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Century-old ‘Korean age’ triggers confusion over antivirus measures

The Korean age system where everyone is considered a year old at birth is known to have derived from China centuries ago.

  • Published: January 19, 20228:59 am
  • Author Choi Jae-hee
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Story of Chinese ‘genius’ translator touches many

Jin Xiaoyu, 50, is blind in one eye and suffers from bipolar disorder, but used translation as a tool to fight his mental problems.

  • Published: January 19, 20228:53 am
  • Author Zhang Yangfei
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Japanese companies find benefit in reduced packaging trend

Helping the trend are packaging material manufacturers, who have come up with technologies and products for more efficient packaging.

  • Published: January 19, 20228:45 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Painting a river black: How dyeing factories pollute Bangladesh’s rivers

Around 80 to 100 factories release an estimated 60,000 cubic metres of effluents per second into the river, according to a 2015 report.

  • Published: January 19, 20228:43 am
  • Author Mostafa Yousuf
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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Poison pen pals for soldiers raise ire, but critics call the practice an outdated, unnecessary remnant of Japanese colonial rule.

  • Published: January 19, 20226:50 am
  • Author Jo He-rim
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2 billion pesos feared lost to scams, fraud from 2019 to 2021: Central bank

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

  • Published: January 18, 20227:53 am
  • Author Ben O. de Vera
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Shanghai puts conditions on blind box business

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

  • Published: January 18, 20227:43 am
  • Author Zhou Wenting
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Urgent need for China to encourage births after drop in 2021

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

  • Published: January 18, 20227:38 am
  • Author Wang Xiaoyu
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Ipoh temples a picture of calm with Thaipusam celebrations scaled down

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

  • Published: January 18, 20227:26 am
  • Author Manjit Kaur
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Fistful of rice: A food bank formed by women from minority communities

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

  • Published: January 17, 20227:46 am
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