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S. Korea holds 1st public-private meeting on wartime labor issue
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The South Korean Foreign Ministry held the first meeting of a just-launched pub...
July 5, 2022
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Oxfam promotes eco-tourism sites
Oxfam Cambodia, which has been working on natural resource protection with residents of the Stung Tr...
July 4, 2022
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Music video maestros offer full K-pop package
The popularity of K-pop has skyrocketed in recent years, becoming one of the major influences on glo...
July 4, 2022
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5 Vietnamese universities listed in THE Asia rankings 2022
Five Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education’s Asia University Ranking...
July 2, 2022
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Grab enters digital maps business, targets app builders in Southeast Asian cities
Grab on June 8 announced plans to enter the digital maps business, offering other businesses access ...
July 2, 2022
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Indian’s quest for redemption after Everest charges
Indian mountaineer Narender Singh Yadav, who claimed to have conquered the world's tallest peak in M...
July 2, 2022
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Shoot-’em-up video game refuge for many Afghans
KABUL (AFP-Jiji) — The crackle of gunfire. A gasp of a stranger. Explosions rumbling in the distance...
July 2, 2022
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U.S. weapon sales to Taiwan shift to lightweight, mobile
WASHINGTON / TAIPEI — The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, taking note of Ukrainian resi...
July 2, 2022
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‘Uighur’ videos accompanied by Japanese text praise China
Videos of self-proclaimed Uighurs denying that China has oppressed ethnic minorities in the Xinjian...
July 2, 2022
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To make cycling as a way of life, we need separate tracks, the will for change
Covid revived the culture of cycling in a big way in India, especially in metros like Delhi. It was ...
July 1, 2022
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Army of service robots rolling in to replace high-cost labor
Accelerated by soaring labor costs, the reduced number of workers willing to take labor-intensive jo...
July 1, 2022
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Trans Rohingya refugee fights prejudice with beauty
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP-Jiji) — A minority in a minority, transgender Rohingya beautician Tanya ...
July 1, 2022
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ROK has world’s best EV infrastructure per unit
South Korea has the most established electric vehicle charging infrastructure per unit in the world,...
June 30, 2022
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Lack of unskilled foreign labor a pain to industries
Manufacturers in Penang only have two-thirds of their workforce available and are at risk of failing...
June 30, 2022
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Japanese American artist makes cut above ordinary
Born and raised in Seattle, American artist Lauren Iida has been living in the Kingdom off and on fo...
June 29, 2022
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