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W Korea apologises after breast cancer charity event draws backlash as ‘celebrity party’

Many questioned how a campaign that has been running for nearly two decades, supported by top celebrities and luxury brands, had reportedly raised only about 300 million won…

  • Published: October 21, 20259:50 am
  • Author Song Seung-hyun
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Sanae Takaichi named Japan’s first female PM in lower house

Out of a total of 465 votes cast, president Takaichi received 237, which exceeded the majority threshold. If formally elected as prime minister, she will immediately form her…

  • Published: October 21, 20259:01 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Sanae Takaichi likely to become Japan’s 1st female prime minister as LDP, JIP agree to form coalition

In the two parties’ coalition, the JIP will provide “out-of-cabinet cooperation,” as the junior coalition partner does not intend for its lawmakers to join the cabinet.

  • Published: October 21, 20258:30 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Public support in South Korea for unification dips below 50% for 1st time: poll

Along with decreasing interest in unification, public indifference toward North Korea itself has grown.

  • Published: October 21, 20258:20 am
  • Author Ji Da-gyum
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Students stage protest as Indonesian President Prabowo marks a year in office

About 300 students clad in yellow and blue jackets gathered near the presidential palace while Prabowo's cabinet met, far fewer than the numbers in August's student-led protests…

  • Published: October 21, 20258:15 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Vast majority of newly registered voters in Nepal are Gen Z

Over two-thirds of Nepal’s 64,501 new voters are Gen Z, marking a surge in youth engagement ahead of the 2026 polls. The Election Commission sees this as a sign of a new…

  • Published: October 21, 20258:05 am
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Dhaka airport fire exposes costly state negligence

Unless the government makes insurance mandatory for public assets, experts warn, preventable financial disasters will keep draining public funds.

  • Published: October 21, 20258:00 am
  • Author Sukanta Halder, Rashidul Hasan
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As Diwali approaches, India’s East Coast Railway launches special drive against carrying firecrackers in trains

Carrying dangerous goods such as firecrackers, gas cylinders, acid, petrol, kerosene or similar inflammable materials in trains is strictly prohibited under the Railways Act,…

  • Published: October 17, 20251:54 pm
  • Author The Statesman
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Building authority launches campaign to demolish dangerous buildings in Karachi

Earlier this month, the Sindh Building Control Authority launched a province-wide survey of dangerous buildings and ordered the immediate demolition of all illegal structures…

  • Published: October 17, 20251:31 pm
  • Author Imtiaz Ali
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Loopholes in foreigner ID checks expose flaws in Korea’s mobile registration system

Some foreign nationals can sign up for South Korean mobile phone services before entering the country with only a copy of their passport, a shortcut that bypasses identity…

  • Published: October 17, 20251:28 pm
  • Author Moon Joon-hyun

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