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Creation of a ‘race’

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Chorus at dawn: Nature’s alarm in the morning

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High schooler’s animated, hand-drawn videos put fresh spin on Chinese literary classics

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Making marriage a priority

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One last look at Asia’s 2024 winners and losers

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Why young people are hiding gifts for strangers in China’s cities

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A lantern workshop in China makes snakes cute for the Lunar New Year

The brightly lit snake lanterns are topped with oversized heads that don’t fit the usual image of the slithery reptile – they are cute.
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Beyond cats and dogs: The overlooked wildlife of Dhaka

Dhaka's wildlife may not roar, chirp, or rustle as loudly as its traffic but it is there, enduring, and adapting every day.
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False domestic violence claims mobilise India’s men’s rights movement

Men's rights activists claim that men in India are oppressed by marriage laws and women who file false reports against them. They identify the judicial system and organised feminist groups as the primary culprits.
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This industry is defying China’s retail slump, thanks to young people’s ‘emotional’ spending

China’s young people are turning increasingly to figurines and soft toys to lighten up their mood.
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Global demand spurring Indonesia’s mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

The crystal blue waters that once surrounded Kabaena are murky brown now, and the octopi and colourful fish that locals used to catch nearby to eat and sell have fled.
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Luang Prabang uses pedal power to promote tourism

Local government officials and tourism business operators took to bicycles to raise public awareness of the need to reduce environmental pollution and preserve Luang Prabang’s traditional and cultural heritage.
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In India’s northeast, Nagas showcase traditional culture at Hornbill Festival

The men were dressed like warriors as they stabbed their spears in the air, re-enacting a form of tribal warfare their ancestors used in battles.
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Japan’s famous sake joins UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, a boost to brewers and enthusiasts

Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi.
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Family fun time and traditions

Family fun time and traditions.
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Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere, or even there?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history – one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16.
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