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Kyuta eats steak, which his father bought him as a reward after training, at 'Chime', a restaurant in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters Over a bowl of chanko nabe, a speciality sumo broth, Taisuke said Kyuta needs to put on another 20 kg by the time he enters middle school in two years. … [Read more...] about Meet Kyuta: the 10-year-old, 85-kilo sumo in training

The Taiwan Lantern Festival, an annual celebration to mark the end of the upcoming Lunar New Year in mid-February, will be cancelled this year because of COVID-19, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said, citing the recent local infection cases. … [Read more...] about Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise

However, air ticket price for Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi route before and after Tet are still high of about VND5.6 million (US$243) - 7.2 million (US$312) per round-trip ticket. For vice versa, the air ticket price is about VND1.2 million (nearly US$52) per round-trip ticket. General Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Mr. Dinh Viet Thang informed that the number of air tickets for Tet holiday had based on airlines’ calculation and forecast with increase of 10 percent in passenger over the same period last year, reaching about 7.5 million passengers. In case of high travel demand for passengers, the international terminals will be put into operation to sever domestic routes on peak days of the holiday. As for the railway sector, according to information from the railway transport units, the train ticket for the Lunar New Year during the peak days will be able to decrease 10 -20 percent compared to the same period of 2020, even additional five percent … [Read more...] about Many train, air tickets for Tet holiday still available

In addition, NTUC LHUB's Director Institute Of Business Excellence And Healthcare Academy, Jenaline Low adds, "For those who are looking to jumpstart the upskilling of their workforce, it is key to invest in learning and development capabilities to assess and align the workforce skills requirement to the organisation's strategic business goals. Using a Design Thinking approach to identify skills gaps will help decision-makers succinctly identify areas for skills upgrading and discover employees' strengths to optimise their full potential. To add, we urge companies to leverage training support and subsidies available to them such as the Enhanced Training Support Package and Enhanced Absentee Payroll, which are helpful to defray the training investment cost with course fee and absentee payroll subsidies." … [Read more...] about Employees Feel Companies Not Doing Enough to Upskill Them to Full Potential, More Can Be Done: NTUC LearningHub Survey

Glacier in Kyanjin Ri, Langthang valley. Over centuries, people who live in the Himalayas have developed a culture that weaves nature and people together into the same fabric of life. Monasteries in the Himalayas are renowned for spectacular murals and ancient temples. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese photographer captures grandeur of Himalayan proportions