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South Korean Education Ministry to toughen rules after exam question scandal

The move is to prevent private academy instructors from buying and selling questions for school tests and the mock college entrance exam, following a series of high-profile…

  • Published: January 21, 202610:13 am
  • Author Lee Seung-ku
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Online posts divided over defendant in Japan’s late PM Abe’s shooting trial

The Yomiuri Shimbun's analysis found that while sympathy for the defendant remains persistent, many also warn against empathising with him, saying that amounts to condoning…

  • Published: January 21, 202610:10 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 search records 7,236 sq km with no significant findings so far

MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, after departing from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing, with 239 passengers and crew members on board.

  • Published: January 21, 202610:05 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Nine arrested in Indonesia over alleged baby trafficking

Authorities said the babies were trafficked when they were only days old, with younger infants commanding higher prices.

  • Published: January 21, 202610:00 am
  • Author Apriadi Gunawan
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Rare supercars linked to scandal-hit Prince Group seized in Taiwan set for February auction

They include a Bugatti Chiron valued at around NT$150 million, a rare McLaren Senna LM – one of just 20 manufactured – and limited-edition Ferrari coupes such as the Monza SP2…

  • Published: January 21, 20269:55 am
  • Author Lok Jian Wen
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Filipina caregivers earn half the Korean average: study

An expert said the caregivers were treated as replaceable labour rather than rights-bearing workers, despite being recruited through a government program.

  • Published: January 20, 20269:33 am
  • Author Lim Jae-seong
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Karachi shopping centre inferno death toll rises to 21

Mayor Murtaza Wahab says 65 people remain missing.

  • Published: January 20, 20269:30 am
  • Author Imtiaz Ali and Tahir Siddiqui
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Four dead, 84 injured, six missing after blast at steel factory in Inner Mongolia

A medical team is overseeing the treatment of the injured. Of the 84 hospitalized individuals, five are in critical condition, while the remaining 79 have minor injuries. All…

  • Published: January 20, 20269:25 am
  • Author Guo Yanqi
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Two men beaten to death on suspicion of cow theft in Bangladesh

They were allegedly attacked by locals in Singair’s Imannagar village and later died at a Dhaka hospital.

  • Published: January 20, 20269:20 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Thai police chase criminals – then morph into Disney princesses for social media engagement

The AI-generated images drew many a chuckle from Thai netizens, with many praising their “beauty” and others remarking that the princesses appeared unusually “muscular."

  • Published: January 19, 202610:02 am
  • Author Lok Jian Wen

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