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South Korea: Surviving the winters of bygone Korea
The winters in Korea can be notoriously tough, with temperatures sometimes falling to below minus 10...
January 16, 2022
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DPRK’s latest missile launch might be diplomatic gambit
The Japanese government believes that Friday’s firing of at least one ballistic missile by North Kor...
January 15, 2022
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Singapore: Taxi operators ramp up electrification of fleets
The country’s largest taxi operator, ComfortDelGro Taxi, on Jan. 5 said it will put up to 400 fully ...
January 14, 2022
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Laos: Holiday hotspots bustle again as visitors return
Popular tourist sites in Luang Prabang Province and Vangvieng, Vientiane Province, are once again fi...
January 14, 2022
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South Korea: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ becomes 1st foreign film to top Korean annual box
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” topped the annual South Korean box office last year to become the first fo...
January 14, 2022
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North Korea fires an unidentified projectile
According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea fired an unidentified projectile in...
January 14, 2022
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South Korea: Is Korean media silencing LGBT voices?
A rendition of Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem “Born This Way” with a missing lyric by a South Korean group ...
January 12, 2022
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Laos: Communities of the Nakai Plateau get new livelihoods
The creation of a reservoir on the Nakai Plateau gave birth to new communities and new livelihoods. ...
January 12, 2022
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Japan pursues ‘freedom of navigation’ to deter China
Since last spring, Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers have repeatedly sailed through waters near...
January 11, 2022
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Taiwan mulls lifting ban on Japanese food imports
TAIPEI (Jiji Press) — Taiwan is moving toward a possible removal of a ban on agricultural imports fr...
January 10, 2022
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South Korea: Digital universe rises to cultural mainstream amid ongoing pandemic
The metaverse, regarded as a technology whose emergence was seen as timely in the pandemic era, has ...
January 9, 2022
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Singapore: Food donation bill aims to help those struggling to eat well amid financial woes
To keep her grocery expenses low, Ms. Lynna has been salvaging unsold bread and vegetables from mall...
January 7, 2022
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China: Digital yuan gains popularity in time for Games
China’s digital fiat currency, or the e-CNY, has evolved into an ever-expanding presence in Chinese ...
January 7, 2022
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Japan strongly protests N. Korea’s ‘hypersonic’ missile launch
The government has made a strong protest through its embassy channels in Beijing to North Korea over...
January 7, 2022
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Japan, Australia sign defense pact as China concerns loom
SYDNEY (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a “landmark” defense agreement Thursday that...
January 6, 2022
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