A digital way to age gracefully
A video series on a Chinese lifestyle app shows how senior citizens should embrace old age and the internet and learn to live life to the fullest despite all constraints.
Pikki Pikki dance: South Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
Named after the onomatopoeia for the beat's characteristic creaking sound effect, the dance is played whenever an opposing batter strikes out, as a playful jab at the opposing…
No weddings, commercial photoshoots allowed in Bangkok’s Wat Rajabopit
The new rule addresses recent issues with influencers using the Royal temple as a backdrop for content creation and commercial activities.
‘Shaking in fear’: Duo fishing in Johor recall close encounter with tiger
The encounter was captured on video by 31-year-old Nazrie Iskandar, who posted the footage on his TikTok account on Sept 13. The clip has been viewed more than 2.9 million times…
Facebook group a lifeline for finding lost relatives from Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge era
With over 9,000 members, the group has become a beacon of hope, allowing survivors and their descendants to piece together fragments of the history that the brutal regime…
Brave man saves rabbits from fire in Malaysia
The man's heroic attempt went viral on TikTok after he climbed up a concrete wall to the rabbit cage and cut the wire cage to rescue rabbits trapped inside.
Marrying your virtual partner? Era of AI companionship dawns
In the world of Zeta, a generative AI chatbot app developed by a Korean AI startup Scatter Lab, Korean teens and those in their 20s are making friends with 650,000 different…
Real-life ‘Temple Run’ Angkor trend stirs debate among cultural anthropologists
Inspired by the game, visitors are recording and sharing videos of themselves navigating the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat and Ta Prohm, blending modern technology with the rich…
Comforting ‘Chinglish’ goes viral
The online buzz stems from a post on Aug 7 by a foreign blogger on lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu. The blogger, who goes by the alias YourKris, shared pictures of her…
A year without shopping: Young Singaporeans embrace TikTok’s ‘underconsumption core’ trend
In Singapore, more than nine in 10 citizens have felt the impact of the rising cost of living. The top two ways to cope with this are keeping to a fixed budget and deferring…