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Poison pen pals for soldiers raise ire, but critics call the practice an outdated, unnecessary remnant of Japanese colonial rule.
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Millennials in South Korea embrace travel-as-you-work trend in Covid-19 era
South Korean millenials are embracing a travel-as-you-work trend that gained popularity amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
N. Korea launches two apparent ballistic missiles eastward from Pyongyang
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Pan-regional cooperation key to balanced national development: Moon Jae-in
He also said South Korea has not been able to solve the problem of concentration in Seoul despite being an advanced country.
Jokowi looks for ‘soft landing’ as his presidency nears its end
Two years from the end of his second and last term in office, Jokowi has been increasing the size of his Cabinet and making room for political allies and figures deemed valuable…
Indonesian students fly back early to Australia to avoid another border closure
As Australia opens up its borders to international students, Indonesians studying there have taken the earliest chance they can to re-enter.
Democratic leaders must do more to counter rise of autocrats: HRW
HRW's annual report on rights abuses detailed intensifying crackdowns on opposition voices in places like China, Russia, Belarus and Egypt.
‘Odette’ casualties 2nd-biggest among world’s natural disasters in 2021
In a Jan 10 report, global reinsurer Munich Re listed the strong Aug 14 earthquake in Haiti as last year’s deadliest natural catastrophe.