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Is Korea’s soldier pen pal campaign past sell-by date?

Poison pen pals for soldiers raise ire, but critics call the practice an outdated, unnecessary remnant of Japanese colonial rule.

Last year alone, complaints elevated to the central bank’s consumer assistance mechanism amounted to P540 million in transactions.

The guideline, imposed on all blind box business operators in Shanghai, banned the sale of blind boxes to those under 8 years old.

The number of babies born last year was 10.62 million, down from 12 million registered births the previous year.

Without kavadis and refreshment stalls, it was a quiet affair where devotees came, offered milk, prayed to Lord Muruga, and left.

Many of the women have also bought land, opened shops, started businesses and even built their own temples.

Not all families are blessed with bliss. For people born to so-called “toxic parents”, the effects may persist a lifetime.

The popular usage of social media platforms had made it a rife breeding ground for cyberbullying and toxic behaviour.

Trung Văn Nam, 34, leapt into action after seeing flames quickly engulf a property in Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai District on Wednesday.

The Hanoi SEA Games, originally scheduled in 2021, was postponed to May of this year due to Covid-19.