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Poison pen pals for soldiers raise ire, but critics call the practice an outdated, unnecessary remnant of Japanese colonial rule.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