,000 residents. Miraculously, the country did not report even a single Corona Virus case in 2020 and 2021. However, in the middle of January 2022, the country has faced a sudden outbreak of the virus and it is wiping the country’s populat...
Tiwi Islanders Worry Over Australia's Newest Gas Projects
Traditional Owners of the Tiwi Island have written a letter to the Japanese energy company that has invested in an offshore gas project near the island in the Timor Sea to pull out.
The Barossa gas field lies at a distance of almost 100 kilometers from the Tiwi Islands and a gas p...
Singapore to Capture 2 million tonnes of carbon capture by 2030
Singapore is planning to capture at least 2 million tonnes of carbon by 2030 and over 6 million tonnes per year of carbon abatement by the year 2050. The city-state plans on transforming its downstream oil hub on Jurong Island into a sustainable energy and chemicals park.
Yesterday, a r...
US and China both the countries will act in accordance with the Taiwan agreement
Highlights
- President Biden and Xi Jinping agree to follow Taiwan agreement
- Taiwan has its own constitution and democratically elected leaders
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to act in accordance wi...
Japan opposes Russia’s plan to make disputed islands tariff free economic zone
Highlights
- Japanese Foreign Minister met its Russian counterpart in New York
- Japan does not approve Russia’s plan to make disputed island tariff free economic zone
Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Foreign Minister said that he ...
Large scale killing of White-sided dolphins in Faroe Islands
Highlights
- Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands leads to killing of more than 1,400 dolphins
- As per records, this is the largest number of dolphins ever killed on one day
Dolphin hunting in the Faroe Islands has come under spotlight,...
Heavy rains in Taiwan, as Typhoon hits the eastern coast
Highlights
- Storm passes the east coast of the island while heading to Shanghai
- 2,000 people were rescued from the flood-prone areas
The typhoon Chanthu drenches Taiwan with heavy rains on Sunday. The storm passes the east coast of th...