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Jam Melchor’s new book on Philippine cuisine essential reading for Filipinos

Chef Jam Melchor turns a new page with “Kayumanggi” to get more people to explore, celebrate, and acknowledge Filipino food. If there is one word that best describes chef Jam…

  • Published: February 24, 20252:21 pm
  • Author Eric Nicole Salta
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New book reveals North Korean leader Kim’s birthplace for first time, based on interviews with relatives

Born in Pyongyang, Kim Jong-un was annointed heir to father at 8 years old, say aunt and uncle.

  • Published: February 21, 20258:00 am
  • Author Ji Da-gyum
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Japanese novelist Asako Yuzuki says she wrote bestselling novel ‘Butter’ in reaction to male-centred media

Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki is getting attention abroad for her novel “Butter,” which touches on everything from family relationships to social problems, such as fatphobia…

  • Published: February 17, 20252:01 pm
  • Author Chikako Minami
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Bilingual story conveys dreams of young Vietnamese in the field of creativity

Creativity, friendship, and self-confidence are the themes that Phan Ngoc Tram, a 12th-grade student in an English class at Nguyen Hue High School for the Gifted, aims to convey…

  • Published: February 14, 20252:00 pm
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Korean book of essays secures six-figure deals with Penguin Random House, HarperCollins

The collection of mini-essays about two friends who decide to live together explores themes such as the modern definition of family, housing insecurity, solo dining, access to…

  • Published: February 13, 20252:04 pm
  • Author Hwang Dong-Hee
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Echoes of July: a book fair painted in revolution

A special arch has been erected at the main gate of Bangla Academy for the book fair. On one side, there is an image of Mir Mughdo holding bottles of water, while the other…

  • Published: February 6, 20252:04 pm
  • Author Dipan Nandy
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Vietnamese history scholar Le Thanh Khoi dies aged 102 in Paris

The esteemed author and academic, who died of natural causes at his home in Paris, is widely considered one of the leading scholars on Vietnamese history and civilisation.

  • Published: February 4, 202510:08 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt: A pioneer of modern Bangla literature

The pioneer of Renaissance in Bangla Literature, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, saw both Ravana and Meghnadh through a multifaceted, humanised lens.

  • Published: January 28, 20252:03 pm
  • Author Sabrina Haider
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Bangkok’s first book fair of the year to be held later this month

The 10-day book fair will be held from 10am to 9pm on the fifth-floor hall of Samyan Mitrtown shopping mall on Rama IV Road in Pathum Wan district. The bookstore said books from…

  • Published: January 6, 202512:50 pm
  • Author The Nation
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Bangladesh officially declares Nazrul national poet

The decision came on December 24, following on from a December 5 advisory council approval to a proposal to retroactively put into effect the national poet status from May 4, 1972.

  • Published: January 3, 202511:21 am
  • Author The Daily Star

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