Malaysia’s migrating nurses, Chinese ‘villains’ comment forces apology: 7 Asia highlights

By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-26 04:26:27 | Updated at 2024-11-26 06:38:17 2 hours ago
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1. ‘Migrate while you can’: Malaysian nurses seek better pay overseas

 AP

The nursing crunch is not unique to Malaysia as there has been a global shortage of such workers. Photo: AP

2. Philippines’ Marcos calls assassination threat ‘troubling’ after VP’s comments

 Kyodo

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr with his deputy Sara Duterte-Carpio in Manila. Photo: Kyodo

3. Seoul’s subway operator apologises for calling Chinese tourists ‘villains’

 EPA-EFE/Yonhap

Chinese tourists carry their baggage on Myeongdong Street in downtown Seoul, South Korea. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
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