The 2026 Lanyang Mazu Culture Festival, a major religious event in Yilan County, Taiwan, held its flag handover ceremony for the sea and land procession commanders. The 3-day, 2-night event will commence on October 2nd.
충북 단양군이 농촌 일손 부족 해결을 위해 라오스 국적 근로자 30명을 투입하는 '공공형 외국인 계절 근로 지원' 사업을 시작했다. 이 사업은 근로자들이 합숙하며 농가에 하루 단위로 투입되는 방식으로, 소규모 및 고령 농가에 안정적인 인력 지원을 제공할 것으로 기대된다.
ShindongA Construction has been selected as the builder for a small-scale housing redevelopment project in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, marking its first project win of the year. The project, valued at 50.4 billion won, involves constructing a 124-unit apartment building and commercial spaces.
The 18th annual conference of the Chu Culture Research Association, gathering over 240 experts, was held in Nanyang, Henan. Discussions focused on tracing Chu origins, researching its history, and exploring new avenues for its preservation and utilization.
A survey by Singapore's manpower ministry shows 19.4% of the resident workforce had academic qualifications exceeding their job requirements in 2025, up from 16.3% in 2015. About 90% of these overqualified workers are voluntarily overqualified, citing job stability, skill utilisation and interesting work as top reasons. Analysts say the trend reflects shifting worker priorities rather than labour-market mismatch.
