Weight-loss injection pens have declared a specially controlled medication requiring a doctor's prescription and available only from pharmacies, effective from Sept 15, following reports of harmful use and unregistered sales.

Children facing long hospital stays in Japan are getting a chance to venture beyond their wards and explore zoos and other destinations through virtual reality.

TOKYO - Accommodation at the Asian Games starting this week in Japan is the "worst ever", South Korean officials told AFP on Monday, also warning of "a serious shortage" of rooms.

No issues had been found during inspections of data centres in Bangkok, when monitoring measures were also explained, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Monday.

A former Thai Airways International (THAI) stewardess appeared in an Australian court on Monday morning on a charge of heroin smuggling and was remanded in custody.