Is South Korea declining?

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Philippine market tagged best in Southeast Asia on slowing inflation

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‘Study manga’ makes easy reading out of Japanese educational content

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Mum of six who juggles three jobs starts free breakfast club for children in Singapore neighbourhood

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Potential EV price war

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Check before making further decision, Higher Education Ministry urges Harvard-bound Malaysians

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Taiwan is hiring more foreigners to care for its elderly. Does that clash with filial piety?

On an island where the foreign caregiver population has ballooned from just 306 to over 214,000 in three decades, some families, upholding Confucian values, remain hands-on in caregiving.
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Can a city cure loneliness? Seoul is spending millions to try

People living alone now make up over 35 percent of all households in Seoul.
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University students from China may turn to Malaysia

nited States President Donald Trump’s order to tighten visa rules in the United States for students from China may benefit universities in Malaysia.
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Saudi Arabia using AI and real-time translation to open Haj to the world

Real-time translation tools such as 'Smart Haj' and the Manara AI offer pilgrims aid in their native languages.
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Malaysian retiree swindled for sperm by “alleged beautiful woman in Hong Kong”

Having ignored warnings from the bank and police, a retiree lost RM161,000 after being lured by an online scam to become a sperm donor for a supposedly beautiful woman in Hong Kong.
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HK police partner with 6 countries, regions to net over 1,800 scam suspects

Police in Hong Kong and six partner countries and regions arrested more than 1,800 suspects and intercepted about RM84.80 million ($20 million) in fraudulent funds during a cross-border anti-scam operation in April and May.
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Brain-dead organ donors hit record high in Japan in 2024

Of about 900 medical institutions nationwide capable of organ donation, however, only about one-third have actual experience.
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Lee Jae-myung’s power play: Outsider’s climb to top

From factory boy to president, Lee says he was driven by "anger at inequality"
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Surge in Covid-19 cases: Virus making a comeback in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, US

As society becomes more relaxed about the perceived threat of Covid-19, the coronavirus has started to resurge in many countries, leading to an increase in reported cases.
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Singapore woman gets RM3.30 a month in maintenance, after judge dismisses her appeal for spousal support

A High Court judge dismissed a woman’s appeal for spousal maintenance of RM8,250.45 ($2,500) a month, but also reduced her former husband’s share of marital assets by 10 percent, given his multiple attempts to undermine the marriage and the woman’s welfare.
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