Spending 60-70% of his free time preparing for the SAT, a 12th-grade student scored a perfect 1600 on his first attempt, placing him among the top 1% of test takers worldwide.

A student was caught wearing AI-powered smart glasses during Yonsei University's mathematics essay entrance exam in Seoul on Oct. 10, a week after a similar case at the University of Seoul.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered a thorough investigation into allegations that a car battery maker gave workers lead-flushing injections disguised as vitamin shots.

Penang Island of Malaysia has been ranked among the world's 10 most welcoming destinations for visitors, according to a study by travel eSIM provider Holafly.

Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, who ran English language school Apax Leaders, has been indicted for a second time, accused of fraudulently appropriating VND8.459 trillion (US$327 million) from 10,123 people, 60 more than in his first indictment.