The Busan city government said Tuesday it will devise measures to keep sharks at bay to protect beachgoers amid the animal's unusual visit to one of the city's canals. "Bukang-i" -- which was named after Bukhang, or North Port, where it was first spotted on Sept. 18 -- has refused to leave the canal at a waterfront park in the southeastern city despite authorities' repeated rescue attempts. The shark has drawn throngs of visitors to the park, with the number reaching nearly 1.35 million as of Sunday. A meeting to evaluate authorities' operation of beaches this year is scheduled for Nov. 17, and the city government said it will also discuss measures to prevent sharks from reaching the shores. Among the plans is including sharks in the harmful marine life category, along with toxic jellyfish, for which authorities have typically installed nets along beaches. Busan's beaches are a popular attraction and drew a record 22.5 million visitors this year, up 2.54 percent from last year, according to the city government.

Korean entertainment agencies will soon be able to bypass government review boards and release music videos on their own schedule under a new self-rating policy approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The milestone amendment to the Music Industry Promotion Act establishes a self-rating framework that empowers registered media distributors to classify their own music videos and release them directly to the public, dismantling a regulatory process that often delayed digital music drops. Korea’s strict oversight of music videos dates back to 2012, when the government mandated predistribution rating checks to protect minors from explicit sexual content, violence and dangerous behaviors in visual media. While intended as a public safety barrier, the prescreening requirement increasingly clashed with the fast-paced realities of the digital era, where sudden teaser drops and synchronized global rollouts are critical to a song’s commercial success. Under the overhauled system, qualified entertainment agencies and digital platforms registered with the Korea Media Rating Board can independently a

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday that disagreements between the government and the media do not make them adversaries, stressing that their relationship should be anchored on mutual respect and open dialogue.

For Hong Kong educator Christine Ma-Lau, preparing children for exams or school interviews is only part of the job – helping them understand who they are, how to treat others and what they can contribute to society matters just as much. Ma-Lau founded JEMS Character Academy in 2009 after concluding that many imported character education programmes did not fully meet Hong Kong’s needs. She developed her own curriculum around three areas: identity, relationships and community. Her work has earned...

The Senate impeachment court on Tuesday released the new schedule of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte for next month.

South African table grapes have officially entered the Philippines in March after a decade of negotiations, thanks to the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI).

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Social Security System (SSS) chief Robert Joseph Montes de Claro as the new secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), replacing Henry Aguda.

Energy officials say power barges and battery energy storage systems can address the imbalance in power supply and demand in the Visayas

Police face a blank wall on the October 12 shooting death of local political commentator Adrian Loterte in Albay