Human traffickers use social media to lure job seekers to Cambodia
After arriving in Cambodia, these jobs turn out to be fictitious. Instead, they are forced to repay their debts, often through sex work.
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Divorce by agreement will not lead to quick and easy divorces: S’pore MP
Such divorces by mutual agreement mean spouses will not need to pin blame on each other, adding to the tension at home.
How Koreans survived winter the old-fashioned way
Before electricity, people turned to ondol, quilting and other techniques to protect themselves from freezing temperatures.
Craftsmen, companies bring consumers into creative process in Japan
Entrepreneurs and companies can better reduce the risk of failure by developing products while observing consumer reactions.
What life is like for man whose hand-drawn map led to reunion with mum
Child abductions were rampant in China in the late 20th century, largely due to a combination of factors such as poverty.
In highly vaccinated Korea, mandates are fueling a backlash
Health experts say they have qualms about courts having the ultimate say in Covid-19 response measures.
Gender war revisited in South Korea’s presidential race
Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung clash on gender conflict approach.
Duterte signs law prohibiting, criminalizing child marriage in Philippines
Adults who fixed, facilitated, or arranged a child marriage will be faced with a fine of at least P40,000 and a jail term of up to 12 years.
China solicits public opinions on revised mobile apps regulation
According to the draft, users must provide real personal information when registering accounts on mobile applications.
Is Korean media silencing LGBT voices?
From Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem “Born This Way” to a Freddie Mercury biopic, LGBT voices are being ‘filtered out of media,’ experts say.